Hi All,
I am new to this forem, and glad to see a lot of good info here.
I'm sure this is not a new subject, but I didn't find it yet, so please have patience if I am digging up an old topic.
When I bought my 03 XLS 4.0 4WD new, the salesman told me the transmission was completely sealed and did not require a fluid change for 100K miles. So, I haven't been thinking about it. But I'm planning on pulling a small travel trailer this summer so now want to install a transmission cooler and also started wondering about that 100K mile fluid change.
I looked ay my owners manual, and this is considerably less than clear. I don't know which transmission I have, and some of them list a 30K mile transmission fluid change. However, they don't say which transmission I have. I've looked there before, and just assumed it didn't apply to me -- as I thought I had a 100K mile interval.
Please let me know what the truth is. How can I find out which transmission I have. Dealer wants $140 for a fluid change which seems high to me. But I want to have the correct fluid which some other shop may not use... What say you folks?
Thanks,
GCH
I am new to this forem, and glad to see a lot of good info here.
I'm sure this is not a new subject, but I didn't find it yet, so please have patience if I am digging up an old topic.
When I bought my 03 XLS 4.0 4WD new, the salesman told me the transmission was completely sealed and did not require a fluid change for 100K miles. So, I haven't been thinking about it. But I'm planning on pulling a small travel trailer this summer so now want to install a transmission cooler and also started wondering about that 100K mile fluid change.
I looked ay my owners manual, and this is considerably less than clear. I don't know which transmission I have, and some of them list a 30K mile transmission fluid change. However, they don't say which transmission I have. I've looked there before, and just assumed it didn't apply to me -- as I thought I had a 100K mile interval.
Please let me know what the truth is. How can I find out which transmission I have. Dealer wants $140 for a fluid change which seems high to me. But I want to have the correct fluid which some other shop may not use... What say you folks?
Thanks,
GCH