Transfer case oil??
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^^^lol!
You are probably talking about 90W gear oil. That's what was used back in the day.....gosh i love the smell of 90W.
But our trucks take Mercon ATF. There's a rubber balancer thing that needs to come off using a 13mm socket or combo wrench...That'll expose the drain plug.....or is it hte fill plug. I don't remember. lol.
You are probably talking about 90W gear oil. That's what was used back in the day.....gosh i love the smell of 90W.
But our trucks take Mercon ATF. There's a rubber balancer thing that needs to come off using a 13mm socket or combo wrench...That'll expose the drain plug.....or is it hte fill plug. I don't remember. lol.
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actually no the royal purple synchromax is atf designed for manual transmissions that use ATF. It has additives to help with the brass parts inside a manual transmssion (like the synchros). I've been using it for about 30K miles now and it is better than the standard mercon and MUCH better than the mercon V that I had been using. The mercon V just didnt seem to shift right, it got very clunky and hard and grinding, it was almost like it was too slippery for the synchros to actually grip and do their job.
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yea...stand by.....
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Here....on my '01.....You need to pull that rubber counterweight thingy off using a 13mm socket. Once that's off...BAM! there's the drain plug. Up top, mid body toward the right, is the fill hole. It uses a 3/8" rachet to take the plugs out. I used a 3/8 rachet with a 3" extension. Mines painted pink. Be prepared to see some ugly **** brown stuff to drain out of it. I believe the book calls for ATF on our tcases. I run Royal Purple Synthetic in my crankcase, trans, tcase, rear end, powersteering, etc. Hope it helps.
Shane
What you need to take off:
BAM! The shiny one at the bottom is a drain....the pink painted one is the fill.
EDIT:
Here....on my '01.....You need to pull that rubber counterweight thingy off using a 13mm socket. Once that's off...BAM! there's the drain plug. Up top, mid body toward the right, is the fill hole. It uses a 3/8" rachet to take the plugs out. I used a 3/8 rachet with a 3" extension. Mines painted pink. Be prepared to see some ugly **** brown stuff to drain out of it. I believe the book calls for ATF on our tcases. I run Royal Purple Synthetic in my crankcase, trans, tcase, rear end, powersteering, etc. Hope it helps.
Shane
What you need to take off:
BAM! The shiny one at the bottom is a drain....the pink painted one is the fill.
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Ok, so your pics Fx4wannabe would apply to my 99 or at least for the most part?
Awesome, I don't even know when the last time it was drained and changed. So say just open up the drain and let the yucky stuff drain out of it then fill 'er back up with some Royal Purple Synchromax? Or what do ya'll recommend?
Thanks for the pics Fx4wannabe, they help a lot. I didn't realize how many items on a Ranger needed to be changed and monitored. I'm glad I joined the RF ya'll are an awesome bunch.
Ok, you change the rear differential fluid, tranny fluid, transfer case fluid, and the usual oil, power steering fluid, what else is there I should change on a 99 Auto 3.0V6 4x4?? Just so I know to better care for my truck.
Awesome, I don't even know when the last time it was drained and changed. So say just open up the drain and let the yucky stuff drain out of it then fill 'er back up with some Royal Purple Synchromax? Or what do ya'll recommend?
Thanks for the pics Fx4wannabe, they help a lot. I didn't realize how many items on a Ranger needed to be changed and monitored. I'm glad I joined the RF ya'll are an awesome bunch.
Ok, you change the rear differential fluid, tranny fluid, transfer case fluid, and the usual oil, power steering fluid, what else is there I should change on a 99 Auto 3.0V6 4x4?? Just so I know to better care for my truck.
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^^^^^or....
completely drop the axle down and pop the over offf....But i did the suction pump to pump it all out, and then pump new stuff in.
I use royal purple because i'm all about royal purple. Whatever you use, make sure it's a quality oil, Mercon ATF. Mercon 3 4 5 i have no clue though....check your owners manual, or it's possibly been already mentioned in this thread. NO WAL MART cheapo specials on my truck!
completely drop the axle down and pop the over offf....But i did the suction pump to pump it all out, and then pump new stuff in.
I use royal purple because i'm all about royal purple. Whatever you use, make sure it's a quality oil, Mercon ATF. Mercon 3 4 5 i have no clue though....check your owners manual, or it's possibly been already mentioned in this thread. NO WAL MART cheapo specials on my truck!
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^^^lol!
You are probably talking about 90W gear oil. That's what was used back in the day.....gosh i love the smell of 90W.
But our trucks take Mercon ATF. There's a rubber balancer thing that needs to come off using a 13mm socket or combo wrench...That'll expose the drain plug.....or is it hte fill plug. I don't remember. lol.
You are probably talking about 90W gear oil. That's what was used back in the day.....gosh i love the smell of 90W.
But our trucks take Mercon ATF. There's a rubber balancer thing that needs to come off using a 13mm socket or combo wrench...That'll expose the drain plug.....or is it hte fill plug. I don't remember. lol.
I actually just changed my brothers gear oil last night and we had to work with 90w for him. I got inside and was in a hurry and forgo to wash my hands.. and all freakin night I coudl smell this.. smell, and I realized it was the 90w, smelled sorta sickly sweet all night.. and I couldnt quite place my finger on it until i wen tback out to clean up some stuff. :-)
I plan on switching into Royal Purple here in the next month, going to be an expensive buy-in.. but I wanna treat my truck right :-D
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