![]() Of course the engine has to be idling and the car parked on a level surface. I have to fill mine up to the top line of the "hot" mark!īasically in the morning when the car is cold and I go and check the tranny oil level on the dipstick that's where the oil level will be, -top line of the "hot" mark. If you really want to add something then you can add the red lubegard (red bottle) most importantly how is your fluid level doing I know I need to overfill mine or it will shift rough/funny. There are a lot of problems being reported from such careless mixups and, ford is dragging their feet about this issue. NOTE: mercon LV, is not the same as mercon SP, you can not interchange them or even mix a little bit of either. So in turn you will have worst shift characteristics then you did before. (platinum lube gard) or the (Dr tranny shutter fix) because these two additives have a higher content of friction modifiers which will only increase the friction coefficient in an already highly friction modified fluid such as the (ford mercon LV/toyota WS/and GM dexron VI) If you have the (aisin warner-six speed) transmission then, you do not need the However depending on what transmission you have. these are the only products on the market that do what they promise. Well first of all the lubegard products are really good and in my experience and manny others. Tranny Instant Shudder Fixx and Lubegard 63010 Platinum Universal ATF Protectant. The color changed from dark brown to pink, but I am not sure if the shift quality is better. I used 12 quarts of the Peak ATF following the instructions posted by drolds1 here.Ībout 10 to 20 percent of the original oil is still left using this method. ![]() About 4 to 5 quarts can be sucked out each time, as much as by removing the drain plug. I wonder if someone knows better licensed aftermarket alternatives. I would have gone with Castrol if I had found that before making the purchase although the price is higher. Later, I did some research and found two other certified products: Castrol/Transmax ATF full synthetic multi-vehicle transmission fluid available from Autozone and Silver State Dex VI / Mercon LV ATF. It's said on the bottle that it is certified by Ford for Mercon LV applications. Originally, I planned to get Mercon LV from Advance Auto parts, but they did not have any in stock, so I got Peak Full Synthetic Multi-vehicle (ATF) Automatic Transmission Fluid recommemded by them. Changed out the Mercon LV ATF in my 2012 Ford Fusion SEL V6 a few days ago.
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