Does anybody have the correct part number for the transmission filter on a '13 XLT 4x4? I assume all the 6R80s are the same? My dealership says they won't change the filter, so I'm going to try and do it myself.

 

Motorcraft FT-188

 

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Thanks! I appreciate the help.

 

I wouldn't be going to that dealer again.

 

I was under the understanding, it does not need to be changed because there is no pleated material inside it (Kinda like a bug screen)

Both local dealer's advised me, the best option was to do a "hot flush" because it will flush any large debris that's on that screen, but most importantly replaces ALL the Fluid, whereas when you drop the pan your not even replacing half of it.

 

Yeah see I've heard both sides of the story. The other side says the fact that there's a $20 replaceable filter available for these indicates that it DOES need to be changed periodically. Also, the 6R80 apparently has a thermal bypass valve inside that makes traditional flushes impossible.

Ideally, I'd like to replace the filter and install a pan with a drain plug. I'd plan to leave the new filter in for the rest of the life of the truck (I'm at 101,000) and just do fluid changes which would be simple in the future with a drain plug.

 

that's a great idea

 

Oh I hear ya & trust me I agree, seems like a good plan
I too am aware of the thermal bypass valve in transmission, in fact my 2006 F250 Torqshift had it too. Just FYI the flush process the Dealership does is a "hot flush" & they did mine right after driving her in there. They even let me watch as the darker fluid entered & the lighter (new) fluid entered, did that until the return fluid looked new. So I am convinced it worked, but hell who doesn't like having a drain plug

 

The problem is that aftermarket pans with drain plugs for these are expensive! I bought one for my '01 Mustang for $130...but I can't find one anywhere close to that price for this truck.

 

What about the Performance Automatic pan? Not cheap of course, but better than the high 300's for the AFE jobby. I guess the question would be does the price justify its use?

 

Yeah that's the question. I don't plan to change the fluid more than once or twice. But I guess you never know.

 

Well I finally did this job yesterday. The process took about 2 hours laying on my back in the driveway with basic hand tools.

The FT-188 filter looked a little different than the factory filter, but it fit and seems to work OK.

It appeared that I got about 7 quarts of fluid in my drain pan, so I put 7 quarts back in with the engine running and it came to the very bottom of the dipstick. So I started to put another quart in, and it started running out of the fill hole. What's up with that? I ended up with 7.5 quarts or so in the trans. It wasn't in the hatched area on the stick obviously but I guess that's OK. Not sure what was going on.

I bought a heat resistant glove from Amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

This was a must have item! Even with the engine running, the catalytic converter didn't burn me as I was putting the dipstick in/out to check the fluid.

I cleaned my pan and magnet really good with brake cleaner and cleaned the re-usable gasket before reinstalling.

Total spent was about $100 for a 12-quart case of Mercon LV, heat glove, trans. filter. That's less than the dealer charges for a "flush" and now I know it was serviced the right way!

Here's hoping I get another 103,000 out of her now!

 

When my dealership did this service for me, they put in 7.5 courts too. However, they botched the process somehow. The very next day my transmission started shuttering when up-shifting sometimes and sometimes making a honking type sound when down-shifting. They tried two different hot flushes to no avail to fix this. I had about 28,000 miles on the truck at the time.

After 2 weeks of test drives and all-out arguing with them (Ford corporate had to get involved) they finally agreed something was indeed wrong and they would figure it out.

They eventually had to replace the torque converter saying somehow contaminated fluid got in and damaged the friction material somehow.

Once they installed the new torque converter, all has been well.

I hope you get a long trouble-free life out of your Ford truck.

 

"WXboy" did u by chance take any Pic's

When I bought my truck & there was NO dipstick for the Trans, the guy laughed & said they don't have em anymore. I didn't notice anything underneath when I installed my SS Dual Exhaust, but I'll be honest, I wasn't looking.

Can we check/add fluid somehow (2013 w/a 6-Speed)