98 F-150 trans. ?
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98 F-150 trans. ?
Took my 98 F-150 in for a trans service at 60m miles and they showed me the pan and said "this dont look good" it had about a tablespoon full of metal particles stuck to the magnet.After hemming and hawwing the trans guy finally said i might get another 10m miles out of the trans.
I bought the truck used with 50m miles and it supposedly was a trade in from an older farmer, it looks like it has hauled stuff but did not have a hitch so I dont think it has pulled a trailer.
Is the trans guy lookin for a boat payment or do you think he's shootin square?
Lookin for opinions before I leap?
Thanks.
Mike.
I bought the truck used with 50m miles and it supposedly was a trade in from an older farmer, it looks like it has hauled stuff but did not have a hitch so I dont think it has pulled a trailer.
Is the trans guy lookin for a boat payment or do you think he's shootin square?
Lookin for opinions before I leap?
Thanks.
Mike.
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I agree with Casey. If it worked fine before it was serviced, there should really be no problem. The one thing that bothers me about people who try to pull tricks like this is the possibility of retaliation. This happened to my parents about 10 years ago or so at a Buick DEALERSHIP. They had a pretty fancy buick at the time. With the electric control suspension and all the bells and wistles. The car needed a water pump and was chewing up belts so they brought it into the dealership. After finding out what it would cost to fix my father decided to just do it himself. We later found while putting in rear struts that the wires to the originals had been cut clean. Which would explain why none of that stuff worked anymore. We figured the mechanic threw a tantrum when they weren't getting the work and decided to do some damage. Its the only possible way those wires could have been cut like that. On BOTH sides. Now that I think about it, it may have happened when they had to fix the roof damage from when the technician dropped the garage door down on it. Needless to say, no more buicks for my parents.
