V10 ATF Flush Experience
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09-27-2012, 02:59 PM
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09-27-2012, 03:51 PM
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09-27-2012, 08:35 PM
#34
10-02-2012, 03:40 PM
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Mine is 2000 and it should get about 90% of the oil which is fine with me. The oil cooler doesn't hold much and I doubt if it stays full all the time. There is just some thin channels in there and the converter is the big player not the cooler.
Mark; how much oil is in the v10 cooler and when is it all in there?
Mine is 2000 and it should get about 90% of the oil which is fine with me. The oil cooler doesn't hold much and I doubt if it stays full all the time. There is just some thin channels in there and the converter is the big player not the cooler.
Mark; how much oil is in the v10 cooler and when is it all in there?
Also in my case, the fluid hadn't been changed in over 100,000 and it was in bad shape. I wanted to make sure all of it was flushed.
#35
10-03-2012, 08:42 AM
I also prefer the exchange method, but I have drained my share of torque converters. I never used the starter to align the drain plug, I use a socket on the crank pulley with a breaker bar. I can turn the engine with one hand while watching the torque converter. It's really easy to align the drain plug this way. Even a 7.3L isn't very hard to turn over by hand.
#36
10-03-2012, 12:59 PM
#37
10-03-2012, 08:10 PM
#38
10-16-2012, 09:14 AM
I was part of the design/development team on the pos in your Lincoln LS. There was a reason it was built without a dipstick - there wasn't enough room to install one. The original transmission design had a dipstick. It had to be deleted because it didn't fit. I know you'll say that there is plenty of room, and it does look that way. It doesn't fit per Ford standards. Those standards are they to prevent things from hitting the body,which causes knocks, thumps, and other things customers hate.
The drain plug in the pan is in the center of a standpipe. Remove the plug and pump fluid up the standpipe. With the trans warm and the engine idling in park the level is right when the fluid stops running out. Early 5R55N transmissions had a fill plug on the extension housing. You could fill there with the plug removed. Once it stopped running out it was at the right level. The fill plug was deleted when we found dealers were filling the trans to the level of the fill plug. This caused the trans to be overfilled by more than a gallon. What a mess that caused!
You can remove the standpipe and plug together to drain the pan before removing it.
The drain plug in the pan is in the center of a standpipe. Remove the plug and pump fluid up the standpipe. With the trans warm and the engine idling in park the level is right when the fluid stops running out. Early 5R55N transmissions had a fill plug on the extension housing. You could fill there with the plug removed. Once it stopped running out it was at the right level. The fill plug was deleted when we found dealers were filling the trans to the level of the fill plug. This caused the trans to be overfilled by more than a gallon. What a mess that caused!
You can remove the standpipe and plug together to drain the pan before removing it.
That being said, I'm sorry to report the version of the 5r55 in the LS is in fact a POS and its well documented. The lack of dipstick only adds to the frustration. I would say that with the exception of the trans, its likely my favorite car of the over 40 I have owned.
I do most of my own work and that saves a metric butt load of money but when it comes to flushing the 4r100, I just dont see the point of spending 115 bucks, a few hours time and rust in my eyes when a dealer can do it for 179.
I know everyone is afraid of the flush machines but in my personal experiance, I've never had an issue. My lightnings 4r100 has lasted 65000 miles behind an engine that generates around 40% more power then stock. And it isn't treated with kit gloves. I beat the living snot out of my truck on open track days a few times a year. Combine that with drag racing and more burnouts then I could ever count. I'd say I torture it pretty good.
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