SamMerkun25
New Member
- Joined
- Jan 7, 2022
- Messages
- 5
- Reaction score
- 4
- Points
- 3
- Location
- Wickliffe, OH 44092
- Vehicle Year
- 1997
- Make / Model
- Ford F-150 4.2L
- Transmission
- Manual
Hey guys
Bought a 97 f150 4.2 5speed 150k miles in july 2021, I've been driving it since and absoluetly love it, I do tree work with it, constantly loading it the hell up with logs and branches almost everyday. I drive the crap out of this old rig, the tranny shifts pretty good, when its hot it takes a little bit longer to go in gear then when its cold, I can almost feel a very small grind going into 2nd gear sometimes, if I slow down shifting into 2nd it goes in fine. So in recent months I had 2002 camry 2.4 5 speed 190k miles, I had a shop change the tranny oil and 3rd started grinding, not sure why but shop claimed it was possibly original oil, should I change my gear oil in my ford truck? I would hate to have a similar issue like in my toyota camry, I see they take mercon ATF, please give me some thoughts and advice!
Bought a 97 f150 4.2 5speed 150k miles in july 2021, I've been driving it since and absoluetly love it, I do tree work with it, constantly loading it the hell up with logs and branches almost everyday. I drive the crap out of this old rig, the tranny shifts pretty good, when its hot it takes a little bit longer to go in gear then when its cold, I can almost feel a very small grind going into 2nd gear sometimes, if I slow down shifting into 2nd it goes in fine. So in recent months I had 2002 camry 2.4 5 speed 190k miles, I had a shop change the tranny oil and 3rd started grinding, not sure why but shop claimed it was possibly original oil, should I change my gear oil in my ford truck? I would hate to have a similar issue like in my toyota camry, I see they take mercon ATF, please give me some thoughts and advice!