I had to play with it for a few minutes before I could get it down in far enough to pull out a meaningful amount of fluid. The fill plug was in a tough spot, which made it extra tricky to get a tube into for extraction. I used Mobil1 75w-140, as that's what I could get quickly. I believe it was a local trade, so all of its miles may have been at moderate speeds, where temperatures may be reduced? We live in a rural area, so maybe that contributes. The thread sealant all looked original and not tampered with. No one had ever been in there, far as I could tell. In any event, the fluid actually looked really good. I can't remember exactly how many miles were on the vehicle, but I think it was 50-75k.
I immediately had her bring it over and I changed the fluid.
My sister in law bought a used Explorer last year and I started doing some research into common issues and found the PTU fluid issue. I have heard Redline Heavy Shockproof is good, Any thoughts on Royal Purple (this one I can find pretty easily), or any other synthetic? I hope Im not opening a can of worms, but its a small amount of fluid (18 oz max) and I need some advice. I have limited time on things, but I was wondering what the best 75w140 gear oil is that can withstand the highest temperatures. If I get lucky, and I can get most of the fluid out, I want to change it, run it for about 1000 miles, and change it again with a VERY GOOD 75W140.
#2010 ford edge oil capacity cracked
Since this is the first time I have done it, and I have not cracked the fill plug, I am praying that it is just really black, and not loaded with sludge. So from what I have researched the way to handel this is try and get the fill plug off and use a suction device to get the old 75W140 out and replace it.
They shrouded the AWD PTU in heat (exhaust, Catalytic, transmission) then didn't put a drain plug in and called the minimal fluid "good for life" with the only access is an inaccessible fill plug. For those not familiar this is a huge engineering error. I am changing the PTU fluid in my new to me 2011 Ford Edge.
#2010 ford edge oil capacity crack
This may have been posted, but I thought I would take a crack and see if I had anyone out there who can give me a solid answer.
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