eREdge
Member
- Joined
- Jun 20, 2018
- Messages
- 49
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- Location
- Jacksonville, FL
- Vehicle Year
- 2002
- Make / Model
- Ford
- Engine Size
- 3.0L
- Transmission
- Automatic
This is my third time now dropping the pan and changing the fluid. The last time I dropped the pan I made a mess and couldn't accurately check how much fluid I had drained.
I have gone by the book and it gives me two different results.
I start the truck, go through all the gears and wait til it's a normal operating temperature, then check the dip stick and it marks just under the cross hatch. I'll let it sit and idle for another 10 minutes, go through all gears and then it marks just barely on the cross hatch. This is without moving the truck at all
I have also driven it for 10 miles (the owners manual says about 20 miles or til operating temp) park, go through all the gears, leave it idling in park, and the dip stick reads about half an inch over the full mark
I'm confused whether I'm doing it wrong. I've put about 4.5 quarts this time around.
Sorry if I been spamming the forums, I'm just trying to get this thing to run 100%
I have gone by the book and it gives me two different results.
I start the truck, go through all the gears and wait til it's a normal operating temperature, then check the dip stick and it marks just under the cross hatch. I'll let it sit and idle for another 10 minutes, go through all gears and then it marks just barely on the cross hatch. This is without moving the truck at all
I have also driven it for 10 miles (the owners manual says about 20 miles or til operating temp) park, go through all the gears, leave it idling in park, and the dip stick reads about half an inch over the full mark
I'm confused whether I'm doing it wrong. I've put about 4.5 quarts this time around.
Sorry if I been spamming the forums, I'm just trying to get this thing to run 100%