markcars
New Member
Hi all, my 04 expedition started slipping about a week ago, and yesterday, when i tried to drive the car from Park, almost wouldn't catch the first gear even though i revved up engine. After a few revs, started to move slowly.
When I got home, after a scary ride through the Lincoln tunnel, hoping i don't get stranded inside the tunnel that was jam packed at 1.40am, I somehow reached home. Once I reached, when i put the vehicle in Reverse, the car would go forward! So i just put it in Park and turned off the engine.
This morning, I checked the transmission fluid was empty! Yes empty. Dry dipstick. So i went to the gas station (in my second vehicle) and got 2 gallons of transmission fluid and poured that in. After a few repeated tries of D and R, it suddenly was catching reverse gear. I then drove it in D, and R a few times, and left it.
Now my questions are
1) is how many quarts of Transmission oil does my 04 Expedition (V8 with the 5.1L engine), take?
2) did I do harm to the transmission driving it for the past few days?
3) does transmission oil have/need a filter? If so can i do this myself? I am very good at lots of things DIY style, but if too complicated, will just get to a dealer or mechanic. (I have to find a good mechanic in my area.)
I might have forgotten to mention an important part of the equation, my vehicle has about 45K miles on it only.
Thanks a lot for any help or knowledge i can get from this forum.
Mark
When I got home, after a scary ride through the Lincoln tunnel, hoping i don't get stranded inside the tunnel that was jam packed at 1.40am, I somehow reached home. Once I reached, when i put the vehicle in Reverse, the car would go forward! So i just put it in Park and turned off the engine.
This morning, I checked the transmission fluid was empty! Yes empty. Dry dipstick. So i went to the gas station (in my second vehicle) and got 2 gallons of transmission fluid and poured that in. After a few repeated tries of D and R, it suddenly was catching reverse gear. I then drove it in D, and R a few times, and left it.
Now my questions are
1) is how many quarts of Transmission oil does my 04 Expedition (V8 with the 5.1L engine), take?
2) did I do harm to the transmission driving it for the past few days?
3) does transmission oil have/need a filter? If so can i do this myself? I am very good at lots of things DIY style, but if too complicated, will just get to a dealer or mechanic. (I have to find a good mechanic in my area.)
I might have forgotten to mention an important part of the equation, my vehicle has about 45K miles on it only.
Thanks a lot for any help or knowledge i can get from this forum.
Mark
