2009 - 2017 Ford F-150 Transmission Fluid and Filter change!

***UPDATED INFORMATION: Ford recommends checking the transmission fluid while the engine is running and the transmission fluid is at least warm, if not hot. So after filling your transmission pan with fluid, start your engine and let it run for about 10 minutes. Then add fluid if needed. Also, make sure you shift through the gears while your foot is firmly pressed on the brake pedal to allow the fluid to flow through the whole transmission.

Welcome back to the channel everyone! In this video Bob is changing the transmission fluid and filter on his 2013 F150. Now, Ford has used the 6r80 transmission in many vehicles (F150, Expedition, Ranger, Mustang, etc.) and this guide will show you everything you need to change it on your vehicle! Thanks for watching and don't forget to leave a comment if you have any questions!

Transmission Fluid (Mercon LV 12 quarts: good for 2 transmission oil changes!) -

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[robbywilson]

Recently decided to do this myself on my 2014 F-150 with the 5.0. This vid was most helpful. Not gonna lie this took me a LONG time to complete. Way more than I anticipated, but it gave me a great sense of accomplishment doing it myself. I am slowly trying to become my own mechanic for as many things as possible to avoid the shops.

[ronr]

Use pump fluid extractor from harbor freight to suck out most of fluid with the narrow flexible hose it comes with, this prevents leakage/spillage when dropping the pan, once pan is off suck remaining fluid in pan. The extractor has level indicator so you know exactly how much is removed and replace with new fluid. Use a 2 gallon bug sprayer from walmart or wherever and fill with correct amount of fluid, cut the plastic tip off wand. I bought a 2 foot cheap air wand at harbor freight and put it in vice, used a mapp torch to heat and bend it into a hook and I attached it to bug sprayer, it stays hooked into hole for ez refill.

[SrKyAaTnE]

You sir deserve the award of smartest man on earth.
Just changed my fluid. The tinfoil trick was amazing!

[lmrzxsam]

You know what, i got more confident in changing it myself instead of paying hundreds of dollars for someone to do it. Thank you for this useful video. Hello from Wichita Ks.

[timogilvie]

I came across this today....totally by chance. My 4x4 F150 is being serviced for this as we speak. I understand what the mechanics were talking about when I dropped it off yesterday. Thanks!

[davidwertanen]

Helpful video of yours.. I just did the trans service on my 2013 ford f150 fx4 today. 6r80 trans. I have done a lot of trans services on my vehicles over the years but this was the first for this truck. Very easy as I mentioned. Drove the truck to get the trans to 165 degrees. Lowered the pan and drained the oil. The filter came down with the pan as was expected. Cleaned the pan and magnet and wiped down the socket inside the trans where the filter fits in. This helps keep the new filter in place as you lift the clean pan with the reused Motorcraft gasket in place.. Put five qts of Mercon LV in and started the truck and shifted through the gears. Left it running and Checked the dipstick level. ( short dipstick alongside trans on the passenger side) and it was low at 145 degrees. Added another 2 qts and it is now almost up the B hashmark ( which is the full mark at 180 degrees operating temp), again check the oil level while it is running in Park.. Going forward I will check the trans oil every time I do an oil change. By the way, I used a 3 foot flexible hose ( from a dishwasher discharge) and funnel to add the trans oil. Much easier than pumping the oil from underneath the truck..

[howardboyd]

Man thanks a I was intimidated by the thought of this job at 1st with my own 2013 F-150 3.7 Liter with a whopping 260K miles and counting on it...

[ZteveW]

Thanks for doing it on the ground with a jack and not a lift. That's exactly how I have to do mine.

[GuyRegular]

Couple of comments for anyone. One who wants to do their own transmission service, he used paper towels to wipe the pan out and the filter connection which isn't bad. But when after you clean the pan ideally you should use compressed air, but above all, be sure not to use rags because they deposit lint on the surfaces of things. You can't really see it but it does and that will eventually wash and get up into the filter. In addition, many of the Ford products and other manufacturers have reusable gaskets. They're usually rubber with ribs on them and they'll have metal washers embedded in them around the bolts to stop the bolt at a certain point, so never throw those away. They're reusable. Oftentimes the filter kit will give you some cheap gasket that's not designed to work the way the original one is

[BrandonWest]

Dude, if not for you and your video, I wouldn’t have known about that Dorman pan with the drain plug. We just bought a 14 Navigator that I planned on swapping all fluids out to baseline the maintenance on it. The 3X pan drop and refill transmission service will be SO much easier after dropping the OEM pan (and changing the filter of course) for the 2 subsequent drain and fills.

As for the video itself, I really appreciated your positive vibe and enthusiasm. It makes for an easier to watch video. Great work! Subscribed!

[Thefishdog]

Any time I do a transmission job and it does not have a drain plug I just drill a 3/8 hole in lowest part of pan to drain. Saves big on mess, then I tack weld a nut inside and install a drain plug.

[iammethatisall]

Newbie on cars. Newbie subscriber. Thanks for teaching us what "dads" don't

[waynecartwright]

As soon as you mentioned trick shift at the beginning because I'm new to this channel it reminded me of my moroso transmission fluid that I used in my turbo hydramatic 400 back in the late seventies and it was brutal and could handle 690 horsepower naturally aspirated at the time...

[heted]

Real nice video. Lots of good camera shots. Ford really did a disservice to its customers by not having a traditional under the hood dipstick to check the fluid level. There are after market dip stick kits, but they are over $200! In one service manual, I read that the fluid level should be checked when the transmission is at normal operating temperature while running. That becomes a a hell of a task to not burn yourself on the cat converter. I think what you did was fine, If the level is at the bottom of A while cold, it should expand to the B mark when its hot.

[jacobkennedy]

Excellent video. Pro tip is use a kiddie pool underneath to catch fluid.

[sandmanxo]

Thanks for the video, had some big repairs between my 2017 F150 and my wife's 2013 Explorer that I actually had to take to a shop since it was out of my scope. Glad to see this this one is fairly easy. I have around 75K on the F150 and tow fairly light loads with it constantly and wanted to get this done in the next couple of months. Then it will be onto the Explorer which doesn't look fun with the transfer case sine I have the awd model.

[Lunentucker]

This was very helpful. The manual says something like 13 quarts. Not sure where the other quarts are hiding, but mine took about 7.

[MRTEE-sysb]

If you pop off a trans cooler line in the front under the radiator, you can pump out the remaining 8 quarts of old fluid by starting the truck and cycling the shift selector. Just keep topping off the transmission as you go so it does not suck dry. When it comes out bright red, you’re done.

[Chezzwinks]

Video is great! Did everything less than an hour if you don't count waiting for all the fluid to drain.