trans flush
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You have to read your manual for specific capacities. They are the capacities for the 2010 I have, 6R80 6-speed trans which you don't have either. Your truck might use Merc 5 but it might use Merc SP also. Again, I'm not sure for the '05, you have to ask one of the guys from the 04-08 forum if you don't have your manual. Chandler- or MCDavis is his screen name- is up here alot and I'm sure he could hook you up, as he is a handsome AND knowledgeable man 
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You have to read your manual for specific capacities. They are the capacities for the 2010 I have, 6R80 6-speed trans which you don't have either. Your truck might use Merc 5 but it might use Merc SP also. Again, I'm not sure for the '05, you have to ask one of the guys from the 04-08 forum if you don't have your manual. Chandler- or MCDavis is his screen name- is up here alot and I'm sure he could hook you up, as he is a handsome AND knowledgeable man
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We DO have dipsticks, they are just not so easy to get to. Here it is
with no dip stick
Btw. I can't get a page to come up for your link, says "no page found" when I click it.
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Lets see if this works Pics of the 09 6 speed trans dip stick. - F150online Forums
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Yes it is a 5.5' bed. I don't have the need for anything bigger, I have a trailer if I do. Thanks for the compliments
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Back on track here, how much fluid does the pan hold? When I did my trans in my 6.0 diesel I knew it would hold 8-9 qts if I just dropped the fluid in the pan. I also knew that it held approx 17-18 qts total. If the 5.4 holds 13.1 qts how much would I need to just do the drop-n-drain? I don't know if anyone has done this yet, may not get an answer. There is a former trans engineer here on FTE, Mark Kovalsky, who might be the one to ask this. Anyone?
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I haven't decided exactly when I will change my trans fluid, maybe right before the 60k? But that worries me, my wife had an 04 Explorer Limited with the 4.6, we had the dealer flush it and within a month it was back in for a rebuild. Erratic shifting, just wacky. IIRC it had ~ 40k on it when this happened. That worries me, if I have them flush it and the warranty is done, then something like that happens I'm on the hook for the rebuild. Most likely I will drop/drain/refill at some point, to be determined...
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I haven't decided exactly when I will change my trans fluid, maybe right before the 60k? But that worries me, my wife had an 04 Explorer Limited with the 4.6, we had the dealer flush it and within a month it was back in for a rebuild. Erratic shifting, just wacky. IIRC it had ~ 40k on it when this happened. That worries me, if I have them flush it and the warranty is done, then something like that happens I'm on the hook for the rebuild. Most likely I will drop/drain/refill at some point, to be determined...
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Now I'm NOT saying that these results are typical, but it makes me NOT want to get it flushed. Your results will vary
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The dealer told me they don't do a filter change with the flush, that they only change it with a rebuild. I asked him how does the filter get cleaned then, does it get backflushed and the crud comes out with the flush? He said yes, to which I replied OK, well its on you. Its still under warranty so it only costs me the deductible. Well, lo and behold, they had to rebuild it Now I'm NOT saying that these results are typical, but it makes me NOT want to get it flushed. Your results will vary
Now I'm NOT saying that these results are typical, but it makes me NOT want to get it flushed. Your results will vary