Just finished doing my 2013 BT50 as per this video. Only issue I had was that the pump would not suck fluid up out of the bottle to flush until I elevated the bottle up high and let gravity assist in feeding the fluid up into the intake. After that it worked fine. Box had around 125,000kms on it, no towing, no heavy right foot driving and some off-roading with fastidious maintenance. The fluid looked like crap. really brown. Magnets had a light coating of very fine particles, nothing too bad. Vehicle shifts smoother and is generally better to drive now. If you are thinking of doing this job, don't be scared it's not too difficult. You will need another person for a couple of the steps (starting and shifting while you hold the flush pipe up). Getting the fluid level correct is a bit tricky but go steady and you'll gt there. Thanks again Walkabout Turtle! Cheers!
Glad it worked for you . I had another person say the pump would not suck up the oil from bottle . Sounds like you overcame that problem nicely. The other thing that will get it to suck is squeeze the bottle and force the oil up into the pump . Now your good to go for another 50000 klm or so The new oil is probably better quality than original oil
I have a ford Ranger 2.2 2014 Automatic...have to change my transmission this week and everyone is taking advantage of me being female. Some keep referring to using a vacuum and it's costing me an exorbitant amount in labour. This video helps me understand that has to be done when looking for someone to do it and can follow while they do.
Fantastic info. I have a 2013 BT50 with 150k on it. Not much hard use. Everyone keeps telling me the fluid lasts forever but I call BS. Your video is EXACTLY what I was looking for. I'm on it. Cheers!
@@walkaboutturtle9102 yeah mate I am putting together parts and fluid to do the job next week. I'll probably have to do it on the ground though. Any special tips to do it without a hoist?
Dear Turtle, too much thanks for the very nice explanation! I have a Ford Ranger 3.2 Limited with 208 000 km runned I b=never change the transmission oil, due Manual required 200 000 for change, I will do it at home now! thanks so much! I will follow you!
G'day my Ranger is a 2010 PK 3 Litre DIESEL 4 cyl Automatic trans. 4x4 Ute 4 door done 140,000 ks. The transmission access is different to your very good VID. The transmission cable is much more elaborate than just a couple bolts and I'm having trouble even locating the FILL and dip stick Plug. The only thing going for it is it has a Drain plug at the bottom of the pan. Nearly all the holding bolts to remove the pan/filter are easy access BUT the 3 at the rear of the Trans. box are 3 bolts that can't be removed easily because there is the main cross bar covering access AND support they trans. box thru to the drive main shaft. I'm writing to say maybe you have a mate that has done the project with the model Ive got.? I've had diesel utes now for near 60 years BUT these new fancy ones are no damn good for REAL Bush work. Should have kept the LandCruiser at least could fix the damn thing. No wonder Ford want $780 to change filter and flush out etc.??? And it has more wiring and electrical valves etc than 10 houses. Thanks for your time.
How did it go with using the Penrite mercon LV oil? Did it shift smoother/faster than the factory oil? I think the factory transmission oil is castrol rebranded motocraft mercon LV.
Hi Darren, love the video 👌just wondering where and what brand of transmission oil filter did you use to do this service?? I have 2016 mazda BT50 3.2 turbo diesel 4x2. Cheers mate
Good Morning! I have a Ford Ranger wildtrak 3.2, it is with leaps in the gearbox. I bought a valve body, but it has a slight difference. Can you help me see if it suits you? Can I send photos of the one in the car and the new one I bought
@@walkaboutturtle9102thx for yr reply, it is still under warranty through ford , bought in 2018, where are u located , as i want to upgrade my transmission , whats yr view as i pull camper trailer
@@sanjaichaudhary9780 we are in Australia tweed heads I don’t know about upgraded trans as not needed one yet we tow a lot with our no problem I just drive normal without pushing it though the gears
I do a reasonable amount of towing and I don’t over rev each gear change and drive fairly normal and I have just opted to change the oil more often . The cooler and thermal bypass valve sound ok but I haven’t looked into them
Steve Eric it holds about 9 ltr and with 5 ltr wast it nearly requires 15 ltre to do i recomend buying it in 20 ltr drum and use penrite oil you can double check the correct oil type at your local repco store
I used a sump pump ( usualy used the suck oil from the dip stick tube) to suck most of the oil out through the filler hole befor removing pan.and i put oil in through a hand pump on a 20 litre drum.(usualy used to put gear box and diff oil in. The oil is cheaper purchased in a 20 litre pack
Yes by flushing it through you increase the amount of new oil to old oil ratio in the trans and end up with a more complete oil change. So there will be a bit of new oil wasted to achieve this . I would suggest that you have at least 12 to 15 litres of oil on hand before you start the service.
