maintenance schedule

[lyndon main]

Have a 2007 with 68000 km. Dealer says transmission fluid does not have to be changed yet.

Does anyone know where i can get a maintenance schedule when thinks should be changed. Owners manual kinda vague

 

[Jimmy Lavoie]

I hear the same from folks on this site. Tranny is good till 100k miles.

 

[henry tanner]

but the funny thing. is you can`t check the fulid the new ones are sealed. wtf :soap:

 

[EddieS'04]

The new ones are not sealed. There is a small dip stick on the plug, where the diptube used to be.

 

[lyndon main]

 

[lyndon main]

found a maint schedule on www.fleetford.com/maintenace

its says tranny fluid should be changed at 150k and coolant at 100k

wtf that sounds way too long to me

 

[Johnny O]

The new ones call for much longer intervals on the tranny fluid. The Gen 1's called for a tranny flush every 30k and as far as I know, the tranny isn't any different.



What does Ford care? The warranty is up by then anyway. If you plan on keeping it for a while, I wouldn't wait past 50k for the tranny flush and 30k would be better.

 

[Robert Caffyn]

Just did mine last week @ 43,000 miles. New filter and a 16 quart flush to remove all the old fluid. It is definately sooo much better. Smoother shifts(even with Torrie' TCM update) I would reccomend this for all Gen II owners. Just use the Ford(Motorcraft) fluid, its synthetic and at least I can't be blamed for any failures. Oh yeah, there is a little dipstick, PIA to get to, but its there. BC :grin: :driving: