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    Posted: 27 Feb 2016 at 8:39am
ya, im a freak watching my tranny gage when towing.  it never even gets half way whether towing or not and under all conditions(have tranny cooler obviously).  not sure how accurate the tranny temp gage is; hopefully fairly accurate.  my last ford had 268,000 on it when basically it fell apart due to deterioration and rusting(everything started breaking), nothing wrong with motor or tranny.  never changed the tranny fluid in it.  off subject, got 9 inches of snow the other day; st louis only got 3!!!  i was hoping for 30!!  not much happening today so will be looking into fluid change.  hogone  
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Posts: 1797 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 27 Feb 2016 at 8:12am
Seems like most owner's manuals do recommend periodic replacement of automatic transmission fluid, maybe 35K miles or so. Historically I've pretty much ignored that, but towing changed that. Heat is the enemy of transmission fluid. It's a time-temperature product issue so the longer the fluid stays hot the more it degrades. Towing causes fluid heating and should be monitored. Just watch what happens when you tow up a long hill. So now I watch transmission fluid temp and change when I've punished it. Some, but not all transmissions have a filter somewhere. It varies. Different draining mechanisms, including none, which require pumping. Check with your local oil changing shop. Replacing a transmission will really ruin your day. Cry
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Posts: 4508 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 27 Feb 2016 at 8:03am
We change and flush ours every 40-45 thousand. So far so good.
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Posts: 1042 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 27 Feb 2016 at 7:46am
good morning podders.  tranny question.  do you all change your tranny fluid?  not having any issues, just curious.  i have 77,000 on the ford.  havent even looked to see if pan needs dropping or if there is just a plug.  if so, would one consider just changing fluid and not filter?  again, i havent even looked into whether filter is in a pan or an oil type filter.  honestly, havent even looked at fluid on dipstick!!   i guess just bored this morning so throwing out a discussion.  hogone
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