Hello,

New to the forum

I was under my truck (2005f150 4x4) looking to change the trany fluid, as I'm at about 100K in miles.

I noted some leakage around the transaxle seals so I decided to check the level; It was just a pinch low, however it appeared (on my finger) to be a little gray in color. I'm thinking this is not good; Additionally I didn't see a drain plug on the pumkin to facilitate changing.

TIA

 

wait... are you referring to the transmission or the differential? f150s dont have transaxles. transaxles are what a front wheel drive car has. your ATF should a bright clear red. also, when you check your ATF, feel it. if theres any grit in the fluid off the dipstick, you have a problem

 

actually my owners manual uses the word "transaxle"; I could be wrong (need to take a closer look) but it appears on the 2005 models that the transfer case is integrated into the front axle?

No I'm not referring to the tranny, it is red and looks OK. My plan was to change the tranny fluild and filter due to the fact that I'm at 100K in miles.

thanks for the reply!

Edit: OK-I looked again; It is indeed my front axle (differiental-pumkin); Owners manual says 75-90 synthetic.

Joe

 

any fluid that looks gray or milky in color means theres water getting in.

 

^^^ x2

if you're at 100k you're probably due to change a lot of your fluids, maybe call a few shops and see how much they charge for fluid exchanges, this is one of the biggest preventative maintenance things you can do for your truck in it's lifetime

 

It's worth it to have a shop flush and not just change the tranny/transfer case fluid. I think it cost me about $120 when I had my Ranger done. It's a whole lot better then replacing a transmission at 130k. I think it's recommended at like every 60k too.

 

just finished changing the front differential fluid; kinda a PIA due to access being somewhat blocked for cleaning the gasket surface.

I used mobil synthetic 75-90.

Funny thing is the job I started was to change filter/fluid on the trans; Once I noted some seal leakage on diff. (not at the cover) that became the bigger priority.

I'm leaving on a trip out west today so the other fluid changes will have to wait

Thanks to those who replied