There is no recomended intervil to change trans oil .it is supposed to be liferime oil .But if trans works hard towing alot oil will suffer .in ro old days trans oil was changer every 30 000klm so the more often the beter i will do mine somewear between 30 000and 50000 k to keep oil in good shap hope this helps
@@walkaboutturtle9102 I have just dropped the pan and replaced filter and put new pan oil. Now i want to flush the lines without having drop the pan again ? No other way ? Any idea where the lines are located ?
Catherine Young on left side at front of the transmission they are alloy pipes going straight into cooler the only sucsesful way to flush it that I know is how I showed in video or refit pan refill run motor and remove pan and drop oil again
Catherine Young You’d need to get an old cooler and modify it to plug it in after removing the one in use. There are no lines to tap into, it’s hard up against the side of the box. Not only that, there’s a thermostat at about 80-90°c that needs to open- so it’ll stop flow to the cooler...
The oil I used is petite multi vehicle fully synthetic ATF LV The oil filters I used are genuine Mazda as vehicles still covered by warranty and the gasket is reusable has a rubber incert in it Sorry I don’t know the genuine part number but Mazda or any parts retailer will find the correct parts for your vehicle Have a great day
Hi Darren,I attempted to do the flush, but the oil didn't pick up how yours did, it barley lifted up the tube. I cut off the old filter stem and ground it round and hose clamped the tube, the O ring was also attached, I also held it in there, is there any other tricks?cheersRuss
These transmissions take a bit to prim if they sit for more than a couple of days but if you had run engine and driven into the place to perform the trans service just before you tried it .it should pick up straight away all the one i have done pick up fast.
yeah mine was far to slow, I may have not created a good seal, that's the only thing I can think of, anyway I'll just change the oil more frequently with the extractor unit.thanks for your vid, is was straight to the point.
I just did this today, 19 mm vinyl tube from bunnings attached to old filter snout and worked perfectly. Thanks Darren!
Heath Murphy no worries happy I could help
Just finished doing my 2013 BT50 as per this video. Only issue I had was that the pump would not suck fluid up out of the bottle to flush until I elevated the bottle up high and let gravity assist in feeding the fluid up into the intake. After that it worked fine. Box had around 125,000kms on it, no towing, no heavy right foot driving and some off-roading with fastidious maintenance. The fluid looked like crap. really brown. Magnets had a light coating of very fine particles, nothing too bad. Vehicle shifts smoother and is generally better to drive now. If you are thinking of doing this job, don't be scared it's not too difficult. You will need another person for a couple of the steps (starting and shifting while you hold the flush pipe up). Getting the fluid level correct is a bit tricky but go steady and you'll gt there. Thanks again Walkabout Turtle! Cheers!
Glad it worked for you . I had another person say the pump would not suck up the oil from bottle . Sounds like you overcame that problem nicely. The other thing that will get it to suck is squeeze the bottle and force the oil up into the pump .
Now your good to go for another 50000 klm or so
The new oil is probably better quality than original oil
I have a ford Ranger 2.2 2014 Automatic...have to change my transmission this week and everyone is taking advantage of me being female. Some keep referring to using a vacuum and it's costing me an exorbitant amount in labour. This video helps me understand that has to be done when looking for someone to do it and can follow while they do.
@@allthingsshanti918 glad it will help you most mechanics should be able to follow the video to get this done for you
you can put a small hole in the bottle and apply some air pressure (3psi) to the bottle, this forces the oil up the tube
@@cassowaryind great idea
Fantastic info. I have a 2013 BT50 with 150k on it. Not much hard use. Everyone keeps telling me the fluid lasts forever but I call BS. Your video is EXACTLY what I was looking for. I'm on it. Cheers!
