Iam looking to buy a 1997 f250 4x4 2 gas tanks HD longbed 5.8L v8 with 135,000 miles on it, i looked at the engine and ran it warmed it up all seems well. Now my major concern is the trany, what i need to know is how good is the tranny how many types of trans could have come wit the 97 f250 and will it last another 80,000 miles. The guys i talked to says yes but you all know how that works sometimes get the sale thats why i come here and info would be great thnx.

oh and about all the info i have right now on the truck and that it was bought in Mass.

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2hrs and nothing, come on someone has to have some kind of point of direction.

 

Im not too familar with the "old" motors(5.0 and 5.8) but it probably came with the 4r100 tranny, which is a pretty decent tranny. I would blue book it to see if your getting a good deal first, other than that just check stuff out. Like rust,worn components(ujoints, axles,etc.), and what the fluids look like esp. the tranny.

 

Patience. Would also help if you posted in the correct forum.


Moved to Super Duty/Heavy Duty forum.

-Matt

 

It's either an E4OD or a C6. 1999 was the first year for the 4R100. Without inspecting it myself I can gaurantee that it will last between 1 mile and 1,000,000 more miles. I can't narrow it more than that.

I havve seen some of these trans go a long, long way. I've also seen some that didn't last long at all.

 

My 1995 F-150 4x4 went 220k before I traded it. The original tranny was still in great condition.

 

Well i took the truck for a test drive again and i took it to my house and i checked the bolt pattern 20 bolts and the shape in the mag i have its a E4OD trans, while driving very smooth shifting fluids smell and look good, so my assumption is that i can go bout 80k miles before i have a serious problem. Would love to hear what you guys have to say.

Thnx again
-Matt

 

like a woman,,you really dont know what they are like until you marry them. i lost my crystle ball. anyone can ask an unanswerable question and that is what you have done.