Should I change my transmission fluid?

[Kylelwsn]

I recently purchased a used 2010 Expedition with 80K miles on it. Transmission shifts fine but should I go ahead and get the fluid and filter replaced, since it's been 10 years?

 

[ExplorerTom]

Like any fluid in a vehicle, it’s a lifetime fluid. Who’s lifetime? It’ll last all the way up until that component fails- and the fluid may or may not be the culprit.

I’d change it.

Bought a 2014 a little over a year ago with 90k miles. I changed it over the summer.

 

[07navi]

Change it.

 

[71Rcode]

Yep. Did on my 11 with motorcraft fluid and filter in garage at 90k.

 

[x1050er]

yup, time to change it.

Not hard

 

[Trainmaster]

The problem comes with "who changes it". If you do it yourself and know it's done right, it's an excellent idea. If you take it to Jiffy-Lube and the crackhead fills it with Universal Red Dot fluid and overfills it a quart, you'll be cutting its life short.

Maybe it's where I live, but I've never seen a shop do the job correctly.

I change mine every 60-70K miles.

 

[71Rcode]

Agree in every way

 

[ExplorerTom]

It’s not a hard process, but it’s sort of a PITA. No dipstick means you have to pump the fluid into the transmission pan. There are kits to add a dipstick.

 

[Kylelwsn]

Thanks for the advice. Called a shop today and they wanted 635$ for the job, seems high. Going to shop around.

 

[Machete]

Ford dealer charges me $200 for power flush.

 

[justinp16ex]

Thanks for the advice. Called a shop today and they wanted 635$ for the job, seems high. Going to shop around.

You could drop the pan and change the fluid and filter for like $100 or less. Ford tech makuloco has a good YouTube video on it. I found the mercon lv for a good price on rock Auto. This is a job that's definitely best to do yourself if possible, not real difficult. You'll save many moneys and know that it was done correctly. Good time to dump the transfer case too.

 

[71Rcode]

Guys.. easy to do yourself. Motorcraft ATF and filter... drop the pan replace the filter and reinstall the pan. Several youtube videos on it. Dealer flush is questionable. $635 is BS.

You check the level underneath
https://thephuck.com/uncategorized/...d-2009-f150-6-speed-automatic/comment-page-1/

 

[Kylelwsn]

Thanks, i'll look into doing it myself. What another fluids should I get out of the way?

 

[ExplorerTom]

Thanks, i'll look into doing it myself. What another fluids should I get out of the way?

front and rear diffs, transfer case, power steering

 

[71Rcode]

I did all of those when my expedition hit 90000. Just spent an afternoon doing at all. Got all the fluids from rock auto definitely the best value. All you need is a hand pump from auto zone to pump the fluid from the bottles into the transmission or differentials or transfer case. Also you can not pull the rear differential cover. You just have to pull the drain plug in refill. There's no room to remove the cover on the Expedition versus the F150

 

[ManUpOrShutUp]

Thanks for the advice. Called a shop today and they wanted 635$ for the job, seems high. Going to shop around.

Sweet jesus. My local trans shop charges $400 for a flush and $200 for a drain/fill. He has 40 years experience, has my complete faith in anything trans related and I still think $400 is expensive. $635 seems ludicrous.

 

[joethefordguy]

Can’t hurt.
Cheap insurance. I’d do best available synthetic and filter.

 

[Kylelwsn]

Did the 2010s have the 2 part spark plugs or regular?

 

[NowThatsDamp]

Drain and fill it every 60k miles. No need to do a "Power flush". Lifetime transmission fluid isn't a myth though. When the fluid fails, the transmission fails. See? The fluid lasted the lifetime of the transmission.

 

[NowThatsDamp]

Did the 2010s have the 2 part spark plugs or regular?

They switched to normal spark plugs in 2009