Hi JohnnyB,
The UOA Transmission fluid results was by Oilguard in the USA! Heres a link to a captured screenshot of the report on my account there!
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a70/troutylow/OilguardScreenshot.jpg
Those are the numbers they gave me?
I have saved the used trans fluid - I could send it off to another analysis laboratory...and see what results I get!
It would have settled in the clean container I put it into - so do I stir it up to get a uniform sample?
All the debris outta the pan filter is now in it as I emptied that into the same container - metal shavings etc that would have been in there from break in!
You have to admit the high iron, copper, lead and tin readings suggest somethings seriously wrong with the trans?
Does Mercon Trans fluid normally have high detergent readings? It's not like it needs to keep a lot of soot in suspension like engine oil would have too?
Just curious why you think the detergent readings are wrong for trans fluid?
Anyone else have any mercon trans fluid UOA's results to compare it too?
All I know is it looked red brown when I emptied it into the container, and a lotta junk seemed to come outta the pan filter when I upended it, during the flush and deep pan install - of couse the trans sample was taken before that work by just opening the drain plug but it wasn't a mid stream sample - it was the first bit that came out after the plug! Maybe I just sampled wrong?
Still curious about the detergent comments tho!
In two weeks we leave for a months holiday towing the boat 900 miles one way and I have about zero faith in this transmission based on the UOA results and the F trucks dubious record for transmission failures by 60,000 miles!!
Should I be considering the suggested additives to the trans fluid or synthetic trans fluid?
Will my Ford extended 3 year warranty I bought with the truck a couple months ago be of any use if I'm half way to the destination broken down on the side of the road?
Is keeping the trans cool (monitoring trans temps and with the extra oil cooler & deep pan, and water spray on the cooler if necessary) be any guarantee the trans won't die half way there regardless?
Cheers!