4r100 Converter (e40d)
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From: BUFFALO, NY
4r100 Converter (e40d)
I HAVE A 93 F150 WITH A 4.9 6, 2 WD AND TRANSMISSION CODE "E". THE DEALER TELLS ME THIS IS A 4R100 WHICH A PRIOR FOURM QUESTION TOLD ME WAS REALLY JUST AN E40D TRASMISSION. IN ANY EVENT, I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS FORUM QUESTIONS REGARDING CHANGING THE OIL INTHE CONVERTER. i CHANGED THE OIL IN THE TRANSMISSION AND NOTED THAT THE AMOUNT REQUIRED WAS A LOT LESS THAN THE 16 TO 17 QTS NOTED IN THE HAYNES BOOK. THE HAYNES BOOK ALSO SHOWS THE CONVERTER DRAIN PLUG ON PAGE 7B7 BUT GIVES NO INFORMATION ABOUT THE NEED OR DESIRABILITY OF CHANGING CONVERTER OIL. AS I NOW HAVE AN APPARENT DRIVE TRAIN "SHIMMY" WHEN THE ENGENE IS UNDER LOAD, I AM WONDERING IF THE CONVERTER COULD BE AN ISSUE. ANY HELP WILL BE APPRECIATED
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Yes, change all the oil in the transmission. The drain plug in the converter is accessable through the rubber plug in the bottom of the bell housing. If the converter is built in 2000 or later it doesn't have a drain plug and will require some work to change the oil. Many places have a machine to swap all the oil and flush out the old oil. Use Mercon III not Mercon V in E4OD.
