Mike, I'm not saying you didn't do a good job because you did, but you missed a very important step. On the left front side where the transmission axle is, there is a screw plug that you need to remove to check the level. The car must be perfectly leveled on the ground and as you pour new fluid you should see the excess fluid coming out of that hole. Another important step is to drive the car 10-20 miles before you check the level because the transmission fluid expands a lot at higher temperature and the volume of fluid is 10-20% bigger so the level must be checked when the fluid is hot (180-220 F.)
@@drcond8660 Well, the car started to run a bit smoother then I sold this truck after a year of making this video, haven't heard any complaints, hope they are happy with it.
Good video.Yes the back wheels against the parking block is very smart.I have lifted up a car without blocking the back wheels and the car rolled back scaring me. Those back wheels absolutely need to be blocked. I bet changing the fluid your transmission will never slip now. It revs and accelerates normally?
I have a 2013 Escape. I do a drain and fill to the trans every 10,000 miles. I drain and add a little more than 4-1/8 quarts. I never do the leveling procedure
As long as you have no leaks, it’s a good way to do it. You could even drain it cold and if you measure that amount you just add that same cold amount back. This is an easy way to do it as long as you don’t have a leak. It’s not a bad idea to periodically check it after the car is warmed up good. An easy way to check it is to jack up the front driver wheel but before doing that use a measuring tape to measure the distance from the floor to the bottom of the door. Then take the wheel off and slowly lower the car to have it positioned at the same height you measured. Then you know the vehicle is level as it was with the wheel on. With the car running remove the plug for checking the fluid in the side of the transmission and make sure it’s just dripping from the hole. If it’s low add some more fluid to get to the drip point. You can even add the fluid through this hole until it drips out instead of adding it up top.
Unfortunately you've added the equivalent of a contaminant. It takes ford Motorcraft mercon LV. Its specially designed for the that trans specifically the valve body. Draining it the way did only removes the fluid in the trans pan there's still Close to the same amount in the torque converter and valve body. Mixing 2 different types of atf isn't a good idea. I flush mine every 3 engine oil changes along with the ptu gear oil. Like others have said there's a check plug next to the driver side cv axle, there's important steps to take over or under filling are detrimental to this transmission.
As I mentioned in this video I have completed this procedure several times, to be exact 3 times after each next month to make sure I remove as much as I could of the previous fluid and to be honest it fixed my problem, that’s pretty much fixed all the main strikes during the 2nd to 3rd shift that made it almost unnoticeable. Your way is correct, but as I mentioned in the description I made it for those who wanted to fix the same issue for cheap! I still keep in touch with the owner of this vehicle and he is happy with the truck!
I love my escape but dang all of a sudden all kinds of heck broke out. The car seems jumpy, doesn't want to stay in gear, and rpm jumping, I have been watching tons of videos and seeing if I can do anything
Sounds like you are having transmission issues, I am not sure if this method would help you, but worth a try… Unfortunately Ford vehicles know for transmission issues…
@@muradbilalov Well I got the tranny fluid so am going to try what you did. Thanks for showing me how. And I also seen a video where it could be the silinoid , trying to do these methods before taking to tranny shop those are so expensive
@@angieengle7064 Just make sure you drain the old fluid in metered substance, so you would know how much fluid you have drained so you would add exactly the same amount of oil! That is important!
I agree, I was only measuring how much fluid came out, so I can put exactly the same amount in. But I am about to make a new video of doing stage 3 deluding ATF along with adding Lucas ATF liquid. Unfortunately theses models don’t have atf dip stick, but I found the leveling screw next to the drivers wheel, so I will show leveling in my next video.
Well, having a warranty its a totally different story then! LOL! You wouldn't be looking on TH-cam how to fix it! It's a 2013-year vehicle with more than 100K miles...
It started to shift smoother but didn't completely fix the issue, but its much better than it was before. I will do one more ATF change, since there still some old oil left, so we pretty much deluding it by draining and refiling. It will be my third refill. I will also add Lucas atf fluid this time and make another video update.
I agree! I made this video more than a year ago, at least to show people where the drainage and take in, because literally there were no videos how to do it. You are absolutely right, it’s not 100% working but it’s definitely worth to try and it’s a cheap way that could be done anywhere.
Your totally doing this wrong car should be level car should be hot and last but not least pull the driver side tire off to get to the leveling screw if you over fill that can do major damage I can't watch this video anymore because your totally doing it wrong.
That’s why I mentioned on this video to level up and measure how much original liquid came out so you can put exactly the same or preferably less, because it’s always easier to add… So what I was suggesting wrong?! It definitely helped my problem!!! And as I mentioned in your previous comment, this was the first video that came out to help people to locate where is derange hole and where to fill in, many people fixed their problems this way.
@@muradbilalov I think it is smart to add less.I did the same thing.You could always add more later. I have a Ford also but the manual suggests also when adding more ATF to add 8 ounces at a time while shifting through the gears after every 8 ounce fill ups.
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Mike, I'm not saying you didn't do a good job because you did, but you missed a very important step. On the left front side where the transmission axle is, there is a screw plug that you need to remove to check the level. The car must be perfectly leveled on the ground and as you pour new fluid you should see the excess fluid coming out of that hole. Another important step is to drive the car 10-20 miles before you check the level because the transmission fluid expands a lot at higher temperature and the volume of fluid is 10-20% bigger so the level must be checked when the fluid is hot (180-220 F.)
I hope your car is still running ok after this video 😃
@@drcond8660 Well, the car started to run a bit smoother then I sold this truck after a year of making this video, haven't heard any complaints, hope they are happy with it.
