F53 Full Fluids Service Price Check
I'm fortunate that my local Ford dealer services large Class A's. They say they have at least 2-3 every single day. We bought our coach used this past fall. Looking to change out all fluids for...
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Fuzzy Knight wrote:
From a Ford service rep - The new AODs really put the fluid through the ringer. If it is changed every 20 thou or so the tranny will last forever. If not - 30/40 K and the tranny is gone.
I actually worked in transmission engineering for a few years about 30 years ago. Even then transmission fluid was good for 100K+, assuming it was not overheated and there were no other internal transmission issues. Pretty much ALL modern transmission fluid is either a blend or 100% pure synthetic and much more tolerant of high operating temperatures.
Fuzzy Knight wrote:
With todays fuel cleaning is a must because the fuel degrades so fast.
All gasoline has some cleaning additives, even the cheapest generic brand (Costco gas is actually pretty good). The best thing you can do is to consume the gas in the tank in a "reasonable" amount of time. ALL GAS, even with additives, will leave "varnish" if left for long (12 months ?) periods of time. Having said that, it is amazing how many cars start an run fine with fuel that has been left in the tank for 5+ years !
