Watched from Yosemite Kentucky. I own a 2011 AWD SEL Ford Flex with 132k miles on it. I plan to do this on it. Thanks much for showing how to do this.

Way to service a non-serviceable part, Kent! I'm impressed!!! A+++ video!

nice vid, thanks. You can put grease on the end of your tap and run it a few threads at a time and back out as you go and clean off all of the chips and apply new grease.

Ford should have to recall and replace every single one of these with a modified design that has a usable drain and refill. Terrible design guaranteed to fail. And yes I realize they put a "drain" in some of them, but you can't open it and even if you can, you have to be very creative to refill.

You make things look so easy. Glad it worked out for you. Goes to show there's more than one way to skin a cat. AJ is a cutie. Take care and stay safe out there. GOD BLESS Y'ALL.

Such a good job explaining that. I know nothing about fixing cars and I even think I could do it. Great video 💙

one good idea is to mount a piece of metal separating the exhaust from the PTU and adding a fluid cooler in line with the fill and drain plugs and a recirculating pump

Boy you sure know what you're doing there Kent. Brave soul you are. Nicely done and glad you shared. Hi AJ!

A.J is growing fast ,,,those two are lucky to have nice parents like that

Just replaced the PTU on my 39k mile Lincoln MKS. Found a updated unit with heat shield and drain plug. 30% of the cost from Ford. I'll be changing the gear oil every 10k miles.

Always happy to see service on a non serviceable part anything to stay away from the stealer

Nice detail. I'm doing this to our MKX this weekend. I have no worries now. Thanks

Great job A+++++

Better than the first video i seen on this ( the Other video I'm video Im talking about wasn't 1 of urs ) glad u showed What the dirty oil looked like and more info thank u

Nicely done! Thanks for sharing.

If you were my neighbor I’d definitely keep you in business with our vehicles. always something with them. lol

Thank you for this video! Just completed this service on my 2008 ford edge

You don't have to split the case you just suck it out of the fill hole. Putting a drain plug in is awesome though 👌

Boss man showed up at the end!! Time to get back to work!! Lol

my wife has same 2012 mkx, i bought it for me but she drove it once and took it. 😢Had to go back to my f150. Been waiting to pull the trigger on this project for a while so now sis the time to do it. Thanks for the video

AWESOME! Wish I had the guts to do that. I have a 2019 Explorer and took it to the dealer for this service at 50K and they charged me $100.

"That was easy!!" Sure was. Great vid and Great ending!!

Great video. Your layout of drill position was clear and concise.

Great video, i think I'm gonna give this a try.

A local pal bought one of there for $1000, the whole vehicle, 86k miles. The PTU was split in two from bearing seizure. He took the PTU out and obtained new from dealership. I helped him put it back together, and noticed the new PTU has both drain and fill plug, the fill hole and screw is new to the design. Horrible placement of cat, as it bakes the PTU. The old unit looked like it contained dried asphalt. You provide a great solution, when drain hole not present, and this gearbox should be serviced on a 10k interval, maybe even more often. Your placement has much better access than the new design.

Thanks man I'm getting ready to do my wife's 07 mkx .good video.

Thanks for showing this.

Nice, thanks for the vid. I am super jealous of your garage!

that's a very good thing to know thanks, super video

Very interesting video

Хорошая работа👍

Appreciate the video

Nice job

great video !

great video

Bless you friend!

Good job.

What happiness with your starliner

Usually you use a suction pump and drain it through the fill plug. Do you have a tow package on that Lincoln? The reason I ask if you have a factory tow package they usually have a transmission cooler, if you don't I'd suggest installing a tranny cooler, cost is about 60 bucks and easy install (hardest part is taking off all the crap from the grill to access the radiator), as a "metal man" you might consider fabricating a removable heat shield to help protect the unit from that Catalytic converter, and exhaust pipe. I drive a Honda Pilot AWD and their are many issues with that as well. Great video, that drain plug is much easier then the suction method, better chance of getting it all. (Although Ford says serviced for life, they obviously give you an option with that fill plug, or it would be completely sealed with no place to add fluid)

Awesome video

Great!!! Thank you

excellent mod

Thank you 👍🏽

Say hi to your little buddy for me…….

I had to replace that unit on my daughter's 2007 Edge. It had gone bad and was making a lot of noise. It was no fun plus the new one was over $600. And at that time it hard to get a new there was such a backlog of this job.

I picked up a cheap vacuum pump that I hook to my air compressor. every 10k miles (every other oil change) I use it to suck out all the old gear oil and replace with new. just fill until it starts running out the fill hole. If I ever need to replace the PTU, Ill put in a drain plug.

Edge, Flex, and Taurus, too.

