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After 2 years and 40,000 kms / 25,000 miles it was time to change out the fluid. It was priestine shape. Less metalic smear on the fill plug, and it took less than 30 minutes actual time. With the drain plug centered as it is there is very little if any fluid landing on the exhaust pipe. On a...

Today was an Oil+Filter change, Transmission fluid part 2 swap out and PTU fluid change and followup day after about 2000 miles/3000 kms on the PTU fluid. The fill plug on the PTU was wet and had some metal adhering to the magnet. This is a change from the prior two times where the level was at...

Find out what your owners manual gives for the PTU capacity. It looks like your capacity is 17.9 fl oz/0.53 Litre. With the vehicle level - remove the fill plug and see if its at the bottom of the fill hole, below or some draining out when plug removed. Next put the vehicle with the drivers side...

Have reviewed many posts on this site as well abroad and have come to some insight on possible ideas to help clarify a few things. The PTU in the 2017 Ford Explorer XLT 3.5 Duratec has no water cooling. Currently the vehicle has 81,000 miles/130,000 kms. The fluid has been changed out partially...