Originally Posted By: Donnie79
Originally Posted By: exranger06
Change the fluid. It is IMPOSSIBLE for a fluid change to damage a transmission. And this truck does NOT have a sealed transmission. It does not require any special tools.
Ford has used this style of transmissions for a number of years. A majority of them do have the sealed trans. and yes they do need a special tool to do fluid exchanges. I am a 10 year ASE certified mechanic and had to buy 1 of these tools from Ford
If by special tool you mean a 1/4" 18NPT barb end hose fitting to thread into the fill bolt and a $10 fluid pump for marine outboard oil filling, then I would agree with you.
OP - Go right ahead and change out that ATF with any Mercon V spec fluid. I went with MaxLife in my Mountaineer and used the above referenced tools to put the fluid back in. If the ATF cooler lines on your Explorer are accessable, pull them off of the radiator and aim them in a 5 gallon bucket and start the engine. Run it until the fluid starts to sputter out of the lines and shut it down and refill the trans. Repeat until you have fresh fluid coming out of the lines and put them back on the radiator and top off the trans. I went through about 13 quarts in a 12 quart system.
Originally Posted By: exranger06
Change the fluid. It is IMPOSSIBLE for a fluid change to damage a transmission. And this truck does NOT have a sealed transmission. It does not require any special tools.
Ford has used this style of transmissions for a number of years. A majority of them do have the sealed trans. and yes they do need a special tool to do fluid exchanges. I am a 10 year ASE certified mechanic and had to buy 1 of these tools from Ford
If by special tool you mean a 1/4" 18NPT barb end hose fitting to thread into the fill bolt and a $10 fluid pump for marine outboard oil filling, then I would agree with you.
OP - Go right ahead and change out that ATF with any Mercon V spec fluid. I went with MaxLife in my Mountaineer and used the above referenced tools to put the fluid back in. If the ATF cooler lines on your Explorer are accessable, pull them off of the radiator and aim them in a 5 gallon bucket and start the engine. Run it until the fluid starts to sputter out of the lines and shut it down and refill the trans. Repeat until you have fresh fluid coming out of the lines and put them back on the radiator and top off the trans. I went through about 13 quarts in a 12 quart system.