wilba Member 828 Member For: 16y 1m 23d Gender: Male Posted 07/01/12 02:27 AM Share Posted 07/01/12 02:27 AM I do have warranty but the ute has been to moded now should be pushin close to 380kw.Yea I want to use the lifeguard oil but if other oils are doin the same job I may aswell use the cheaper oil:-/ yes or no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1600dave Donating Members 872 Member For: 13y 11m 15d Posted 07/01/12 04:04 AM Share Posted 07/01/12 04:04 AM Well yeah may aswell save the coin and use something cheaper, use the money saved to put towards a trans rebuild!!Just go with your gut, nobody can prove which is best. At 380rwkw the box is living a limited life no matter what suitable fluid is used in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexual harrassment panda I see a red door and I want to paint it black Donating Members 5,919 Member For: 15y 1m 29d Gender: Male Location: Far north queensland Posted 07/01/12 06:56 AM Share Posted 07/01/12 06:56 AM I do have warranty but the ute has been to moded now should be pushin close to 380kw.Yea I want to use the lifeguard oil but if other oils are doin the same job I may aswell use the cheaper oil:-/ yes or no?lol you don't have warranty mate chuck whatever one out of the list above that tickles your fancy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilba Member 828 Member For: 16y 1m 23d Gender: Male Posted 07/01/12 11:37 AM Share Posted 07/01/12 11:37 AM (edited) lol you don't have warranty mate well not now. but I did get a tailshaft replaced under warranty with a zorst cooler and intake .but anyway will see what happens after my tune Edited 07/01/12 11:38 AM by wilba Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pube Member 159 Member For: 17y 7m 12d Gender: Male Location: Sydney, NSW Posted 16/01/12 12:19 AM Share Posted 16/01/12 12:19 AM funny I should come across this post... I had a local tranny specialist do my service...used atlantic oils with a high recommendation... but now it seems to have a whine on cold (sounds like the oil pump to me)... changes are a bit hesitant on cold but seems to be ok when hot... it also thumps from 5th to 6th on low revs,.. very interesting. I was disappointe at not using the genuine ZF oil.. was only 50 or so bucks dearer.I got my BF ZF serviced by my local transmission shop recently. The owner tells me that you can now get aftermarket ZF oil which is the exact spec to the genuine stuff. The service cost me $470 approx including steel pan. Anyone else heard about this oil?Went back to my gearbox shop after not being happy with the oil he put in. Turns out it was the Atlantic oil and he also highly recommended the oil. My car is doing the same as mentioned above, no good when its coild but ok when hot. Changes back down to second gear under load are very snappy at any temp and 5th and 6th seem to flare more so when cold. I mentioned the Gulf Western stuff to him and he said he wasnt a fan....Im going back to the Genuine ZF oil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pube Member 159 Member For: 17y 7m 12d Gender: Male Location: Sydney, NSW Posted 16/01/12 02:00 AM Share Posted 16/01/12 02:00 AM Also, how much fluid do I need? Ford parts department say 6 litres, new gearbox shop says 5.5 litres but ive been reading some use 11 litres? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1600dave Donating Members 872 Member For: 13y 11m 15d Posted 16/01/12 03:25 AM Share Posted 16/01/12 03:25 AM (edited) You'll need heaps, 15l or so, to flush the old stuff out or you'll have a mix of both.They're around 9.4L dry fill I think, or 5-6L odd service fill.If changing fluids a full flush should be done in my opinion.Worth changing the heat exchanger too while its being done.All depends how much comes out too. Its friggin expensive from Ford I wouldn't get it from there. Edited 16/01/12 03:35 AM by 1600dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuckSqueezeBangBlow ʎǝʞuoɯ ɹoıuǝs Donating Members 1,808 Member For: 16y 9d Gender: Male Posted 16/01/12 11:11 AM Share Posted 16/01/12 11:11 AM pube, go to S&H automotive in Botany. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rednose RNS10S Donating Members 2,229 Member For: 18y 4m 9d Gender: Male Posted 16/01/12 10:33 PM Share Posted 16/01/12 10:33 PM You won't be disappointed with S&H. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fadz Member 35 Member For: 14y 2m 13d Posted 17/01/12 03:16 AM Share Posted 17/01/12 03:16 AM Just for reference...I have flushed and changed the pan gasket with Transmax Z, no problems....Now have 350rwKW and just done a flush again with transmax Z, also no problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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