THanks for the video. I had no idea that the dipstick was not meant to go all the way down the tube and remain like a normal dipstick. Like the video, I have a considerable amount sticking out of the transmission fill tube as well. I think you are correct that the black part of the stick is just bottoming out on the inside of the tranny pan. The vehicle has 22,300 miles on it and the trans works perfectly. I would guess that if it was "low" to the point of not showing on the stick, that there would be some drive ability issue. Thanks for the video again, I will check the fluid once again to make sure I was doing it properly. Have a great day.