Hi there -
Yesterday, I performed my first trans flush and pan drop on my 2005 Ford Taurus SEL - 3.0 Duratec V6 with AX4N trans. For some background, here are the steps I performed.
- Disconnected trans cooler return line, added extra tubing and clamped it to side of a big bucket.
- Started car. About 3 qts of old fluid came out into bucket before sputtering with air bubbles. Shut off car immediately.
- Dropped pan. Got about another 5 qts of old fluid.
- Thoroughly cleaned pan, gasket and magnet. Removed old filter and installed identical new OEM Motorcraft one. Reinstalled pan.
- Added 4 qts of Valv MaxLife Dex/Merc ATF (http://www.valvoline.com/products/consum...ission-fluid/37) via fill/dipstick hole.
- Restarted car. Took about 15 seconds for new fluid to come out of cooler line before sputtering. Fluid looked and smelled exactly like new fluid. Shut off car.
- Reattached cooler line. Added between 9-10 qts of same Valv ML ATF -- which I realize now is more than I drained. Guess I got carried away or lost track.
Here is a pic of my ATF dipstick. Hard to see but the fluid line comes almost all the way up to the twist in the stick. I'm guessing that's too high but not sure.
So my questions are:
a) did I indeed put too much new fluid in?
b) if so, what are the consequences of this overfilling? I did a short (8 mi) test drive and it ran and shifted fine.
Any input, advice, scolding or whatever would be appreciated.
Thanks.
Yesterday, I performed my first trans flush and pan drop on my 2005 Ford Taurus SEL - 3.0 Duratec V6 with AX4N trans. For some background, here are the steps I performed.
- Disconnected trans cooler return line, added extra tubing and clamped it to side of a big bucket.
- Started car. About 3 qts of old fluid came out into bucket before sputtering with air bubbles. Shut off car immediately.
- Dropped pan. Got about another 5 qts of old fluid.
- Thoroughly cleaned pan, gasket and magnet. Removed old filter and installed identical new OEM Motorcraft one. Reinstalled pan.
- Added 4 qts of Valv MaxLife Dex/Merc ATF (http://www.valvoline.com/products/consum...ission-fluid/37) via fill/dipstick hole.
- Restarted car. Took about 15 seconds for new fluid to come out of cooler line before sputtering. Fluid looked and smelled exactly like new fluid. Shut off car.
- Reattached cooler line. Added between 9-10 qts of same Valv ML ATF -- which I realize now is more than I drained. Guess I got carried away or lost track.
Here is a pic of my ATF dipstick. Hard to see but the fluid line comes almost all the way up to the twist in the stick. I'm guessing that's too high but not sure.
So my questions are:
a) did I indeed put too much new fluid in?
b) if so, what are the consequences of this overfilling? I did a short (8 mi) test drive and it ran and shifted fine.
Any input, advice, scolding or whatever would be appreciated.
Thanks.
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