Automatic transmissions prevent engine strain from driving in the bum gear.
Changing the transmission filter and fluid on a Ford Econoline car every 25,000 miles by removing and draining the transmission pan Testament cooperation look after the transmission. This wealth, while unabridged for an interim fluid changes, Testament sanction antiquated fluid in the transmission. A abundant flush of an Econoline transmission is needed every 50,000 miles to completely remove all fluid from the transmission and deal in it in capital working disposal. Appropriate machines are specious to beget the fluid interchange a 10-minute employment, on the contrary you can extremely perform the duty Homewards without a device in approximately half an time.
Instructions
1. Grassland the Econoline on a comparable and packed surface. Shut off the engine and dehiscent the hood.
2. Deposit a empty pan under the radiator where the transmission cooling contour connects to the radiator. There are two cooling lines connected to the radiator, one for transmission fluid prospect in and one for the fluid leaving the radiator and re-entering the transmission action. It doesn't incident which hose you levy the pan under.
3. Loosen the screw on the hose clamp of the transmission cooling border with a flat-head screwdriver and pull the hose off the radiator connexion. Use a Philips-head screwdriver to remove the screws holding the transmission filter screen in place and remove the filter screen.11. Place a new transmission filter screen in position and secure it in place with the screws from the old screen.
5. Remove the filler cap and dipstick from the transmission fill tube in the engine compartment. The fill pipe is toward the rear of the engine, aloof ultimate the air filter housing. Levy the narrow cusp of a funnel in the fill channel.
6. Inauguration the engine and wait for the transmission fluid to start to flow into the filter pan. When the fluid begins to bleed, pour original transmission fluid into the funnel at the duplicate flow scale as the fluid is draining into the pan. Compose positive the fluid type is that specified for the year and base Econoline you are function. Add two quarts of new fluid to the transmission. Wait until no enhanced transmission fluid is flowing from the radiator or disconnected hose (doctrine all the senile fluid and the two current quarts are flushed outside) and shut off the engine.
7. Reconnect the transmission fluid contour to the radiator and tighten the screw on the hose clamp to secure the borderline.
8. Lift the front of the vehicle with a machine jack, one side at a age, using jackstands to facilitate the weight of the vehicle. Don't rely on a van jack to bedding the weight while you working underneath the vehicle, as it can collapse. Place a chock block behind one rear tire to prevent the vehicle from rolling.
9. Slide under the vehicle and place the drain pan under the transmission fluid pan bolted to the underside of the transmission. Remove the bolts holding the transmission fluid pan to the transmission with a socket wrench and remove the pan, allowing any remaining fluid to pour into the drain pan. Peel off the old pan gasket and discard the gasket.
10. Cook decided the empty pan is positioned to accept fluid should it come outside from either the radiator connexion or the disconnected hose.4. Initiate the engine and let it gallop briefly, proof where the transmission fluid comes outside from (hose or radiator) and turn the engine off. Reposition the pan so it is directly under the hose or radiator, whichever one the transmission fluid poured from when the engine was running.
12. Use spray engine degreaser To cleanse out the transmission fluid pan. Wipe the pan dry with clean rags. Lay a new gasket on the flat edge of the pan, making sure the bolt holes in the gasket line up with the bolt holes in the edge of the pan.
13. Lift the pan back into position on the bottom of the transmission and insert the bolts. Hand tighten all the bolts, then use a socket wrench to finish tightening the bolts in place. Tighten each bolt a little before moving onto the next so all the bolts are tightened into place evenly and the pan doesn't warp.
14. Lower the vehicle off the jackstands by raising one side of the vehicle higher with the car jack, removing the stand, then lowering the vehicle before moving to lower the other side.
15. Pour two quarts of automatic transmission fluid into the funnel in the transmission fill pipe. Start the engine and shift through all the positions on the transmission. With the engine running, pull out the funnel and use the dipstick to check the fluid level. Continue to add small amounts of transmission fluid, shifting through all the positions and checking the fluid level, until the correct levels have been reached. Remember to replace the transmission fill cap when done.
