You really show a lot of details that will help anyone with a Transit Connect. even if they're not going to do the service themselves.. At least now, even if we use a shop we know what the score is.
Great video, just did mine. You should have let the transmission heat up to 85C degrees before checking level, According to the manual. I used a cheap USB cable and Forscan to read trans temperature
I'm still diagnosing my 2018 Ford Transit connect. I bought it with 18,000 mi it has about 40,000 mi now. Lately The vehicle's motion starting to stutter as I accelerate in low speeds. Just yesterday morning started my vehicle and started to drive off and while pressing on the accelerator pedal the vehicle wouldn't move for a couple seconds and then started to stutter and then the RPMs went up for a second and then the vehicle started to move again. This seems to only be happening in low speeds I'm guessing when the gears are shifting when I'm on the freeway it doesn't do that at high speed. Hopefully the transmission just needs more fluid Thank you so much for this video. Super detailed and clear to understand. If it was 30,000 mi I would be doing a flush but since it's over 30,000 mi I'm just going to be draining and filling Don't want to damage the transmission due to disturbing sediment buildup inside Thanks again
You hit the nail on the heads with that last paragraph, a drain/refill is a good way to introduce fluid viscosity without removing all sediment. And the issue does sound like it could be caused from low viscosity transmission fluid. Any update on this situation?
Just the video I was looking for. I have 2019 TC with 57k and it's starting to jump while driving, I've noticed the rpms jump too and there is a constant humming sound. I removed the EGR valve and cleaned it. That helped with the jumping. It does does it but not as frequently and much more subtle. The hum is still there
I stated in the video how often, but if I remember correctly it was every 60k-100k miles depending what type of driving you do. If you’re towing, driving in mountainous terrain, driving aggressively, etc you should change it closer to the 60k mile mark
@@InYourDrivewayAuto Did you drain the torque converter? You can start it up with the drain plug off and let it run for about a minute and it should get the fluid out of the Torque converter.
Does the trans cooler need to be drained? I changed the fluid and rechecked it, it's practically black. There has to be a lot more fluid in the system somewhere.
If you want to get all of the fluid out you would need to perform a trans fluid flush, this is just a simple drain and refill, good for a “freshen up” for the trans.
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You really show a lot of details that will help anyone with a Transit Connect. even if they're not going to do the service themselves.. At least now, even if we use a shop we know what the score is.
Thanks man! Glad it was helpful!
Thank you sooooooo much for making this video. I have been looking for a video on the transit connect.
No problem man! I’m glad it helped!
Great video and great job !! Congratulations!! New day, new teaching!! Thank!! 👍🏽
Thanks man! Glad it was helpful!
Very good job, and a great video explantion
Thank you very much! Glad it helped!
Great video, just did mine. You should have let the transmission heat up to 85C degrees before checking level, According to the manual. I used a cheap USB cable and Forscan to read trans temperature
That is correct
Top video very thorough Thanks 👍
Glad it was helpful!
I'm still diagnosing my 2018 Ford Transit connect. I bought it with 18,000 mi it has about 40,000 mi now. Lately The vehicle's motion starting to stutter as I accelerate in low speeds. Just yesterday morning started my vehicle and started to drive off and while pressing on the accelerator pedal the vehicle wouldn't move for a couple seconds and then started to stutter and then the RPMs went up for a second and then the vehicle started to move again.
This seems to only be happening in low speeds I'm guessing when the gears are shifting when I'm on the freeway it doesn't do that at high speed.
Hopefully the transmission just needs more fluid
Thank you so much for this video. Super detailed and clear to understand. If it was 30,000 mi I would be doing a flush but since it's over 30,000 mi I'm just going to be draining and filling Don't want to damage the transmission due to disturbing sediment buildup inside
Thanks again
You hit the nail on the heads with that last paragraph, a drain/refill is a good way to introduce fluid viscosity without removing all sediment. And the issue does sound like it could be caused from low viscosity transmission fluid.
Any update on this situation?
good video bro. I just dumped my fluid on my 2021, toasted. thanks
Glad it helped!
Just the video I was looking for. I have 2019 TC with 57k and it's starting to jump while driving, I've noticed the rpms jump too and there is a constant humming sound. I removed the EGR valve and cleaned it. That helped with the jumping. It does does it but not as frequently and much more subtle. The hum is still there
I would definitely give this a shot and see if it doesn’t help out
Thanks for the video.
How often should you replace the transmission fluid?
I stated in the video how often, but if I remember correctly it was every 60k-100k miles depending what type of driving you do. If you’re towing, driving in mountainous terrain, driving aggressively, etc you should change it closer to the 60k mile mark
@@InYourDrivewayAuto Okay, thank you. I missed that part.
No problem!
@@InYourDrivewayAuto Did you drain the torque converter? You can start it up with the drain plug off and let it run for about a minute and it should get the fluid out of the Torque converter.
Sounds like a good way to burn out the torque converter. If you want to make sure you get ALL the fluid replaced, it’s best to do a full flush
Does the trans cooler need to be drained? I changed the fluid and rechecked it, it's practically black. There has to be a lot more fluid in the system somewhere.
If you want to get all of the fluid out you would need to perform a trans fluid flush, this is just a simple drain and refill, good for a “freshen up” for the trans.
What about the filter on the transmission? Is that not replaced everytime?
The filter is inside the transmission. Changing it is really easy once you remove the transmission and split the case.
That should be changed about every 90,000 mi
It doesn’t hurt but it’s a whole process to get to it
So you check with car running in park?
Yes
R.i.p. camera man 😂
A true loss 🙏😂