e4od fluid?
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Yeah, I agree with everything Mark says about Ford automatic transmissions, lol. I believe that MERCON V superseded MERCON as the recommended fluid for the E4OD. I imagine that anything that meets the old MERCON specs would work, too, though. After all, that was the recommended fluid at the time of manufacture.
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When did that change? Used to be Ford advised not to put v in place of 3.said it would dissolve the glue in the clutches.I am not dissagreeing just curious and perplexed.
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First, there never was a MERCON 3. There was MERCON and MERCON V. MERCON was the fluid used when the E4OD was manufactured.
Ford NEVER advised that MERCON V would dissolve the glue in the clutches. Some dealer might have told you that, but a dealer is not Ford. The original MERCON V did cause problems in the E4OD, but it did not dissolve the glue in the clutches.
In 2006 Ford discontinued MERCON and reformulated MERCON V to make it compatible with older transmissions that used MERCON. MERCON V is now the right fluid for the E4OD.
Ford NEVER advised that MERCON V would dissolve the glue in the clutches. Some dealer might have told you that, but a dealer is not Ford. The original MERCON V did cause problems in the E4OD, but it did not dissolve the glue in the clutches.
In 2006 Ford discontinued MERCON and reformulated MERCON V to make it compatible with older transmissions that used MERCON. MERCON V is now the right fluid for the E4OD.
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Cool.i will let u know i worked as a line rech at ford for 8 years. That is what we were told.i now know better.thanks, i am going to service my trans soon so i will use v on it. See.you learn something every day.even when you are off for holiday.thanks mark!
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Are you thinking of DexronIII/Mercon?
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I figured that he meant DexIII. The typical, generic "Automatic Transmission Fluid" you see meets DexronIII and MERCON. See below, but pretty much every manufacturer makes it, not just Castrol:
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