Heat shrink as a spacer. Genius! I will use that at sometime in the future.

Beautiful headlights and rusted frame good old Ohio

I have the same year truck&you guys just showed me exactly what I thought &I had it for 4 years now THANKS

Another good video! I really enjoy when you post these how to videos using things around the shop. That heat shrink trick with the hose is one to remember!

Brilliant solution to refill the trans JC Nice to see you both outside in comfortable temps working on the rusty Mountaineer lol Have a safe work week, we'll see ya on the next 1 Doug@ the "ranch"

Keep up the good work! The subs climbing like crazzy today 13k next stop 100k

That was an AWESOME trick. Great Video

I try to remain open minded and learn something new every day. Today I learned how to save $10 by using a windshield wiper bottle and some air pressure. Thank you sir... I love the torque wrench sound effects.....oh and also the heat shrink trick 👍🇺🇸

Rust is such a killer. I liked the way you replaced the oil. Great idea.

This helped a ton. I have 2 of these. One with no reverse and another one that was diagnosed as bad torque converter. So I changed the filter today and hope to fill tomorrow and test drive. I removed the front drive shaft on the original mountaineer, but may run off the front only on the new one. Changed gas mileage to around 20 mpg

There is actually a 6” tube that that plug slides around and 5 quarts adds exactly 6 inches into the bottom of the pan…and ford did that with serviceablity in mind because an adroit can now fill without over filling…

Thanks for the info. It was helpful

Well if that is not a set up for failure then I' m betting that you made a ton of people happy knowing how to fill. I haven't ever seen anything like that before. I sure am glad to have this in my head as I know of two rigs parked because of shifting problems. I think that was a size thirty five torques socket that you used on the inside of drain/fill plug, Thanks a million!!

Got to love the rust

Great video JC

Great homemade fluid filler!! I was wondering how much air it would take before it blew the cap off. Thanks for bringing us along

Wow simple question turned into a we're too good to own? Wow just wow!

May not help right now,I turned it upside down, and filled it with Ford spray. Sat for about two hours ,and came out. Nova Scotia, we have our own tin ants as well🤣. Decided to order a new plug since rounded nut of some. Take care folks, flu bug and all,God bless.

Gorgeous Wilton vise

Very neet trick to get the fluid to pump up hill

I'd have been tempted to fill the pan before installing it. I'm sure I wouldn't spill it all over myself...

Does a 2003 Ford Explorer XLT transmission fluid have anything to do with the motor starting

thank you for sharing

can you identify the type of filler plug you used?

So the owners manual calls for 12 quarts capacity in the transmission. 12 quarts goes well beyond the top of that plug. If you get it filled to about 8 quarts then start the vehicle and get it to normal operating temp that engages the pump to the trans cooling lines and begins to cycle the transmission fluid which creates a vacuum in the center filler plug and no fluid will drain out. You then fill it until fluid begins to drain.

I would have tried to prefill the pan. Lol might have been a mess tho.

1st time ever seeing a setup like this...like going around the block 3 times just to walk across the street or maybe they just want you to bring it in so they can charge you...that rust sure is rough up there

Ok, this was a disaster. No problem removing the plug and the inside torx plug. Even got excited when I found the correct sized little piece of pipe at the hardware store to screw into the torx plug spot, along with perfectly fitting poly tube. Filled about 10 quarts (the manual says it takes 12.7 quarts). Figured I would see how much comes back out and at least 8 quarts came back out (*after test driving) and doesn't look like it's stopping. :( Gonna try again today. *Initially let about 3 quarts drain back out, then stopped because it seemed like too much was coming out. Ran the hose up the side of the car and taped it there with black electrical tape and took it for a drive. At first, it wouldn't shift (auto) into any gears, but after about a minute it started working, and started shifting smoothly. Following the video, I checked to see if it would drain and it still did, another couple quarts. Put up the hose and took it for a longer drive with higher speeds and it ran smoother than I remember in a long time. Until I got it home in the driveway. Jumped when shifting into Reverse or Drive. Still wanted to drain more, so I put it up for the night. I think I am going to fill it, take off the hose and put the Torx plug back in (spilling as much as comes out during the process) because before I drained so much out, it seemed to be fine. It doesn't want to retain any of the fluid. Just had an AHA moment. I wonder whether any air got through the tube and is pressurized, pushing the fluid back out?

Hello, I would like to know to empty my transmission, what type of oil and how many liters of oil. Thank you

Very well done how to. Thank you

I use use a weed sprayer to fill fluids on my vehicles

Question: Isn't the fluid level supposed to be done on a vehicle that is LEVEL, and not jacked up in the front by at least 10 degrees? or put a jack stand under each corner to level it?

I agree with your wife they always break when you need to finish the job

Good video but the oil should be drained to the correct level with the trans at operating temperature and the motor idling in park.

I have the same torque wrench as you, think yours may need new batteries lol

SOMEBODY BUY THIS MAN A BEER!

Used to have a 2002 explorer with this trans never again I avoid those models have a 99 explorer with a 302 v8 and trans has a dipstick lol

That looks like NPT threading

Why they never fitted it with a filler plug like the transfer case baffles me.

I don’t get in a habit of buying vehicles with transmission pans ... but good info nonetheless

Good Dad.

Can you explain how to do everything thus the video.....

Kinda old? My daily driver is a 97. But it does have a Cummins Diesel. LOL

The fluid has to be hot and the engine running to properly fill the transmission.

You should be able to run the truck while your filling it

Dang that transmission pan is pretty bad

Were in ohio im in cleveland

Why doesn't Ford give you a new drain plug to go with a new trans pan. This would only be common sense!

find one for 40 bucks? 73 bucks not including shipping in Tennessee

Hi

That fill style sucks for the trans old school way is pore into dipstick tube but yeah them plugs were a dumb idea when they were made

Napa fluid, least you didn't go Wal mart,I work Ford dealership, I got ford fluid.

What a crappy set up thanks Ford

I can tell by the click that your torque wrench is a little out of calibration you might want drink some water first LOL

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