grey26
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- Austin, TX
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 2000 Ford Explorer 4wd
I decided to check my transfer case fluid this evening on my 2000 Ford Explorer V6 SOHC 4 wheel drive. I removed the fill bolt (The bolt directly below the rear driveshaft towards the pax side, and NOT the bolt marked "drain" which is towards the driver side) and about 1 quart of fluid came out. I've had the vehicle since it was 4 years old and I know I haven't checked the fluid level before tonight. Was/Is it normal for Ford to overfill these for some reason when they were being built? Any other ideas as to how this happened? I read somewhere that some seal or something in the transmission could fail possibly causing fluid from the xmission to seep/flow into a transfer case...going to check the xmission fluid next but it's been fine in the past and checked fairly reguarly. I guess I'm also looking for some reassurance now that the fluid is now at the correct level and not underfilled?
Update: Just checked xmission fluid and it was fine. It was changed about 3 years ago and I've never thought I had a xmission leak (ie, I've never had to add xmission fluid outside of the drain/fill). Also, I noticed there is oil around the output shaft, above the fill bolt. On better inspection, there's a little bit of oil on the undercarriage as well...kind of in a line moving from driver side to pax side. No idea how it could get up there???
Update: Just checked xmission fluid and it was fine. It was changed about 3 years ago and I've never thought I had a xmission leak (ie, I've never had to add xmission fluid outside of the drain/fill). Also, I noticed there is oil around the output shaft, above the fill bolt. On better inspection, there's a little bit of oil on the undercarriage as well...kind of in a line moving from driver side to pax side. No idea how it could get up there???