Transmission Fluid Change

[Bluzharp]

Currently changing fluid, filter, and pan. As I mentioned earlier, I have drilled a drain hole in the plastic pan. It worked perfectly. Not a drop of fluid on me or the floor. I used a 1/2" bit with plastic tubing as a stop at approximately 1/2" deep.

Fluid looks good at almost 30K miles.

 

[AZsurveyor]

Currently changing fluid, filter, and pan. As I mentioned earlier, I have drilled a drain hole in the plastic pan. It worked perfectly. Not a drop of fluid on me or the floor. I used a 1/2" bit with plastic tubing as a stop at approximately 1/2" deep.View attachment 232541View attachment 232542
Fluid looks good at almost 30K miles.

Post of the year.

Look FMCO.

 

[avocadofarmer]

I thought of doing the same thing - but installing a plug in the pan for the future as I'm not sold on adding a huge capacity to the sump. Once you get a good look at the inside of the pan there is really no good place to put a plug - its all honeycomb type structure and seems like a leak would be likely. Its not the end of the world to just drop the pan if you're staying stock.

 

[Bluzharp]

Also, I reused one of the stud bolts that the wiring harness is ziptied to instead of the allen screw that came with the pan. I wanted to secure the harness as it was from the factory. I used a washer from the kit under the head because the pan hole is counterbored.

I put 17 quarts in and it didn't come out the standpipe. After running up to the parts store to get a couple more 18 dollar quarts of ULV, when I pulled the plug, it spit out about a cup. So it took a bit over 16 1/2 qts.

 

[thatdood]

I went today to get mg oil changes and fuel filters at 26K miles.

I got a print out from the service advisor for a crazy amount of suggested maintenance for the 30K interval.

Transmission flush was on it, both diffs, EGR cleaning, and a lot more I can’t recall off the top of my head. Seems a bit early in mileage for all of this but maybe it’s normal

 

[The Evil Twin]

I went today to get mg oil changes and fuel filters at 26K miles.

I got a print out from the service advisor for a crazy amount of suggested maintenance for the 30K interval.

Transmission flush was on it, both diffs, EGR cleaning, and a lot more I can’t recall off the top of my head. Seems a bit early in mileage for all of this but maybe it’s normal

Every dealer will try to upsell you on stuff. Rear diff and transmission wouldn't be a bad idea. Front diff not so much unless you use 4wd a lot.
The only time I have pulled an EGR for cleaning , I forgot to put it back on

 

[HvacSciGuy]

As some of you already know I'm proud to say I've always done my own service work on every vehicle I've ever owned. Just finished my transmission service at 50K on the Tremor tonight, and I can say that the next time this transmission needs to be serviced I'll just have the dealer do it. What an absolute pain.

 

[The Evil Twin]

As some of you already know I'm proud to say I've always done my own service work on every vehicle I've ever owned. Just finished my transmission service at 50K on the Tremor tonight, and I can say that the next time this transmission needs to be serviced I'll just have the dealer do it. What an absolute pain.

What was it that made the task that miserable? Other than finishing it in the middle of the night

 

[JTredway]

What was it that made the task that miserable? Other than finishing it in the middle of the night

while not directed at me, I hate the smell of trans fluid.... having wrestled a pan or two when I was a mechanic, even with the loosen one side bolt tricks and let the pan "tilt" i'd imagine the poster spilled some on him, the driveway, or both.

 

[The Evil Twin]

while not directed at me, I hate the smell of trans fluid.... having wrestled a pan or two when I was a mechanic, even with the loosen one side bolt tricks and let the pan "tilt" i'd imagine the poster spilled some on him, the driveway, or both.

I can understand that.
I recall a time in my teens where a buddy and I decided to change the trans fluid in his F150. It was winter. We took a bath in 25°f ATF.

 

[JTredway]

I can understand that.
I recall a time in my teens where a buddy and I decided to change the trans fluid in his F150. It was winter. We took a bath in 25°f ATF.

gross, about the only thing worse is grease, loathe that shit too.

