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I have a 1994 f150 with a 302 automatic. I just bought it and it has 107,000 miles on it. I am getting ready to change the oil in it and was considering using Mobil 1 synthetic oil. I want to know how long i can wait till the next oil change with the synthetic oil.
Also, i want to change the fluid in my transmission. I am going to do it myself and i want to know how much fluid i will be able to get out of it when i take the pan off. that way i will know how much to buy. I know it holds about 16 quarts but i know i cant get all of that out of the torque converter. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Also, i want to change the fluid in my transmission. I am going to do it myself and i want to know how much fluid i will be able to get out of it when i take the pan off. that way i will know how much to buy. I know it holds about 16 quarts but i know i cant get all of that out of the torque converter. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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on my vehicles i've run synthetic oil on 10,000 mile intervals, but at 5000 i change the filter, and top off the oil, with synthetic oil will out live the filter, so that why i change the filter at 5K and it only takes 1/2 to 3/4's of a quart to top it back off. I put over 100k on a new van with no problems till the day i sold it. DW
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Check out the "Oil and Lubrication" forum for more information.
You will only get about on third of the oil out of the trans by just dropping the pan. You can drain the converter on a '94, I've done it.
Jim
You will only get about on third of the oil out of the trans by just dropping the pan. You can drain the converter on a '94, I've done it.
Jim
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my van had well over a hundred k on it when i sold it, it never leaked and i never added any oil between changes except when i change the filter, some vehicles are just gona leak, something are just gona break, but very seldom is because of the oil, or it didnt like that brand of plugs, or the motor blew up cuz it didnt like the water you put in the radiator, when are people gona learn, they are machines, sometimes they just break because. DW
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DW2455, it's not that simple.
Fossil oils over time swell gaskets and seals which is fine if they remain that way. Synthetic oil do not and over time when running synthetic after running fossil oils the gasket will shrink back to original size or even smaller causing leaks. It's not just a random thing it's a proven fact about syn. oils and fossil oils. Hope this clears things up.
Fossil oils over time swell gaskets and seals which is fine if they remain that way. Synthetic oil do not and over time when running synthetic after running fossil oils the gasket will shrink back to original size or even smaller causing leaks. It's not just a random thing it's a proven fact about syn. oils and fossil oils. Hope this clears things up.
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Originally posted by Duderoy
DW2455, it's not that simple.
Fossil oils over time swell gaskets and seals which is fine if they remain that way. Synthetic oil do not and over time when running synthetic after running fossil oils the gasket will shrink back to original size or even smaller causing leaks. It's not just a random thing it's a proven fact about syn. oils and fossil oils. Hope this clears things up.
DW2455, it's not that simple.
Fossil oils over time swell gaskets and seals which is fine if they remain that way. Synthetic oil do not and over time when running synthetic after running fossil oils the gasket will shrink back to original size or even smaller causing leaks. It's not just a random thing it's a proven fact about syn. oils and fossil oils. Hope this clears things up.
DW
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