Another reason I hate my F150
On the way home from work while in my 2013 F150 5.0 Coyote with 133K I noticed a white cloud of smoke in the rear view. Before I could pull over a wrench symbol popped up then I could feel the tranny ...
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Fordlover wrote:
My 2002 explorer doesn't have a dipstick, and still doesn't leak any fluid either. I'm guessing the lack of a dipstick also eliminates a path for contaminants to enter the tranny. Ford doesn't recommend a flush till 100K.
Fordlover is right, it was eliminated because they felt it was a contaminant entry point, I asked when we purchased the wifes 2003 Explorer. We just have Ford change the fluid every 50,000 miles, but I would have liked a dip stick too.
Keith
