tranny fluid and filter change
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Originally Posted by Lonewolftx
It was my understanding that only Ford sold the Tranny oil for their the powerstroke trannies and that is the only oil approved for them.
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Just make sure the shipping is added in when shopping at Kmans. They have a low price for the fluid but they are very high on shipping. I would rather shop at dieselfiltersonline (site sponsor). In the past, I have been able to talk the Ford dealership into a 20% discount when I owned 3 Ford vehicles and told them I would rather buy local than off the internet. This may be worth a try.
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KMans advertises Mercon SP for $3.86 per quart. Shipping takes it to $5.20 per quart. My Ford dealership sells it for $4.50 per quart plus tax - $4.87 total. Probably not enough to make an issue of, but just seems like the $3.86 advertised price is misleading.
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Anyone have a trick to get the external filter off? I put the 22mil socket on the damn thing with a breaker bar and for the life of me it wouldn't budge...and yes I did lefty loosey...I felt like I was going to break the mount...thinking of trying to break it loose with an impact gun .....I seem to get blessed with the stupid problems....
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Use an impact gun. Too much bending of everything w/ a ratchet and cheater bar. Had to do both mine and a friends w/ the impact.
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Fluid and filter change
Well, in talking to a local Ford Service tech, I was advised: change the filters (2) BETWEEn 35,000 and 40,000 miles. Every 40,000 miles after that X2, just BACKFLUSH the tranny system. Then start the process all over.
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