Maintenance and care
High fluid level
Fluidlevelsabovethesaferange
mayresultintransmissionfailure.
Anoverfillconditionoftransmission
fluidmaycauseshiftand/or
engagementconcernsand/or
possibledamage.
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Highfluidlevelscanbecausedbyanoverheatingcondition.
Adjusting automatic transmission fluid levels
Beforeaddinganyfluid,makesurethecorrecttypeisused.Thetypeof
fluidusedisnormallyindicatedonthedipstickandalsointhe
LubricantspecificationssectionintheCapacitiesandspecifications
chapter.
Useofanon-approvedautomatictransmissionfluidmaycause
internaltransmissioncomponentdamage.
Ifnecessary,addfluidin250mL(1/2pint)incrementsthroughthefiller
tubeuntiltheleveliscorrect.
Ifanoverfilloccurs,excessfluid
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shouldberemovedbyaqualified
technician.
Anoverfillconditionof
transmissionfluidmaycause
shiftand/orengagementconcernsand/orpossibledamage.
Checking automatic transmission fluid (if equipped)
Refertoyourscheduledmaintenanceguideforscheduledintervalsfor
fluidchecksandchanges.Yourtransmissiondoesnotconsumefluid.
However,thefluidlevelshouldbecheckedifthetransmissionisnot
workingproperly,i.e.,ifthetransmissionslipsorshiftsslowlyorifyou
noticesomesignoffluidleakage.
Automatictransmissionfluidexpandswhenwarmed.Toobtainan
accuratefluidcheck,drivethevehicleuntilitisatnormaloperating
temperature(approximately30km[20miles]).Ifyourvehiclehasbeen
operatedforanextendedperiodathighspeeds,incitytrafficduringhot
weatherorpullingatrailer,thevehicleshouldbeturnedoffforabout30
minutestoallowfluidtocoolbeforechecking.
1.
Drivethevehicle30km(20miles)oruntilitreachesnormaloperating
temperature.
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| Categories | Ford Explorer Manuals, Ford Manuals |
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| Document Type | User and Operator's Vehicle Manual Guide. Free Auto PDF Manual Download. |
| Model Year | 2000 |
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| Publisher | ford.com |
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