60,000 Mile Checkup

[Ni9mm]

What the hell ? My 2010's only got 26k. I'm never going to get to spend money on it other than mods!

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[MotuMute]

Lol

 

[pat'sRAPTOR]

Pirate you and I are very similar when it comes to maintenance! You can never do to much.. People ask me all the time "why do you work on your truck so mic? Is it always broken?" I look at them and laugh then say preventative maintainance is cheaper that fixing something that's broken because you neglected it lol why wait till something breaks to fix it when you can take care of it now and get the maximum like out of it!

 

[Yukon Joe]

Doesn't hurt to flush the brake fluid, power steering fluid, coolant, transmission, transfercase and rear diff with 60k-ish miles. Front diff usually goes a little longer depending on how often you use 4x4.
With the proper flush machine (bg makes a specific model for fords), you can push past the trans t stat and flush the transmission as fast, and actually sometimes faster, than a non t stat transmission.
Everything besides the front diff and transmission is something a weekend warrior can do.
The front diff gets difficult because the lack of room to get to the cover to change the fluid.
Only way to completely change all the fluid in the trans is to do a flush. I think most shops charge around 150 to do a trans flush.
You could always dump the pan and do a refill if you didn't want to spend the money. You'd only change a partial amount of fluid, but do this every 20-30k and you'd be good.
I've never seen a machine that actually "flushed" the power steering system. If you want to keep on top of the power steering, drain the reservoir and refill every oil change or two and it would stay cleaner than what a machine can do.
I have 37k on my truck and have done the rear diff 3 times, t case 3 times, transmission pan dump and refill several times with a new filter twice, brake fluid once, power steering several times, and coolant flush 5-6 times because I lost a oil cooler and gunked the radiator when it was new. The front diff, spark plugs, u joints (or possibly just a new drive shaft) are on the list next, and eventually I'll do a new fuel pump basically "just because". I also add fuel additive pretty regularly, either bg 44k or chevron fuel treatment. It's over maintained but it also gets rode like a two dollar ******.

Damn... your treating that $2 ****** like Julia Roberts, lol...

That is one rigorous maintenance program.

A couple how to videos might get some of us slackers into doing more, more often!

Yukon Joe
GLRE Support Raptor
WWW.RUNRAPTORRUN.COM

 

[dataustin]

I called one of the local FORD dealerships and asked the cost to flush the transmission and replace the filter per the Maintenance Manual. After a few minutes he determined which transmission I have and quoted me $379. He then proceeded to tell me that I don't need to replace the filter and the flush alone would be $240.

Finally, I asked which brand of fluid they use and he replied "BG", a full synthetic that only dealers have access to these days.

Interesting......

 

[pirate air]

The bg fluid is a synthetic universal fluid. I'm sure it's not the best fluid out there, but I've never once heard anyone having issues using it. And it's used in ALOT of cars. Generally you will do one or the other; a flush, or a pan drop and filter change. Both have positives. I'd start with a flush and see how bad the fluid is. If its real dirty go ahead and do the filter.

 

[dataustin]

Thanks for the advice!

 

[Boss Hoss]

Pirate you and I are very similar when it comes to maintenance! You can never do to much.. People ask me all the time "why do you work on your truck so mic? Is it always broken?" I look at them and laugh then say preventative maintainance is cheaper that fixing something that's broken because you neglected it lol why wait till something breaks to fix it when you can take care of it now and get the maximum like out of it!

HAHAHAHA--this is the way I have avoided any fluid related problems AND used fluid can also tell you if something is wrong... Been there done that!

 

[Humvee21]

Pat, did GAR ever get back to you?

 

[Jay.gordon]

Doesn't hurt to flush the brake fluid, power steering fluid, coolant, transmission, transfercase and rear diff with 60k-ish miles. Front diff usually goes a little longer depending on how often you use 4x4.
With the proper flush machine (bg makes a specific model for fords), you can push past the trans t stat and flush the transmission as fast, and actually sometimes faster, than a non t stat transmission.
Everything besides the front diff and transmission is something a weekend warrior can do.
The front diff gets difficult because the lack of room to get to the cover to change the fluid.
Only way to completely change all the fluid in the trans is to do a flush. I think most shops charge around 150 to do a trans flush.
You could always dump the pan and do a refill if you didn't want to spend the money. You'd only change a partial amount of fluid, but do this every 20-30k and you'd be good.
I've never seen a machine that actually "flushed" the power steering system. If you want to keep on top of the power steering, drain the reservoir and refill every oil change or two and it would stay cleaner than what a machine can do.
I have 37k on my truck and have done the rear diff 3 times, t case 3 times, transmission pan dump and refill several times with a new filter twice, brake fluid once, power steering several times, and coolant flush 5-6 times because I lost a oil cooler and gunked the radiator when it was new. The front diff, spark plugs, u joints (or possibly just a new drive shaft) are on the list next, and eventually I'll do a new fuel pump basically "just because". I also add fuel additive pretty regularly, either bg 44k or chevron fuel treatment. It's over maintained but it also gets rode like a two dollar ******.

I'm at 55k now and I did a hybrid of the 30 and 50/60k services (I was a bad boy and didn't do my 30) I had a friend of mine (Ford service head mechanic) do it for me and he did all of the flushes (trans, engine, radiator), cabin filter etc but didn't do the diffs. He will do those and the plugs and wires at 60k. He did it all for $300!