Maintenance and Specifications
Correctfluidlevel
Thetransmissionfluidshouldbecheckedatnormaloperating
temperature66°C-77°C(150°F-170°F)onalevelsurface.Thenormal
operatingtemperaturecanbereachedafterapproximately30km(20
miles)ofdriving.
Youcancheckthefluidwithoutdrivingiftheambienttemperatureis
above10°C(50°F).However,iffluidisaddedatthistime,anoverfill
conditioncouldresultwhenthevehiclereachesnormaloperating
temperature.
Thetransmissionfluidshouldbein
thisrangeifatnormaloperating
temperature(66°C-77°C
ADD
ADD
ADD
COLD
COLD
COLD
HOT
DO NOT ADD
[150
°F-170°F]).
Thetransmissionfluidshouldbein
thisrangeifatambienttemperature
DON'T ADD IF IN CROSSHATCHED AREA • CHECK WHEN HOT
IDLING IN PARK
IDLING IN PARK
IDLING IN PARK
(10
°C-35°C[50°F-95°F]).
Highfluidlevel
HOT
DO NOT ADD
Fluidlevelsabovethesaferange
mayresultintransmissionfailure.
Anoverfillconditionoftransmission
fluidmaycauseshiftand/or
engagementconcernsand/or
possibledamage.
DON'T ADD IF IN CROSSHATCHED AREA • CHECK WHEN HOT
HOT
DO NOT ADD
Highfluidlevelscanbecausedby
anoverheatingcondition.
Adjustingautomatic
transmissionfluidlevels
DON'T ADD IF IN CROSSHATCHED AREA • CHECK WHEN HOT
Beforeaddinganyfluid,makesurethecorrecttypeisused.Thetypeof
fluidusedisnormallyindicatedonthedipstickandalsointhe
Lubricantspecificationssectioninthischapter.
Useofanon-approvedautomatictransmissionfluidmaycause
internaltransmissioncomponentdamage.
Ifnecessary,addfluidin250ml(1/2pint)incrementsthroughthefiller
tubeuntiltheleveliscorrect.
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2004
F250/350/450/550(f23)
OwnersGuide(post-2002-fmt)
USAEnglish(fus)
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