Let the fun begin!


That oil is dark brown... it went in pink about 8k ago! guess those slipping clutches took a beating on it!

 

I am too lazy to read old posts so what tranny do you have?

Regards

Jean Marc Chartier

 

e4od 4wd

 

That is the precursor to the 4R100. Lots of good things available for that tranny.

Regards

Jean Marc Chartier

 

quite sad we're both doin the same thing at the same time... well mines out in the bushes still but when things calm down here and i get a day off the trans comes out.

 

Yep! Same thing except for the electronics in the 98 anyway - Last year for the E4OD - Those trannies love that Amsoil, like they were made for each other

That Mercon just sucked, glad they don't spec that crap anymore ...

 

yea that was probably my next question. What oil should go back in thats going to "hold up" to the power?

 

damn looks like ur truck has a bad case of diarrhea

 

Well I dropped the exhaust, pulled the headers, the torsion bars, crossmembers, starter, driveshafts, and all the wiring is unplugged. should be good to go tomorrow or thursday when ever I can work on it again. Now I can paint everything that i've removed, and undercoat the bottom of the cab when the tranny is out.

 

time to blast and ceramic coat the transfer case

 

The thing I noticed most about Amsoil was a BIG heat difference. It will get warm , but it NEVER gets hot and I've checked it getting off the e-way, after city driving, after pulling - The chit doesn't heat up, just gets warm.

Now the Mercon, you couldn't touch the stick without getting burnt

I'm not sure what's compatible w/Amsoil - or in the same ballpark as far as quality. I remember it costing me quite a bit for 20 quarts.

Great Investment tho.

 

hmm... just how much are we talkin

 

Built, what torsion bars are those?

jbrew, when I called Eaton to ask about using Royal Purple in a TrueTrak L/S, they said they didn't recommend it because the heat stayed in the unit rather than being transferred to the lubricant. They said they specifically tested RP for this. Maybe the same thing is going on with the Amsoil???

Either way, I'd go Amsoil or RP for sure. RP runs $10 - $13 per qt. Makes a GREAT gun lube too.

http://www.royalpurple.com/transmission-fluid.html

 

i've heard bad about Royal purple, and those are stock torsion bars.

 

Jackal, ford put in different length/thickness torsion bars based on tranny config. considering he has the E4OD, I'd say he has the larger ones, ~53in to clear the larger HD auto tranny. it looks like he may have painted them.