Not finding one, I stopped by the Ford dealer and pulled into the service dept. I found a pre-measured package that was only a few bucks and turned out to be a lot more than I needed. It has just turned 90K. I believe that anyone with a general knowledge of automotive handywork should be able to do this job on a weekend afternoon. I believe these are supposed to be used for mixing paint, but they work just fine.
The problem I am having is that at low speed traffic 15mph or less stop and go, it has a hard down shift. A few Google searches may also leave you baffled and ready to get rid of your vehicle because of all the misinformation. Add some fluid if needed, but only a little at a time. Keep the brake pressed when you are in a different gear and only stay in gear for about 5 seconds. The line coming out of the passenger side of the atf cooler is the pressure side and fluid will pump out of it from your transmission.
As a car buyer, i would want to know how the transmission oil smells before i buy a car. The Haynes manual suggests that you drop the transmission pan to replace the fluid, filter, and clean the magnet. And I had it running 15 minutes while I was pumping the fluid in. Good to have some options if I can get my hands on a fluid pump. The holes in the gasket will line up with the pan only one way.
If your truck has a tow package of auxillary transmission cooler, this will change the fluid quantities I specify below for a stock system. Note that Mercon V is not a brand, but a lubricant characteristic specification created by Ford Motor Company. Of course plastic dipstick broke in 2 places after removing. The 1 cylinder on a Ford 302 is passenger side front plug. It should be for all 2011+ Mustangs, as the six speed auto in those is a 6R80, which would be the same as the one pictured. I will be doing the same process in a few hundred miles or next oil change to get more of the old fluid out, but dropping the pan this time to clean out the magnet.
I am a mechanical engineer and yes it is true out of experience that if your car transmission oil was never replaced and the car has a lot of miles on it i would say 100K+ , is better not to change it, especially with ford based car. To give the driver better control over the vehicle and the transmission, the new six-speed features the SelectShift Automatic system with progressive range selection and manual shift control. Glad you were able to get the nut off. And yes what you explained about your torque converter seems exactly like mine is doing. I go over the fluid and filter change with all my tips along the way.
Im thinking of dropping the pan and replacing the filter. Before removing the driveshaft, drain the fluid from the transmission. I asked them if they would check my transmission fluid level. For the 2011 model year, the transmission was revised to provide smoother shifts, improved fuel economy, and overall better shift performance. I siphoned out approx 5 quarts and replaced with new fluid. Its hard for me to believe that I should just leave the fluid unchanged.
The transmission, as used in the Ford F-150, has a fluid capacity of 13. For instance, when you are towing up a long incline, having the transmission shift into 6th gear could cause the engine to bog down. They scratched their heads and looked at each other. The pan itself has some weight, but will be considerably lighter since it does not contain an entire 4. This happened to mine, and is what sparked this post.
Always expect the first time to take longer. We found this post and from there he was able to locate the dipstick. Have you heard of this or any suggestions? I read old transmission fluid could be the cause or the spark plugs not ready for that headache yet. To add fluid, you can use one of the following or both if you like. The six-speed transmission features a wider span in gear ratios; allowing for strong low-end acceleration and towing capacity while helping to improve fuel economy thanks to the addition of the double overdrive gears 5th and 6th gear are both overdrive. You have now emptied the bulk of the transmission fluid in the pan.