pan drp and fill ?
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pan drp and fill ?
Hey everyone,
Over the weekend I had the dealership service the tranny with just a pan drop and fill. Based on all the discussions its the safest so there is no tranny failures. After looking at the invoice , its only removing 5 quarts. When we got home I swapped out my magnafine tranny filter too. I guess my question is , should I be doing the pan drop and fill more often cause its only removing 5quarts?
Over the weekend I had the dealership service the tranny with just a pan drop and fill. Based on all the discussions its the safest so there is no tranny failures. After looking at the invoice , its only removing 5 quarts. When we got home I swapped out my magnafine tranny filter too. I guess my question is , should I be doing the pan drop and fill more often cause its only removing 5quarts?
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#8
This is good info. I have a 2002 FX4 with 85K miles. I am ready to have the trans serviced but, a couple questions first.
1. It has always hesitated when put in reverse, 3-5 seconds, is this normal?
2. Sometimes it seems to slip when shifting from 1st - 2nd, or when take off (sort of a shudder, more like a shutter).
3. Is there anything else to service while the fluid is changed?
4. And finally, I plan to use the original Motorcraft fluid, is there a better fluid for these trans? Like Royal Purple?
I do plan to tow a small trailer in the near future, I know a trans cooler is recommended. What else?
Thanks
1. It has always hesitated when put in reverse, 3-5 seconds, is this normal?
2. Sometimes it seems to slip when shifting from 1st - 2nd, or when take off (sort of a shudder, more like a shutter).
3. Is there anything else to service while the fluid is changed?
4. And finally, I plan to use the original Motorcraft fluid, is there a better fluid for these trans? Like Royal Purple?
I do plan to tow a small trailer in the near future, I know a trans cooler is recommended. What else?
Thanks
#9
I bought my truck with 69k miles on it. I've been dropping the pan, changing the filter and adding 4 or 5 qts to refill every 20k miles. It's something I can do easily myself. I added a drain plug to the pan to help facilitate this procedure. My previous truck, a 2000 4x4, had a drain plug in the torque converter and I drained everything and refilled at 60k miles.
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A shudder at take off is usually a problem with the driveshaft angle, not the transmission.
No.
Any fluid with a MERCON V rating will work fine.
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No. Anything over two seconds is too long.
I understand a shudder. A shutter covers a window. How did we get to windows?
OK, you got me there, what I meant to say was STUTTER.
A shudder at take off is usually a problem with the driveshaft angle, not the transmission.
Since the truck is completely stock and I found nothing wrong with the drive line (driveshaft, differential, mounts, etc.)
No.
Any fluid with a MERCON V rating will work fine.
I understand a shudder. A shutter covers a window. How did we get to windows?
OK, you got me there, what I meant to say was STUTTER.
A shudder at take off is usually a problem with the driveshaft angle, not the transmission.
Since the truck is completely stock and I found nothing wrong with the drive line (driveshaft, differential, mounts, etc.)
No.
Any fluid with a MERCON V rating will work fine.
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Just curious, but, every time I read a post about a pan drop on the 4R70W or the 4R75E, the fluid added back to fill is 5 qts. I have had several F150's with both of these transmissions and I have only had to add 4 qts. of fluid. It brings the fluid up to the center hash marks of the dipstick fill area and I think that's appropriate.
A Ford dealership once had to change some solenoids and the wire harness in my current 07 F150. They filled the pan back with 5 qts. of fluid. I had to go to a meeting about 25 miles away from the dealership and when I returned home afterwards I checked the fluid. It was almost 3/4" over the full line on the dipstick. I returned to the dealership the next day and they stated they had added 5 qts. of fluid. The tech just drained enough to bring it back down to just below the full line, a bit less than a qt. Am I the only one that can't add 5 qts. of fluid without it overfilling my trans.?
A Ford dealership once had to change some solenoids and the wire harness in my current 07 F150. They filled the pan back with 5 qts. of fluid. I had to go to a meeting about 25 miles away from the dealership and when I returned home afterwards I checked the fluid. It was almost 3/4" over the full line on the dipstick. I returned to the dealership the next day and they stated they had added 5 qts. of fluid. The tech just drained enough to bring it back down to just below the full line, a bit less than a qt. Am I the only one that can't add 5 qts. of fluid without it overfilling my trans.?