99k miles; Too late to flush the auto trans?

[Hugenstein]

My '00 XLT (4.0 OHC V6) just turned 99k, and I'd like to get the auto trans fluid changed to a newer synthetic, is it too late to do a flush? Can I request just a change? And if they do a change, does it have to be the same fluid type that was in there?

Thanks, Ryan

 

[Millertime1987]

Was the fluid just changed recently? If not you can change the fluid it should not harm anything.

 

[Hugenstein]

I don't think it's ever been done. So I'm trying to catch up on the needed maintenance stuff. I think I've read "Change" is good, "Flush" is bad...

 

[VOATMJ1]

Consider yourself lucky to have gotten to 99K, my tranny failed at 61K. I had a complete flush at 30K and again at 60K and at 61K, the tranny FAILED!! I limped home 500 miles with the damn thing slipping so bad, that I was crossing my fingers and praying I would get home. So I would assume flush is bad.

Got a stronger rebuilt tranny (not from Ford) with a 6 year 60,000 warranty now!