How to Change Automatic Transmission Oil and Filter - E150 Ford Van

[@infinite-ichthyologist]

Just bought a 2007 that had never had the fluid changed and this is the best/ONLY guide on this on KZbin. Perfect job

[@davidlis6709]

These vans only last for 350,000 after that they get a little tired. The transmissions only need a filter and fluid change every 100,000. Pay me now (oil change) or pay me later (transmission replacement)

[@Lazereyez420]

This dude is a straight G changing the oil with his Rolex on 🤘😂

[@davidlis6709]

I wear it all the time. I paid $1,500 in 1980. I went in to get a new pin on the band and he offered me $15,000. So, what would he resell it for.

[@luisantonio204]

😂

[@jameslipman8165]

Man after my own heart - buy it and wear it forever

[@mthemechanic7158]

😢😢😢

[@ulkenstride6964]

Thank you sir! This video helped me a ton while changing the transmission fluid on my Mom's van of the same make and model. I appreciate your clear and calm way of laying things out, made everything go along smoothly

[@davidlis6709]

Not as hard as you thought.

[@fm5291]

Thanks for the video. I want to try to do this by my inexperienced self , and you make it look really simple. I'm going to use a fluid extractor first, to try to cut down on the mess.

[@davidlis6709]

Good luck, you are going to have a bigger mess. Stop being afraid. This is not that hard.

[@brunodelaw8329]

Thank you sir, this video came in very handy and I appreciate you taking time out to break it down the way you did; thank you!

[@davidlis6709]

Happy it helped.

[@xerojer]

This is the kind of guy to secretly be a mob boss, and his family doesn't suspect a thing. Thanks for the great video!

[@davidlis6709]

Don't give out all my secrets

[@freddyhenriquez4536]

Thank you for the video. Was getting crazy looking for, where and the hell that yellow plug goes. Thank you for the explanation. Very good video!!!

[@davidlis6709]

Thanks You were going to be looking where that yellow plugs goes forever.

[@sinkilla111]

Love you so much for saving me time and headache looking to see where that yellow plug would have come from!!!

[@davidlis6709]

I know - I would have been looking to where it goes for hours.

[@billybob5171]

Corporations could learn something from this man.

[@garrywood5908]

Awesome video..thank you. You would make a great auto repair instructor. Ty for making the video.

[@davidlis6709]

Thanks - now you can charge oil and filter and save some money.

[@milesaroundtheworld]

Thanks, got it done with your help!

[@davidlis6709]

Not hard, just messy but you do save a lot of money.

[@dayanordonez6876]

Thanks for the yellow Plug Tip!

[@davidlis6709]

You would have been looking for hours and if you put it back together with out finding where it went, you would be thinking while drive the truck, did I do it right, I hope I didn't screw it up.

[@dayanordonez6876]

@@davidlis6709 I literally started trying to plug every hole I seen in sight ...I suspected the fill plug but had doubts. Thanks again!

[@SuzNbhollenberry]

Thanks! Needed this

[@davidlis6709]

Not that hard. Don't get confused with the yellow plug. Can you imagine trying to figure out where it would go?

[@williamreid2788]

21:08 3/17/2023 I just checked my tranny fluid in my E1 50 and the filler tube seems to be pretty filthy when I drop the pan will I be able to push the crud out of that downward?

[@davidlis6709]

I don't see why not. Put some oil on a small piece of cloth and put into the tube and push it all the way through until it comes out below.

[@johnmathewson985]

If you over filled the transmission, could you suck out the extra with one of those hand pumps from harbor frieght?

[@droman320]

Good tutorial thank you sir

[@davidlis6709]

Thanks - not hard, just messy. Saves you money. I don't know how much they would charge?

[@finfan1009]

Thank you,I've been trying to figure out where that little yellow drain plug went.Man.

[@davidlis6709]

unbelievable

[@jamesthebearbear6563]

Thanks for the straightforward video, much appreciated. QUICK QUESTION - I heard that newer vehicles require modern ATF but that older vehicles can be damaged by the detergents of modern ATF and that you need to get 'old school' or old original type ATF for them. Is this a myth or is there something to that. I can just see myself blowing up the transmission of our old camper.....you know, 'if it aint broke, dont fix it'! I do think it desperately needs to be done (dont know if it ever was) and it could very well be on its original fluid from 1979. Anyhow, could you shed some light on that? Cheers

[@davidlis6709]

Never heard that before. I didn't know there was a difference. Maybe, talk to the service manager at Ford. I usually change the transmission filter about 70k to 100k. There is nothing to screw up, just don't touch anything. There is also a deposit of metal filings on the bottom of the pan so they must be some in the filter. Cheap service.

