2015 XLT with 120,000 miles
Just wondering what experiences there are regarding a dealership performed transmission service/flush.
Maintenance schedule says 150,000 miles.
But this Expy is going on ten years old with original transmission fluid.
Ford dealership screwed me on my 2016 Mustang transmission flush.. I took it to them with the belief that since they have the proper equipment and would bring the transmission to operating temperature the process would be flawless.
Wrong.
They never touched the cooling line connectors that I paint dotted top and bottom.. the pan wasn’t dropped either but that’s not normally part of the service anyway according to the factory digital service manual.
And they CHARGED me for it.
So…
I’m really reluctant to take any of our Fords to that dealer or even another one a little further away.
In the old days I’d take a newly acquired used vehicle to a local oil change shop and they’d properly bring the fluid and internal thermostat up to temp and flush. I never had any problems with that and would pile more than an additional 100,000 miles on a 80,000 mile vehicle.
I’d read about horror stories post flushing though but those were pretty anecdotal stories…
I just did a pan/filter drop on my ‘70 Ranchero GT C6 and I got to love the 1/4” NPT pipe plug in the torque converter even more..
“Sealed for life” is BS…
So… what kind of experiences are out there with transmission fluid services on the six speed 6R80 transmissions?
Just wondering what experiences there are regarding a dealership performed transmission service/flush.
Maintenance schedule says 150,000 miles.
But this Expy is going on ten years old with original transmission fluid.
Ford dealership screwed me on my 2016 Mustang transmission flush.. I took it to them with the belief that since they have the proper equipment and would bring the transmission to operating temperature the process would be flawless.
Wrong.
They never touched the cooling line connectors that I paint dotted top and bottom.. the pan wasn’t dropped either but that’s not normally part of the service anyway according to the factory digital service manual.
And they CHARGED me for it.
So…
I’m really reluctant to take any of our Fords to that dealer or even another one a little further away.
In the old days I’d take a newly acquired used vehicle to a local oil change shop and they’d properly bring the fluid and internal thermostat up to temp and flush. I never had any problems with that and would pile more than an additional 100,000 miles on a 80,000 mile vehicle.
I’d read about horror stories post flushing though but those were pretty anecdotal stories…
I just did a pan/filter drop on my ‘70 Ranchero GT C6 and I got to love the 1/4” NPT pipe plug in the torque converter even more..
“Sealed for life” is BS…
So… what kind of experiences are out there with transmission fluid services on the six speed 6R80 transmissions?