4x4 Filter

Yes You Need the 4x4 Filter ATP part # B-172 it is Deeper and with the New converter It will be a Flush I have used Motorcraft, Mobile 1, Poyal Purple, and a Universal fluid that a Friend got me for Free, It all seems to work fine, My 2 cents JUST Keep it Clean!!

 

I've just been a bit confused as I see different types, differing opinions, and there doesn't seem to be a clear-cut answer.

 

Merc 3 is what I used and its harder to find nowadays. Seems ford is starting to use Merc 5

 

Read your dipstick.

If you're wanting to know the exact fluid that your truck came with from the factory then that will tell you which exact fluid that your truck came with from the factory. This has been confirmed by many Ford techs as well as SVT hotline help when they were still a thing.

Roach

 

UNLESS YOU BY THE FLUID DIRECTLY FROM FORD. THEN YOU CAN ONLY BUY FORDS MERCON V.


The answer is cut and dry. Ford no longer makes Mercon. Mercon is a registered trademark of Ford.


If you buy fluid from Ford, it will be Fords Motorcraft MerconV. Ford stopped making Mercon years ago in 2006. Fords Motorcraft MerconV was reformulated and is now considered a "dual usage fluid" and is approved for all of it's Mercon applications.

If you go anywhere else (parts store) just buy regular Dextron/Mercon fluid and DO NOT buy any other brand of MerconV aside from Fords Motorcraft MerconV. Any other MerconV will damage the internal seals.

If you want the info on the Ford Mercon/MerconV fluid change over, look up ford TSB 06-14-4.


Here is the PDF file of Fords Automatic Transmission fluid charts. (ONLY FORD FLUIDS APPLY)

Our transmissions are 4R100 3rd from the left.

http://www.fcsdchemicalsandlubricants.com/main/quickref/atf.pdf




I use Motorcraft MerconV only because I get it for free. If I had to pay for it, I would be going to the parts store and buying Dex/Merc.

 

UNLESS YOU BY THE FLUID DIRECTLY FROM FORD. THEN YOU CAN ONLY BUY FORDS MERCON V.


The answer is cut and dry. Ford no longer makes Mercon. Mercon is a registered trademark of Ford.


If you buy fluid from Ford, it will be Fords Motorcraft MerconV. Ford stopped making Mercon years ago in 2006. Fords Motorcraft MerconV was reformulated and is now considered a "dual usage fluid" and is approved for all of it's Mercon applications.

If you go anywhere else (parts store) just buy regular Dextron/Mercon fluid and DO NOT buy any other brand of MerconV aside from Fords Motorcraft MerconV. Any other MerconV will damage the internal seals.

If you want the info on the Ford Mercon/MerconV fluid change over, look up ford TSB 06-14-4.


Here is the PDF file of Fords Automatic Transmission fluid charts. (ONLY FORD FLUIDS APPLY)

Our transmissions are 4R100 3rd from the left.

http://www.fcsdchemicalsandlubricants.com/main/quickref/atf.pdf




I use Motorcraft MerconV only because I get it for free. If I had to pay for it, I would be going to the parts store and buying Dex/Merc.

Awesome. Thanks!!!

 

Valvoline Mer/DexIII Is what I used two yrs ago...

 

I used the Mobile1, but then again I changed all my fluids to Mobile1. Mobile1 is all we use in the semi trucks at work. We even use the grease.

 

I run about $200 worth of Redline Synthetic Race fluid in mine. For most the regular, cheap Merc3/Dex is more than adequate.

Jim