I Just hit 100,00 miles on the 5.4 and i am not sure how long its been since the fluid and filter has been changed im sure its been 25,000 since i bought it, is it a real pain in the *** to do it myself??? Any suggestions are greatly appreciated

 

Dropping the transmission pan can be a bit messy and getting the torque converter bolt to the correct position can be lots of fun.

I would do it on a calm day or inside a garage to keep wind from blowing debris into the transmission once the pan is off.

Its really not too bad. I use a torque wrench when I re-install the transmission pan and torque converter bolt.

Also clean any metal filings off the transmission pan magent (the magnet can be removed from the pan). The transmission pan seal can be re-used but I would install a new filter.

I hear that some of the newer F150's do not have a torque converter drain plug. You can flush the extra coolant out of the transmission cooling lines if your truck is like this. I think Ford removed the torque converter bolt on 2002 and later models.

 

Well its a 99, would this year have the drain plug for the torque converter??? also how do i line the drain nut up and to what??? i am assuming i just turn the crank with a rachet to line it up right??? thanks...

 

Best thing to do is not to remove all the oil pan bolts, leave bolts on one side, in other words, remove 3 sides. On the last side, alternate between each bolt and loosen a little bit at a time. This way the pan will tilt and makes it easier to catch the fluid.

The 99 does have a T/C drain plug, remove the round rubber cover on the bottom of the bell housing and as you said, turn the crank until the plug is visable. It takes a while to drain as the T/C hold about 6 quarts of fluid.

As temp1 said, it is a messy job and good advice, don't do it in the wind because the ATF will blow all over your driveway.

 

After you remove that rubber plug you will see the torque converter drain plug (if your lucky), if not, turn the torque converter until you see it.



Remove the torque converter bolt and watch it drain...

 

thanks guys for all the info and the sweet pic... i am going to try and do this this weekend.... thanks again for the help!!