Notice the F250 in my sig was getting some shutter at low speeds when turning. Checked my records and discovered it has been awhile since the trans was flushed and filled. This truck hardly comes out of the garage - we only put 1,300 miles on her last year. Thing is, when she does come out she is hooked up to a 3-horse Featherlite with two horses in the back. We also used this as our vacation vehicle back when we had our camper. She has towed to Florida, South/North Carolina and Tennessee several times. Time just got away from me and I've let this go longer than I should.
Went to Autozone and picked up 6 qts of Castrol Transmax Mercon V fluid for a drain. I pulled the plug and 6 qts came out of the bottom. After looking into it further, I notice in other forums that people were saying you should get 8 qts when doing a simple drain from the plug. Am I 2 qts low? I check the stick last night (lighting wasn't the best) and it looked like I was on the warm mark.
Hoping someone who knows these trans could chime in. I plan on checking it again today while its cold to see if I can get a better reading.
The fluid that came out was DIRTY! I let time get away from me. I plan on doing at least three more drive and drains - don't know how to do a full flush or else I would do that.
Probably going to order Motorcraft Mercon V or Havoline Mercon V from Amazon. Mercon V only fluid is getting harder to find - I'm not a fan of the multi-vehicle fluid.
Went to Autozone and picked up 6 qts of Castrol Transmax Mercon V fluid for a drain. I pulled the plug and 6 qts came out of the bottom. After looking into it further, I notice in other forums that people were saying you should get 8 qts when doing a simple drain from the plug. Am I 2 qts low? I check the stick last night (lighting wasn't the best) and it looked like I was on the warm mark.
Hoping someone who knows these trans could chime in. I plan on checking it again today while its cold to see if I can get a better reading.
The fluid that came out was DIRTY! I let time get away from me. I plan on doing at least three more drive and drains - don't know how to do a full flush or else I would do that.
Probably going to order Motorcraft Mercon V or Havoline Mercon V from Amazon. Mercon V only fluid is getting harder to find - I'm not a fan of the multi-vehicle fluid.
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