mjjstang
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- 97 4x4 SOHC
ok I have been reading up a lot about this and also posted about other fluid questions, but I believe having the right fluids and clean fluids is one of the most important part of keeping a car in tip top condition, anyway. I just got off the phone with dealer, and they said for my 97 4.0 sohc it is recommended every 30k to flush (at 79k this is probably the first time it will be flushed) and he laughed when I told him there are people who view flushing, as a bad idea. He laughed even more when I asked about the price sans fluid being that I wanted to add my own synthetics, and he told me blasphemy. what they use is recommended. (he told me they use a semi synthetic so I assume they are using motorcraft) and they back flush it. being its a screen filter, it is pointless to purchase a new filter. All contaminants should be removed during the process. This does make sense if it is just a screen. I want to believe him. for 110 bux i can get it over and done with and call it a day. I am mechanically inclined but I don't want to get into the flushing business myself as that scares me a bit.