When I did my first PTU and RDU service at 25k miles, the fluids looked just like that.
As @Hootbro mentioned above, when doing my second service yesterday at 50k miles, the PTU and RDU fluids looked essentially brand new. Which was very surprising, but great to see!
My 2022 FX4 + 4K just rolled 50k miles over the weekend. I bought this truck new in November 2022. It is my daily and I must say I'm still very happy with it!
In the wintertime, I tow a two-place snowmobile trailer most weekends. In the summer, I rarely tow but I will do some occasional...
Your dealer/quicklane doesn't know what they are talking about...
You can drain and fill the transmission, but do not flush it. The PTU is a drain and fill too (PTU is maybe a 20 minute job tops).
The long and short of it...
The climate control can essentially run automatically with minimal driver input, or can be completely overridden in all aspects and function like an old-style manual climate control system.
My best advice to you, having owned multiple vehicles with auto climate...
Correct. I documented this in a thread here on MTC almost two years ago when I did my first transmission service. It was an absolute joke trying to fill through the tube. Removal of the entire tube is necessary for this job.
Pretty neat. Montenegro license plate, so Eastern Europe.
Bet you could find that emblem on Ebay. Would make a cool wall hanger for the garage or man cave.
You should be good out there! Have fun. At Silver Lake Sand Dunes there are areas or paths that are well traveled and have firmed up quite a bit. If you venture off to a less traveled area, then expect the sand to get a lot softer. Sand mode + air the tires down = having a blast!
I actually just did an order on RA today for engine oil, filters, gear oil, etc for the 50k mile service for my truck. It did let me buy with ULV in the cart so hopefully I will get it.
Maybe, that would be cool. Overall my point is Ford could've found a compromise, they clearly just chose not to. I know I'm not the only one who's griped about the inability to spec a Tremor with the 4K tow pkg from the factory. If you could, I'd sell my FX4 today and pick up the Tremor.