[@hummertim1]

Maintaining a vehical is key to making it last. Fluids where out as well waiting for it to brake is not smart preventive maintenance will save you thousands..

[@davidlis6709]

@@hummertim1 Oil changes - the saying is "Pay me now or pay me latter"

[@davidhaley3089]

I have a 2002 E150 4.6L. Is the process similar to this. And also before I start. Is the pan normally in the front or back of the van??

[@davidlis6709]

The automatic transmission pan is under the transmission. It is bolted to the back end of the engine. You will see 2 pans, 1 under the engine and 1 under the transmission.

[@chuckels0]

When you show the manual in the beginning of the video it shows 13.9 quart capacity, but you only got a little over 4 quarts out of it. I'm confused as that's such a huge difference. Would you mind explaining why that is?

[@davidlis6709]

Good question. You never get all the oil out because there is oil in the transmission itself and in the torque converter. The best you can do is drain the oil pan, clean it out, and change the oil filter. I do my cars at 70,000 to 100,000 miles.

[@aidanwilliams78]

That green piece had me lost, thanks for letting us know what it was

[@davidlis6709]

You would have been looking for where that goes forever.

[@jimmiejralexander2212]

Hello good afternoon good evening I have a 94 Club Wagon with a 351 in it and it's set up for about 4 years I got it and I started driving it I haven't changed the filter or the fluid in the transmission but sometimes it jerks when I'm traveling or driving what might the issue be please help if you can

[@davidlis6709]

I have a 1995 Ford F-150 pickup that I keep at my mother's house in Upstate NY and I drive it 2 weeks in May and 3 weeks in September. The rest of the time it sits by itself in the garage with a trickle charger on the battery. I have been doing this for 5 years. When I start driving it, for the first 1 to 3 days (not all the time) it slams into 2nd gear. So I asked my friend who rebuilds transmissions for a living and he told me not to pay attention to it and just drive it. He said that there is a valve in the valve body of the transmission that is sticking but after a while it will loosen up and stop doing that. How many miles on it? I usually change my filter and trans oil in my cars every 100,000 miles, no matter what the manual says. My 2 cents.

[@piddlerpiddling]

clean as a whistle 😂😂

[@davidlis6709]

Less to clean up

[@papajonn87]

Thank you for the vid

[@davidlis6709]

Hope it helped you do yours, saves a lot of money.

[@JnrInd]

How about some latex gloves, lay down some cardboard and take off your watch? lol. Good stuff though thanks.

[@davidlis6709]

When I use gloves, sometimes they break and they do not give me real touch (know what I mean) . Most of the time I use a creeper so I am not on the concrete. And my Rolex, I always wear it unless I know it could get screwed up (bad habits are hard to break). I bought it new in 1980 when I used to scuba dive.

[@florenbaron7111]

Why not use two gaskets, the old one and the new one?

[@davidlis6709]

That would leak.

[@florenbaron7111]

Thank you for the response.

[@davidlis6709]

@@florenbaron7111 There are no dumb questions. If you ask, there are many people that have the same question but will not ask.

[@finfan1009]

Big relief. Thanks.

[@young_nomad_]

Thanks bro

[@davidlis6709]

Not hard and save money.

[@dpdiver1]

Are you supposed to start the engine when filling the new fluid?

[@davidlis6709]

Yes, You want the fluid hot when you check it to see if you have enough. Also, when you think you have enough, I put the truck in reverse and then in drive and back to reverse and into park, then recheck the fluid. This simulates driving the truck.

[@chuyx2244]

im having trouble finding the replacement oil filter for my 95 ford E350. where did you find yours? any advice would help!

[@davidlis6709]

O Reilly s Auto Parts, they had it in stock. How about online? Don't go to Ford - cost to much

[@chuyx2244]

David Lis do you happen to have a part number? is yours a 1995 e350 as well?

[@gerryrice4848]

if u do this regularly get a fluid extractor. suck out 90%+ then drop pan

[@davidlis6709]

I guess it would not be so messy. Have to take off the pan anyway.

[@JnrInd]

Nice video. A tripod would be nice, got a headache trying to watch this.

[@davidlis6709]

Sometimes the space does not allow me to use a tripod and there is no one around to hold the camera, so .....

