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Car Forum / Ford / Ford Cars / May 2007ford 05 expedition tranny fluid
How often should I replace the automatic transmission fluid in my 2005 Expedition ? It has 29K miles on it. BTW, this vehicle has never been back to the dealer for repairs. Never. Just oil changes at my local Quik Lube. Lynn > How often should I replace the automatic transmission fluid in my 2005 > Expedition ? It has 29K miles on it. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Lynn I would recommend taking it to a real mechanic. The quick lube places tend to mess up trucks and cars. Look in your owner's manual as well as the maintainance schedule. One of them should have the answer for which you are looking. Jeff > How often should I replace the automatic transmission fluid in my > 2005 Expedition ? It has 29K miles on it. > > BTW, this vehicle has never been back to the dealer for repairs. > Never. Just oil changes at my local Quik Lube. Ford recommends changing automatic transmission fluid every 30k miles. I am not sure whether they require a complete fluid exchange or a drop the pan and refill (a Ford dealer will probably claim you need a complete fluid replacement). I owned two Expeditions (a 1997 and a 2003). I believed in changing the pick-up screen ("filter") and fluid every 25k miles. A 2005 Expedition does not have a drain plug on the torque converter, so unless you go to a place with a fluid exchange machine, you will only change part of the fluid if you just drop the pan. Stay away from Quick-Lube places. NEVER let one work on your transmission no matter how great they claim their machine is. If they threaten to "back-flush" your transmission run away. I'd recommend finding a good independent mechanics or using the dealer. A Ford dealer should use a fluid exchange machine to replace all the fluid. Even if they do the fluid exchange, I'd want the filter replaced. I'd suggest that you join the Expedition Owner's Mailing List and get an opinion on your options from the members of that group. See http://mail.xpog.com/mailman/listinfo/expedition . Regards, Ed White |
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