Transmission service

Asked by Peasecmahlon Sep 21, 2014 at 03:14 PM about the 2001 Mercury Sable LS Premium Sedan FWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

What is ford recommended trans service?  Drop pan and replace filter or complete flush
without replacing filter?

2 Answers

FordNut answered 9 years ago

There will be a lot of people disagree with me but NEVER allow an transmission flush, it will pick up crap from filter, and most transmissions have a magnet on bottom of pan to collect metal 'dust' and a flush disturbs all that, circulating it through your trans doing more harm than benefit

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