Should I be worried/shopping??? - Competition Diesel.Com

jschall · 04-24-2006, 12:21 PM

I changed my external tranny filter for the third time last night (every 12k miles this one is at 36k) and the fluid looked fine perhaps a bit darker red then new out of the bottle...and like all three times the filter was a combo of dark red/black in color...Im a lot better at it then before and acutally got the canister down without spilling it and shined my drop light in the fluid it held and notticed a swirl of the black stuff on top (clutch material I guess) but also 2 or 3 (not many) small metalic flakes..(size of black pepper grain)...The tranny seems to be performing flawless .....so give me the scoop....
I took her to the ford house to have her flushed and they told me they just drop the pan not actually flushed so I have been looking for someone near with the machine but have come up empty....so Im gonna do it...soon...
j.schall

PSDPlayer · 04-24-2006, 04:04 PM

Its converter material. Its not a concern.

jschall · 04-24-2006, 04:12 PM

Thank's Kermit.....

04-24-2006, 12:21 PM	#1
jschall Name: jschall Title: Green Behind the Ears Status: Not Here Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Texas Member`s Gallery Posts: 38	Should I be worried/shopping??? I changed my external tranny filter for the third time last night (every 12k miles this one is at 36k) and the fluid looked fine perhaps a bit darker red then new out of the bottle...and like all three times the filter was a combo of dark red/black in color...Im a lot better at it then before and acutally got the canister down without spilling it and shined my drop light in the fluid it held and notticed a swirl of the black stuff on top (clutch material I guess) but also 2 or 3 (not many) small metalic flakes..(size of black pepper grain)...The tranny seems to be performing flawless .....so give me the scoop.... I took her to the ford house to have her flushed and they told me they just drop the pan not actually flushed so I have been looking for someone near with the machine but have come up empty....so Im gonna do it...soon... j.schall __________________ 2005 F250 4x4 Crew/LB Lot's of stock parts (in my barn....)

04-24-2006, 04:12 PM	#3
jschall Name: jschall Title: Green Behind the Ears Status: Not Here Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Texas Member`s Gallery Posts: 38	Thank's Kermit..... __________________ 2005 F250 4x4 Crew/LB Lot's of stock parts (in my barn....)

04-24-2006, 04:04 PM	#2
PSDPlayer Name: PSDPlayer Title: Captain Negativity! Status: Not Here Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Ft. Lauderdale, FL Member`s Gallery Posts: 3,284	Its converter material. Its not a concern.