Maintenance and care
5.
6.
7.
Removethedipstick,wipingitcleanwithaclean,drylintfreerag.
Installthedipstickmakingsureitisfullyseatedinthefillertube.
Removethedipstickandinspectthefluidlevel.Thefluidshouldbein
thedesignatedareasfornormalandroomtemperature.
Correct fluid level
Thetransmissionfluidshouldbecheckedatnormaloperating
temperatures66°C-77°C(150°F-170°F)onalevelsurface.Thenormal
operatingtemperaturecanbereachedafterapproximately30km(20
miles)ofdriving.However,youcancheckthefluidwithoutdrivingifthe
outsidetemperaturesareabove10°C(50°F).Iffluidisaddedatthis
time,anoverfillconditioncouldresultwhenthevehiclereachesnormal
operatingtemperature.
Thetransmissionfluidshouldbein
thisrangeifatnormaloperating
temperature(66°C-77°C
ADD
ADD
ADD
COLD
COLD
COLD
HOT
HOT
HOT
DO NOT ADD
DO NOT ADD
DO NOT ADD
[150°F-170°F]).
Thetransmissionfluidshouldbein
thisrangeifatroomtemperature
(10°C-35°C
[50°F-95°F]).
High fluid level
Fluidlevelsabovethesaferange
mayresultintransmissionfailure.
Anoverfillconditionoftransmission
fluidmaycauseshiftand/or
engagementconcernsand/or
possibledamage.
Highfluidlevelscanbecausedby
anoverheatingcondition.
Adjusting automatic
transmission fluid levels
Beforeaddinganyfluid,makesure
thecorrecttypeisused.Thetypeof
fluidusedisnormallyindicatedonthedipstickand/ordipstickhandle
andalsointhe Lubrica nt specifica tion s sectioninthe Capa cities and
specifica tion s chapter.
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| Categories | Ford Explorer Manuals, Ford Manuals |
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| Model Year | 1999 |
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