Drove it home from work? I actually thought that was your shop where you did work! P.S. Just found your channel. Impressive! Subbed.

I'm considering purchasing a Lincoln MKT and they have this same problem. I was wondering about installing an auxiliary cooler.

Thanks for the help , I have a 2013 ford flex and I'm going to try to drill a hole in mine, it got 140000 miles I think it's time

At Ford, QUALITY is Job #1! 😂

Thanks for the video. Very informative and having the measurements is key; you don't want to drill in the wrong spot on the PTU.😎 Curious, on your 2nd drain, did you have the fill plug removed before you started it? Seemed to drain very slowly. Also agree with you that because you waited a long time to do your 1st drain, it's going to take some time to get the residual sludge build up out. I've seen a KZfaq with PTU's disassembled and the sludge build up can be really bad (very thick). I did my first drain and refill (through the fill hole) with just over 60,000 miles on my 13 MKX and while the fluid was dirty, it wasn't as bad as yours. We have cold winters where I live, so maybe that helps with keeping the temps down....at least half the year. Anyone leaving in a hot climate should install the drain plug and/or do the drain and re-fill through the fill hole. Thanks to your video, I think I'll tackle installing the drain plug. 👍. PS> Having a lift makes this job WAY easier.

WOW ! THANKS FOR SHARING THAT KENT. THAT IS AND WILL BE EXTREMELY HELPFUL. ANY WORD ABOUT THE 78 FORD PICKUP?

Didn't mean to add the extra ( video Im ) n my last comment guess i should have read it before i sent it

Thank God my 2021 explorer has a regular diff in front not like the 2019 and older that has a ptu also You can also use a vacuum pump to suck out the oil

Very helpful video. Where are you located?I would like you do same for my 2016 Explorer

Would a retro fitted heat shield between the cat and the PTU prevent some of the cooking effect of the gear lube? I have an Edge but its a FWD so no PTU. Just curious.

Buy a drain plug that has a magnet on the end

09-12 Ford Flex AWD as well

Thank you for this great video. I'd like to drill and tap the PTU on my wife's 2010 Escape. I've already sucked the fluid out from the fill hole a couple times, but would rather be able to drain it next time. The Escape PTU is different looking than on your MKX. How do I know where to drill on the Escape case??

Hello Kent! Glad I ran into your video, I bought a 2015 Ford Taurus SHO with 52k miles. Will this modification work on this car?

Ford should have a total recall. bankrupt them.

Nice. Where are you located? I would like lincoln to be done.

Hello, thanks a lot for this great video. Do you recommend to spray inside the PTU, some carburator cleaner to rainse all the gears before suck out the old dirty fluids?

Pretty sure the escape is the same too.

The rear differential is non serviceable in these cars too right? Can a mod like this be done to the rear differential to drain all the fluid?

Would these be the same as a 2016 ford explorer 3.5 awd??

Could you use something to suck the fluid out of the drain plug or does it restrict you?

Any updates? Did the oil coming out get any cleaner as you changed it out?

Did you try suctioning old oil out through the fill hole prior to drilling the case?

Did you try inserting a small tube into the fill plug and sucking out the old fluid? Seems a bit extreme to drill into the housing. Have you had any problems with leaks or metal shavings in the PTU since?

Hi bud did you take heat shield off to drill hole in ptu

You said use a 7/16” drill bit, but then you said use 1/4” plug. Did I misunderstand? Love your videos.

Is this still a viable fix 11 months later? How often are you servicing? Have you had any leaks on the drain plug?

Can you do my 2015 Explorer?

Whats the blue thing you put in your plug?

why did you do this?? were you already having issues? My 2011 Ford Edge needs a PTU replacement according to the dealer... it as been leaking for some time I guess. Im trying to find out if there is time to say this one or is it too late?

Huh squeeze bags, I wonder if other companies have made some squeezable bags.

After rendering the PTU fully servicable consider modding the washer fluid low circuit to serve as a low coolant alert: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gbqDqcd6s63XnX0.html

curious to know what the dealership or mechanic would have charged to replace versus what you did. i’m sure it would be painful!! very informative.

WTF?? I don't know as I didn't go thru all the comments but it you use a 7/16" drill your 1/4" tap is just going to fall into the transfer case! From the looks of the plug and drill hole you must mean a 1/2 X 16 tap.

Good hack to fix a bad engineering job!

slime!! How much mileage did it get that bad!!

Can i drive my fords to you

Car manufacturers must stay awake nights dreaming of ways to leech away the life from their products -=- Tell Me When That Makes Consumer Sense !

There's a fill plug on it, you suck the fluid out and refill. No need to drill a hole in it 🤦🏼