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- 2010 F150 XLT Scab 4x4
I received this info from a guy on another car forum. It's heresay, but it seems to be accurate to me based on google searches. Might be some good preventive maintenance for you other explorer owners.
"That transfer case (PTO unit) is the same basic design that's used on the Flex, CX9, Exploder, etc. It's non-serviceable (until 2013 when they started including a drain plug). The half quart of "lifetime" gear fluid turns to **** after 30-50k depending on use and then starts blowing out the seals and leaking everywhere. By then you're lucky if it hasn't failed and stuck the vehicle in FWD only mode (or if you're really lucky, it's snapped the output shaft on the rear of the trans where it bolts up). The best way to avoid it is to shove a host in the fill port every 20k and extract the fluid, and refill with factory correct fluid, to keep the transfer case, gears, seals, etc, all happy. There's a reason those transfer cases can be found all day long on ebay for ~$600 NIB..."
Just an FYI.
"That transfer case (PTO unit) is the same basic design that's used on the Flex, CX9, Exploder, etc. It's non-serviceable (until 2013 when they started including a drain plug). The half quart of "lifetime" gear fluid turns to **** after 30-50k depending on use and then starts blowing out the seals and leaking everywhere. By then you're lucky if it hasn't failed and stuck the vehicle in FWD only mode (or if you're really lucky, it's snapped the output shaft on the rear of the trans where it bolts up). The best way to avoid it is to shove a host in the fill port every 20k and extract the fluid, and refill with factory correct fluid, to keep the transfer case, gears, seals, etc, all happy. There's a reason those transfer cases can be found all day long on ebay for ~$600 NIB..."
Just an FYI.