Glad you like it
@@walkaboutturtle9102 yeah mate I am putting together parts and fluid to do the job next week. I'll probably have to do it on the ground though. Any special tips to do it without a hoist?
Drive up on some blocks of wood to get a little more height
If it doesn’t suck up squeeze bottle to get started
@@walkaboutturtle9102 cheers mate!
Dear Turtle, too much thanks for the very nice explanation! I have a Ford Ranger 3.2 Limited with 208 000 km runned I b=never change the transmission oil, due Manual required 200 000 for change, I will do it at home now! thanks so much! I will follow you!
Can't believe I've never thought of this. genius 👍
Happy to share
I'll be doing it this week I'm currently replacing the valve body to the heavy duty one in a ford ranger
Some people have had trouble getting pump to suck up oil either squeeze the little or pressurise bottle to force prime pump 🤓
G'day my Ranger is a 2010 PK 3 Litre DIESEL 4 cyl Automatic trans. 4x4 Ute 4 door done 140,000 ks.
The transmission access is different to your very good VID.
The transmission cable is much more elaborate than just a couple bolts
and I'm having trouble even locating the FILL and dip stick Plug.
The only thing going for it is it has a Drain plug at the bottom of the pan.
Nearly all the holding bolts to remove the pan/filter are easy access BUT the 3 at the rear of the Trans. box are 3 bolts that can't be removed easily because there is the main cross bar covering access AND support they trans. box thru to the drive main shaft.
I'm writing to say maybe you have a mate that has done the project with the model Ive got.?
I've had diesel utes now for near 60 years BUT these new fancy ones are no damn good for REAL Bush work.
Should have kept the LandCruiser at least could fix the damn thing. No wonder Ford want $780 to change filter and flush out etc.???
And it has more wiring and electrical valves etc than 10 houses.
Thanks for your time.
Could probably adapt same ideas to your trans to flush it good luck
Thanx Darren for a superb demonstration, you're a great guy!
Awesome!
How did it go with using the Penrite mercon LV oil? Did it shift smoother/faster than the factory oil?
I think the factory transmission oil is castrol rebranded motocraft mercon LV.
It did seem to be a smoother shift weather but is just cleaner oil or better quality of oil
Hi Darren, love the video 👌just wondering where and what brand of transmission oil filter did you use to do this service?? I have 2016 mazda BT50 3.2 turbo diesel 4x2. Cheers mate
I used a genuine filter from Mazda just in case I had issues and wanted to ask mazda for good will warranty
Great information do I need to shift gears while doing this rev drive 123 ecr
Yes it will help flush more old oil out . Do this while you are sucking up the new oil 👍🤓
Great work! 👍
You might want to check your friction plates some time.
Good Morning!
I have a Ford Ranger wildtrak 3.2, it is with leaps in the gearbox. I bought a valve body, but it has a slight difference.
Can you help me see if it suits you?
Can I send photos of the one in the car and the new one I bought
Great video never seen this method before. Would this be the same for a px2 ranger do you think?
Yes should be the same
@@walkaboutturtle9102 Thanks mate.
Hi Walkabout yr video is very informative, my fordranger px2 leaked oil n some water what could be reason ,it stopped moving ,thx
Could be leaking water from oil cooler .The oil cooler is in contact with the water jacket on side of transmission it has water flowing through it
@@walkaboutturtle9102thx for yr reply, it is still under warranty through ford , bought in 2018, where are u located , as i want to upgrade my transmission , whats yr view as i pull camper trailer
@@sanjaichaudhary9780 we are in Australia tweed heads
I don’t know about upgraded trans as not needed one yet we tow a lot with our no problem I just drive normal without pushing it though the gears
Very good, have ya also done the thermal bypass valve and oil cooler ? if so would you recommend those even if never towing ?
I do a reasonable amount of towing and I don’t over rev each gear change and drive fairly normal and I have just opted to change the oil more often .
The cooler and thermal bypass valve sound ok but I haven’t looked into them
Does anyone know why they didn't put a drain plug in the pan ???
Probably because the trans oil is supposed to last life time and the transmission is not supposed to be serviceable
Thank you for Help me .
