I was thinking the exact same thing. These terms are newer and even older mechanics may not know meanings. Credit=Pic taken from MTC "fossil" member.
Um no, it was not mostly highway. Watch his earlier videos. He drives a massive camper up through the mountains, I guarantee you he torched his ATF fluid in that one day alone. Once the ATF fluid hits a certain temperature, its been compromised essentially forever to perform like it should. He should have been following the 30k mile ATF fluid change like you are supposed to in severe driving conditions.
I am kind of with ya there, Trannies are not wearing themselves into place like piston rings and cylinder walls are doing. I do wonder about silicone balls floating around within the tranny though.
Per Montana's post which includes the Ford maintenance process for it, yes it should be checked while at operating temps.
What screen is this? My '22 FX4 doesn't have a screen like this.
Well I haven't rode in a Fx4 in a while so I did not focus on this subject at the time How ever I am looking at it from a Tremor point of view and not thinking that a FX4 might be configured differently. With the locking RDU in my Tremor in normal mode does not show any axle activity. However in all other mode it does. As I said in my other posts The RDU could be activated under severe conditions and poor traction even in normal mode.
Tremor 100% sends power to the rear wheels in normal mode.
100,000 miles!!! No freaking way!!! That's lunacy!!!
I believe you can do it yourself and still maintain your warranty.
I am just quoting the owner's manual I did not make any claim that is what should or should not be done.
The point is don’t change them per the vehicle manual intervals. Change the PTU oil as soon as you take delivery of your new vehicle or as soon as you read through this post. Change the trans fluid right after the vehicle break-in period (5000 miles?). And use your thoroughly educated judgement and/or Blackstone Labs test results to determine how often to test/replace the lubricating oils/fluids throughout your vehicle.
I measured 9 oz. drained from the PTU and 19 oz filling to make the oil seep from the fill plug.
I can’t recall the Daniel said the he or Ford discovered the defect that caused his particular transmission malfunction characteristics. I read also that some have an issues where they have to rev the engine up to get the vehicle to move. I could be wrong but that doesn’t feel like a wiring issue.
The color does mean something. It’s an indicator albeit possibly a small indicator of the condition that the transmission fluid has experienced. Transmission fluid color is and indicator of the fluid’s age and use. I have a 2023 with less than 6000 miles. I managed to get some universal averages of all the Blackstone Labs tests results from all tests they have received from all the vehicles that use that transmission. I’ll let everyone chew on these results before chiming in on them. The proof is in the pudding.
