Did Ford change "auto trans service" policy?
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Originally Posted by EmmEff
My dealership claims that Ford recommends not changing the filter every time, just changing the fluid. They used to do both on my '02 but supposedly something changed.
Anybody heard this?
Anybody heard this?
How did they change the fluid before? Did they actually drop the pan? Most of the time they hook it up to a machine that sucks the old fluid out(transmission "flush") and replace with new fluid, no filter change.
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I've never seen anywhere that Ford has a service interval for the internal filter. The only filters I've seen that had enough junk in them that they needed to be changed were in transmissions that had failed a clutch or band. In a trans that isn't failed the filter does not need to be changed every fluid change.
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My dealer has been very good for maintenance work - fortunately all I ever much need. When I asked about changing the tranny filter on my 1999 F-150 5.4, I was told that they do not ever recommend replacing the internal filter. There is a filter screen kit that they do recommend with service around 100,000 miles. I did that and don't recall the cost, but it wasn't a lot.