Has anyone done a transmission oil change yet

[DavidR]

"house" you say Phil?
I've know some people who've beaten on a house with a Volvo loader or a Case backhoe and they got it move...permanently
(Yes, I know it's a typo Phil, keep your shirt on man! ...lol)

Ha! Good catch, I read right past that! Haven't been beating on a dead house yet, but have certainly been beating on an old one

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[t4thfavor]

I don’t tow often but occasionally in those conditions. My personal opinion is fluids will not hold up to 150k miles. But to each there own

My wife has an edge sport with (I think) a 6r80, it has 160K miles on it, and the trans fluid is still nice and red, not burnt, not low, no trans slippage, nothing.

Fluids of today go bad for three reasons, fuel dilution (none of that in transmissions), overheating (they are good well over 250F now), and contamination. If the fluid is nice colored still, the trans is full, and you didn't spill gasoline into it, you can basically plan on scrapping the vehicle at the end of 300K with the same transmission fluid in it (barring any mechanical failures).

Transmission fluid is "magic" (non-Newtonian), if it loses that magic, it stops working, if it's still working, it's still magic, and doesn't need a change

 

[Michael Bailey]

When folks say that "they don't make them like they used to", I reply, "Thank Goodness". When I started tinkering with engines, cars, and motorcycles in the '50s, a 100K mile vehicle was a rare bird.

Consider. Sealed batteries were an astonishment to me when they came out. I put the tranny out of my first car, a '56 Olds Holiday, before I put 3,000 on it.

I believe that I can get used to an all-but-sealed transmission.

 

[createaneutron]

I would like to throw a couple of videos from a ford tech on youtube into the ring here. I've watched more than a few of his videos before and he seems to be pretty knowledgeable.

That was awesome! Thanks for sharing!!

 

[rltriumph]

Hi Folks,

Ford durability is run in accordance with the change intervals as specified in the owners manual and are specified by the vehicle program people. If the owners manual says 150,000 miles for the transmission fluid, then the durability testing will not entail a transmission fluid change during the durability cycle.

The push for today's vehicles is to be as maintenance free as possible, Oil change intervals are way longer than the Jiffy Lube 3000 miles they advertise. Now the oil changes are dictated by a computer algorithm, so you drive until it says change engine oil. Thus the push to extend transmission fluid to the useful life of the vehicle at 150,000 miles. With today's modern materials and machining capabilities, customer maintenance is becoming less and less.

You are wasting time, money and effort on changing the transmission fluid in my opinion.

best,
Phil Schilke
Ranger Vehicle Engineering
Ford Motor Co. Retired

A friend of mine is a truck driver. He just spent $180,000 on a new Peterbilt. Has a automated manual trans. First trans service is 750,000 miles. He could not believe it when he read the service manual. If they can get a semi to go that far without changing trans fluid i’m assuming Ford has it figured out for our trucks that do not get worked nearly as hard.

 

[RedlandRanger]

A friend of mine is a truck driver. He just spent $180,000 on a new Peterbilt. Has a automated manual trans. First trans service is 750,000 miles. He could not believe it when he read the service manual. If they can get a semi to go that far without changing trans fluid i’m assuming Ford has it figured out for our trucks that do not get worked nearly as hard.

Wow - that is amazing - 750,000 miles! You are right, that makes me feel better about Ford's 100,000 mile interval!

 

[janitorjim]

Where is this trans dip stick exactly? Anyone take a pic of it? I like to check the level...

you have to take off the painted engine cover

 

[Msfitoy]

you have to take off the paint engine cover

Sorry, can you retype that? What's a "paint engine cover"?

 

[janitorjim]

Sorry, can you retype that? What's a "paint engine cover"?

not sure what you are talking about. I clearly wrote "painted engine cover" pay no attention to the "last edited" comment.

 

[Msfitoy]

not sure what you are talking about. I clearly wrote "painted engine cover" pay no attention to the "last edited" comment.

You mean the hood? ?? Thanks for the tip?

 

[D Fresh]

Where is this trans dip stick exactly? Anyone take a pic of it? I like to check the level...

you have to take off the painted engine cover

IIRC the "dipstick" for the trans is not under the engine cover.

It's under the truck, right by the exhaust. Loosen first, finger tighten, go for a drive to warm up, then check. Otherwise you could burn yourself easily.

 

[janitorjim]

You mean the hood? ?? Thanks for the tip?

no this thingy thing but it needs to be painted
Painted engine cover, anyone do it? | 2019+ Ford Ranger and Raptor Forum (5th Generation) - Ranger5G.com

 

[RedDakooter05]

no this thingy thing but it needs to be painted
Painted engine cover, anyone do it? | 2019+ Ford Ranger and Raptor Forum (5th Generation) - Ranger5G.com

It wasn't designed to be painted.

 

[RedDakooter05]

it was designed to be thrown in the trash, unless you think it's stylish, then you can put it on and no one will see it. ?‍

Foam, in the garbage?

 

[Msfitoy]

Aftermarket dipstick...
I didn't find a specific video for the Ranger, but this one should be essentially similar .
It is for the F-150 . There may be some differences for the Ranger application.

Did I hear that right? The engine must be running or trans fluid will come out of the dip stick hole?!

And 5 pages later, year 2022...no one's done a trans fluid change yet?

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