[@Joey.Canolli574]

Thanks

[@lewisellis7608]

thank you thank you

[@davidlis6709]

Not hard but a little messy.

[@Mehdidoha0203]

Hey David, Great video!! I have purchased my 2005 E250 about 2 years ago at 25k miles and now I have about 39k miles. I’m not sure if previous owner performed any Transmission fluid change. I called Ford by my house in NYC and they are saying it’s a 16 year old Van and it’s too late to do transmission fluid change and the service advisor said he don’t recommend it. So at this point not i am not sure if I should change the fluid or not. Any suggestions!! BTW the van drives like new. No problem in shifting at all.

[@davidlis6709]

Does he want to sell you a new transmission? Never head anything like that before. I think he is full of it. Change the oil and filter and do it every 100,000 miles. That van will last you as long as the body does not rust out from the salt.

[@claybartley9950]

Thank you

[@davidlis6709]

You are welcome Easier after watching someone do it.

[@carlkenyon4599]

Nice watch , is that a Rolex GMT ?

[@davidlis6709]

It is a Sea Dweller, diving watch. I moved from NY to California in 1980 and I started to ocean dive. My Timex lasted one dive, filled up with salt water, turned green and died. The move was a significant emotional event in my life because I had no job, nothing, just my van full of everything I thought i would need and $3,000. I was able to find a job, buy a house, eventually find a real California girl, so I bought myself reward. I paid $1,500, which was a lot at the time. I was going to have a new bezel put on but every Rolex dealer wanted a lot to do it and they all wanted to buy it from me for $15,000. They also said not to do anything with it because people collect old watches. Then they say to have it serviced every 5 years. I did that after the first 5 years and I have to bring it back 2 time for them to get it right. So, I will have it serviced when it stops. I have been running good for the last 35 years. As you see, in my videos, I use it all the time. Have a nice day.

[@carlkenyon4599]

@@davidlis6709 Excellent ! I have a GMT I got when I started college in 1976.It was bought in Geneva from the factory store. for about $400 and presented as a Christmas gift . The Sea Dweller is the ultimate fine timepiece, I cracked the bezel and had it replaced by a factory representative store in Miami , The technician had me sit in a chair a watch him do it. This watch means a lot to me , so I only wear it now for special events.They have become so valuable . I have to fix a like in my trans case , your video was helpful . thanks

[@davidlis6709]

@@carlkenyon4599 Forget that save it for special events. Everyday you get up is a special day. Who are you saving it for? No one appreciates the watch like you. I was in Lugano, Switzerland, in 2001 an the Rolex dealer was selling them for $3,000 and I did not buy one.

[@kevinoverholtzer3126]

I think I will ware my rubber gimp suit when I do this job.

[@davidlis6709]

It is not that bad. At least it is a cleaner oil not like used motor oil or the worst, 90 gear oil from the rear end.

[@hilbertoarredondo9526]

Why would u change a tranmission fliter on a ford

[@davidlis6709]

I change it on all my cars about 100,000 miles. Ford, Chevy, Mercedes, Toyota

[@hilbertoarredondo9526]

David Lis ok so how do you know what the problem if it take a while to change gears

[@davidlis6709]

I am not an automatic transmission expert but the first thing I would check - is there enough fluid in the transmission. That happened to me several years ago.

[@finfan1009]

That was inside the pan.

[@nickmartinez5644]

No drain plug? Definitely ford

[@davidlis6709]

Ford does not want to make it easy, they want you to bring it into the dealer so they can make a lots of money.

[@nickmartinez5644]

I think its the same on all e vans.. The only differences is the seals I think so just measure what u take out and it should be good

[@ratscorpion1078]

Well screw this video there is a airplane in the back ground >:(

[@ratscorpion1078]

BTW I was the 77th like and with your 7 dislikes haters... you now have 777 :D

[@davidlis6709]

This is the flight path for Moffett Naval Airfield. Some of my videos have kids playing in the background or the gardener. Everyone comes out when I get my camera going.

[@ratscorpion1078]

@@davidlis6709 I was joking i loved the video :D

[@davidlis6709]

@@ratscorpion1078 No problem. I make these video in my driveway so other people will have the confidence do do it themselves. When people watch a professional mechanic video, they hesitate on doing it themselves. Foe one, it is on a lift or they are selling the parts.

[@tomahawkpiper36]

Messy...

[@davidlis6709]

Not that bad.

[@mickeyroberson9082]

Thank you

[@davidlis6709]

You are welcome. Cheaper than Ford