For older vehicles,
LUCAS TRANSMISSION
Good video.Yes the back wheels against the parking block is very smart.I have lifted up a car without blocking the back wheels and the car rolled back scaring me.
Those back wheels absolutely need to be blocked.
I bet changing the fluid your transmission will never slip now.
It revs and accelerates normally?
Thank you! Well, the truck started to run a bit smoother, I wouldn't say that it totally fixed the issue, but it helped...
Great video Mike
I also want to tell you that you did a great job on the river inn hotel flyover awesome job great video
Oh, Thank you so much Mario!
@@muradbilalov you are welcome 🙏 Mike
I have a 2013 Escape. I do a drain and fill to the trans every 10,000 miles. I drain and add a little more than 4-1/8 quarts. I never do the leveling procedure
As long as you have no leaks, it’s a good way to do it. You could even drain it cold and if you measure that amount you just add that same cold amount back. This is an easy way to do it as long as you don’t have a leak. It’s not a bad idea to periodically check it after the car is warmed up good. An easy way to check it is to jack up the front driver wheel but before doing that use a measuring tape to measure the distance from the floor to the bottom of the door. Then take the wheel off and slowly lower the car to have it positioned at the same height you measured. Then you know the vehicle is level as it was with the wheel on. With the car running remove the plug for checking the fluid in the side of the transmission and make sure it’s just dripping from the hole. If it’s low add some more fluid to get to the drip point. You can even add the fluid through this hole until it drips out instead of adding it up top.
All problems because of bad engineered cooling system. No problems with this in Canada... Cars ran 200k without fluid change
Unfortunately you've added the equivalent of a contaminant. It takes ford Motorcraft mercon LV. Its specially designed for the that trans specifically the valve body. Draining it the way did only removes the fluid in the trans pan there's still Close to the same amount in the torque converter and valve body. Mixing 2 different types of atf isn't a good idea. I flush mine every 3 engine oil changes along with the ptu gear oil. Like others have said there's a check plug next to the driver side cv axle, there's important steps to take over or under filling are detrimental to this transmission.
As I mentioned in this video I have completed this procedure several times, to be exact 3 times after each next month to make sure I remove as much as I could of the previous fluid and to be honest it fixed my problem, that’s pretty much fixed all the main strikes during the 2nd to 3rd shift that made it almost unnoticeable. Your way is correct, but as I mentioned in the description I made it for those who wanted to fix the same issue for cheap! I still keep in touch with the owner of this vehicle and he is happy with the truck!
I love my escape but dang all of a sudden all kinds of heck broke out. The car seems jumpy, doesn't want to stay in gear, and rpm jumping, I have been watching tons of videos and seeing if I can do anything
Sounds like you are having transmission issues, I am not sure if this method would help you, but worth a try… Unfortunately Ford vehicles know for transmission issues…
@@muradbilalov Well I got the tranny fluid so am going to try what you did. Thanks for showing me how. And I also seen a video where it could be the silinoid , trying to do these methods before taking to tranny shop those are so expensive
@@angieengle7064 Just make sure you drain the old fluid in metered substance, so you would know how much fluid you have drained so you would add exactly the same amount of oil! That is important!
LUCAS TRANSMISSION FIX.
You have absolutely no idea if the trans is over filled or under filled. That's why Ford has a port to check the fluid level.
I agree, I was only measuring how much fluid came out, so I can put exactly the same amount in. But I am about to make a new video of doing stage 3 deluding ATF along with adding Lucas ATF liquid. Unfortunately theses models don’t have atf dip stick, but I found the leveling screw next to the drivers wheel, so I will show leveling in my next video.
Thank you
Hope it was able to help you.
I didn't know you work on cars too !
I kind of do.... I try...
Great video
Is the tranny over 100,000 miles. Because that’s a dealer problem. Unless they wanna replace your training for free.
Well, having a warranty its a totally different story then! LOL! You wouldn't be looking on TH-cam how to fix it! It's a 2013-year vehicle with more than 100K miles...
How's the gear shift quality after the ATF change?
It started to shift smoother but didn't completely fix the issue, but its much better than it was before. I will do one more ATF change, since there still some old oil left, so we pretty much deluding it by draining and refiling. It will be my third refill. I will also add Lucas atf fluid this time and make another video update.
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Well I know I'm a year late on this but amsoil is the way to go the stuff you buy at the store is not 💯 percent like they claim.
I agree! I made this video more than a year ago, at least to show people where the drainage and take in, because literally there were no videos how to do it. You are absolutely right, it’s not 100% working but it’s definitely worth to try and it’s a cheap way that could be done anywhere.
Don't these cars take mercon LV fluid??
Yes, you can use Mercian LV as well as Dexron VI and Valvoline Multi-Vehicle.
Name of oil
Valvoline Max Life ATF
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Your totally doing this wrong car should be level car should be hot and last but not least pull the driver side tire off to get to the leveling screw if you over fill that can do major damage I can't watch this video anymore because your totally doing it wrong.
That’s why I mentioned on this video to level up and measure how much original liquid came out so you can put exactly the same or preferably less, because it’s always easier to add… So what I was suggesting wrong?! It definitely helped my problem!!! And as I mentioned in your previous comment, this was the first video that came out to help people to locate where is derange hole and where to fill in, many people fixed their problems this way.
@@muradbilalov I think it is smart to add less.I did the same thing.You could always add more later.
I have a Ford also but the manual suggests also when adding more ATF to add 8 ounces at a time while shifting through the gears after every 8 ounce fill ups.