What is the recommended transmission oil and how much oil is needed for a change
Steve Eric it holds about 9 ltr and with 5 ltr wast it nearly requires 15 ltre to do i recomend buying it in 20 ltr drum and use penrite oil you can double check the correct oil type at your local repco store
Fully synthetic LV
Thanks for that. What pump did you use to take it off and put the new oil in pls ?
I used a sump pump ( usualy used the suck oil from the dip stick tube) to suck most of the oil out through the filler hole befor removing pan.and i put oil in through a hand pump on a 20 litre drum.(usualy used to put gear box and diff oil in. The oil is cheaper purchased in a 20 litre pack
Awesome. Thanks!
Isn’t it so that half of the transmission oil sits in the torque converter so you’ll only need half of the oil capacity to fill up?
Yes by flushing it through you increase the amount of new oil to old oil ratio in the trans and end up with a more complete oil change. So there will be a bit of new oil wasted to achieve this .
I would suggest that you have at least 12 to 15 litres of oil on hand before you start the service.
No you should always follow oil manufacturers recomendatios ond only use new oil
Hi Darren, I have a 2015 Ford Ranger T6. Can I know what is the recommended interval for a ATF change? Thanks.
There is no recomended intervil to change trans oil .it is supposed to be liferime oil .But if trans works hard towing alot oil will suffer .in ro old days trans oil was changer every 30 000klm so the more often the beter i will do mine somewear between 30 000and 50000 k to keep oil in good shap hope this helps
Is there any easier way to do this without removing the pan? For example the transmission IN/OUT cooler line?
The cooler pipes are hard minted tubes and difficult to tape into. Pan needs to be removed to drain out and to replace filter
@@walkaboutturtle9102 I have just dropped the pan and replaced filter and put new pan oil. Now i want to flush the lines without having drop the pan again ? No other way ? Any idea where the lines are located ?
Catherine Young on left side at front of the transmission they are alloy pipes going straight into cooler the only sucsesful way to flush it that I know is how I showed in video or refit pan refill run motor and remove pan and drop oil again
Catherine Young You’d need to get an old cooler and modify it to plug it in after removing the one in use. There are no lines to tap into, it’s hard up against the side of the box. Not only that, there’s a thermostat at about 80-90°c that needs to open- so it’ll stop flow to the cooler...
What year model auto transmission for the Ranger ??? Is this the same for Ranger 2010 auto 3 litre diesel ?
That was a 2015 bt50 .
I don’t know if your transmission is the same but you could adapt the same theory to any transmission
Thanks... will follow your excellent method
Is it the same process for a 6speed manual ranger.
No a manual gear box will be just drain through a sump plug and refill heaps easier than a auto
I have a Mazda BT 50 2016 2.2 L engine, can u give the Transmission Filter Part, Oil Gasket & Oil Specs on this Vehicle.. ADS.
The oil I used is petite multi vehicle fully synthetic ATF LV
The oil filters I used are genuine Mazda as vehicles still covered by warranty and the gasket is reusable has a rubber incert in it
Sorry I don’t know the genuine part number but Mazda or any parts retailer will find the correct parts for your vehicle
Have a great day
Typo oil type is penrite
where did you get the workshop manual? thanks
I had a mechanic from Mazda workshop photo copy it for me
@@walkaboutturtle9102 can i ask for a copy if possible? id like to try it also. Thanks
@@xane042 ye but I am away for a couple of weeks what is the best way to send it to you text or email
How many liters of oil did you use for this transmission?
Aprox 15 ltr if you can it is better to buy a 20ltr drum .as you need at least 5 ltr to flush
thanks for the info mate!
Hi Darren,I attempted to do the flush, but the oil didn't pick up how yours did, it barley lifted up the tube. I cut off the old filter stem and ground it round and hose clamped the tube, the O ring was also attached, I also held it in there, is there any other tricks?cheersRuss
These transmissions take a bit to prim if they sit for more than a couple of days but if you had run engine and driven into the place to perform the trans service just before you tried it .it should pick up straight away all the one i have done pick up fast.
yeah mine was far to slow, I may have not created a good seal, that's the only thing I can think of, anyway I'll just change the oil more frequently with the extractor unit.thanks for your vid, is was straight to the point.
@@russlloyd106 did you solve the problem and get the oil to suck
Do you just use engine oil to top auto trans up?
Mercon transmission fluid
The wheel nuts are garbage