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Old Apr 7, 2010 | 07:37 PM
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Trading for a used 04 tomorrow... hopefully

Found a good deal on a 04 Black FX4 Screw, its got a little over 120k on it, but on the test drive it runs strong, shifts smooth, steering was still pretty effortless. So assuming they give me a good enough figure on my trade for my 03 Expy, I'll be bringing it home tomorrow.

Now onto my question, I plan on getting the oil changed right away, tune up, change filters, etc. What I was wondering is should I get the tranny flushed? Or just drain some and add fluid? Since I'm not sure if its ever had a tranny flush and I plan on putting some power on the tranny at some point so I want to be sure its set to take it haha. Planning to buy a used 5.4 and having it built and swapped, probably a whipple on it too, and either the 3" King coilover lift or maybe even the 6" Rize with Kings.

Anything else you guys would recommend I have done right away as far as maintenance/precaution?
 
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Old Apr 7, 2010 | 08:14 PM
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how much is it?
 
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Old Apr 7, 2010 | 08:50 PM
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Get the tranny fluid changed with an exchange machine. Be very aware of the sticking and breaking issues if you change the plugs.
 
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Old Apr 7, 2010 | 10:13 PM
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Originally Posted by 95sw21
how much is it?
Couple thousand below blue book, plus giving me a real good number on my trade in, so that was a big time selling point too haha
 
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