 

[HvacSciGuy]

What was it that made the task that miserable? Other than finishing it in the middle of the night

I've dropped my fair share of pans to service transmissions, but the 10R is so huge of a pan and with the exhaust of the 7.3 in the way it was pretty inevitable to make a mess even with the big tub. And then whoever decided to have a gear case style fill plug on the side of an automatic transmission that you have to have idling to get to the correct level, that engineer should be kicked in the nuts drug out into the street and shot.

Honestly I had more fun changing the oil cooler on my 6.0

 

[Trophyhunter01]

Add on that trans fluid is highly flammable and the close exhaust is a recipe for smelling like burnt trans fluid.

 

[The Evil Twin]

gross, about the only thing worse is grease, loathe that shit too.

My 2nd place is pipe dope. I can't even walk past it without getting it on me.

 

[The Evil Twin]

I've dropped my fair share of pans to service transmissions, but the 10R is so huge of a pan and with the exhaust of the 7.3 in the way it was pretty inevitable to make a mess even with the big tub. And then whoever decided to have a gear case style fill plug on the side of an automatic transmission that you have to have idling to get to the correct level, that engineer should be kicked in the nuts drug out into the street and shot.

Honestly I had more fun changing the oil cooler on my 6.0

Oh, yeah. The 7.tree exhaust envelops the pan.
For filling that style, I use a piece of copper tubing bent like an upside-down J and hose clamp it in a poly tube. Attach the tube to a fluid pump and go at it. That's a must- do for the wife's car. Audi and VW are the same style pan as the 10R. Same fill process . Unless you have a lift, the car has to be in the ground and level. No getting under there.

 

[JTredway]

My 2nd place is pipe dope. I can't even walk past it without getting it on me.

 

[ccradier]

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This is the way!

 

[Apples]

lmao that is so true about anti-sieze.


These are some brilliant trans case fill solutions. I've seen the J-pipe of copper.

The answer! ladies, is the PPE pan! or any pan that uses a standpipe/plug to meter correct level.

I'm about to HAVE ONE installed on my truck. I was about to attempt another driveway transmission service even though I was not looking forward to the eternally-leaking ATF shower made worse by a valvebody swap while I'm in there. Or, would that be a pan swap while I'm in there for the vb swap. I forget...

Point is I think I'll take up a local, reputable shop on their fairly-priced offer for so much money to do a valvebody-and-filter-and new pan install. I'm just getting to be too old for this ****.

*sigh*

 

[The Evil Twin]

lmao that is so true about anti-sieze.


These are some brilliant trans case fill solutions. I've seen the J-pipe of copper.

The answer! ladies, is the PPE pan! or any pan that uses a standpipe/plug to meter correct level.

I'm about to HAVE ONE installed on my truck. I was about to attempt another driveway transmission service even though I was not looking forward to the eternally-leaking ATF shower made worse by a valvebody swap while I'm in there. Or, would that be a pan swap while I'm in there for the vb swap. I forget...

Point is I think I'll take up a local, reputable shop on their fairly-priced offer for so much money to do a valvebody-and-filter-and new pan install. I'm just getting to be too old for this ****.

*sigh*

Are you doing an entire body, or just the clips?
Feeling the Olds myself

 

[Apples]

I went whole hog with the entire valvebody.

I am so spread out with project debris I no longer have a legit workbench for something like a valvbody disassembly. Too, way back in the day Ford C4 and AOD valvebodys were relatively straightforward.

I've seen too much of the internals, the checkballs, the springs, the array of electronic servos to want to tackle a 10R40 vb right now to install the NextGen kit.

I wanted a "blueprinted", high-quality rendition of the most important part of these trans'. Everything emanates from there. As we're aware but often take for granted, transmission function control begins in the (now-) digitally-controlled electro/hydraulic brain known as the valvebody. This is important to me; how my trans shifts, etc... it's a big deal. Some folks could care less as long as the truck runs and drives and gets 'em home again. I can't fault that.