sexual harrassment panda I see a red door and I want to paint it black Donating Members 5,919 Member For: 15y 5m 28d Gender: Male Location: Far north queensland Posted 22/12/11 07:16 PM Share Posted 22/12/11 07:16 PM Haven't had the ZF tune, I meant the car has been tuned again with the addition of a few goodies.I believe something will break sooner or later because the car originally had 200rwkw and now has 380rwkw, I don't think the box was engineered for the extra torque. The clutches may have suferred a bit with a previous oil that made the box flare. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/75173-zf-fluid/page/11/#findComment-1172621 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rednose RNS10S Donating Members 2,229 Member For: 18y 8m 7d Gender: Male Posted 24/12/11 12:46 PM Share Posted 24/12/11 12:46 PM (edited) Got the ZF flushed today, oil smelt burnt but wasn't in too bad condition considering it's at almost 100,000 klms.The boys at S&H do a fine job.They also advised that there was absolutely no metal in the pan which is what I wanted to hear.We used about 11.5 litres of genuine zf lg6 to do the flush.I also replaced the heat exchanger with the new one made by Mahle and the plastic pipes just for peace of mind.Car feels so much better going into fourth at WOT.Shifts feel the same (never had any problems with shifts hot or cold).Will probably service it again in another 50.000 klms. Edited 24/12/11 12:47 PM by rednose Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/75173-zf-fluid/page/11/#findComment-1173205 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barra Donating Members 467 Member For: 16y 5m 9d Gender: Male Location: Toowoomba Posted 24/12/11 03:25 PM Share Posted 24/12/11 03:25 PM On 24/12/2011 at 12:46 PM, rednose said: I also replaced the heat exchanger with the new one made by Mahle and the plastic pipes just for peace of mind.More details on this please? Factory location heat exchanger? Price and availability.? Cheers Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/75173-zf-fluid/page/11/#findComment-1173219 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 5m 28d Gender: Male Location: Far north queensland Posted 24/12/11 08:56 PM Share Posted 24/12/11 08:56 PM +1 for for details on heat exchanger Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/75173-zf-fluid/page/11/#findComment-1173231 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuckSqueezeBangBlow ʎǝʞuoɯ ɹoıuǝs Donating Members 1,808 Member For: 16y 4m 7d Gender: Male Posted 24/12/11 11:28 PM Share Posted 24/12/11 11:28 PM (edited) looks identical but has a Mahle sticker on it instead of Ktm.+1 for S&H! Edited 24/12/11 11:28 PM by JC807 Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/75173-zf-fluid/page/11/#findComment-1173257 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rednose RNS10S Donating Members 2,229 Member For: 18y 8m 7d Gender: Male Posted 25/12/11 01:22 AM Share Posted 25/12/11 01:22 AM As said by JC807 the new one is identical but made by Mahle, the KTM ones were apparently recalled by ford but I ordered it 3 times and got a KTM, I refused to accept this as it was the dealer (Sinclar Ford) that said they were recalled (otherwise they are most helpfull Ford dealer from my experience), picked up a Mahle one from Peter Warren (plenty in stock), the plastic lines were only purchased cause they were removed for the heat exchanger swap and to flush the box.Heat Exchanger was $150Lines were $90Flush inc gen zf lg6 $600I know people are getting very good results with GF, but this was said with the Transmax Z aswell. Some have issues and some don't. I wasn't game so stuck with ZF, If I build the box at a later stage then I may change to a different oil. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/75173-zf-fluid/page/11/#findComment-1173279 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paradoxx Colossal Member Member 5,049 Member For: 20y 7m 30d Gender: Male Location: Perth, WA Posted 03/01/12 08:23 AM Share Posted 03/01/12 08:23 AM Has anyone else asked about a stock standard ZF service? My trustworthy dealer (been using them happily for years) says they just don't touch the 6 speed autos, and "anyone who does is just asking for trouble". I have been advised to get the gearbox serviced by a different service centre (much closer to where I live) who says he can do it for $190 including fluid. This prompted me to ask a few questions, and hearing that my Ford dealer doesn't touch them has raised alarm bells for me.Steve Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/75173-zf-fluid/page/11/#findComment-1176317 Share on other sites More sharing options...
1600dave Donating Members 872 Member For: 14y 3m 13d Posted 03/01/12 08:52 AM Share Posted 03/01/12 08:52 AM Seems a bit too cheap to me - has that mechanic serviced one before?? As its not as simple as drop fluid, change filter, refill etc.The plastic pan will cost close to that, then you need to allow for fluid and labour too!I'm sure some of the W.A members will be able to advise where to go.The previous owner of my car also inquired about a trans service at Ford (Essendon, Vic) just before I purchased it, they said the same thing, doesn't need it, EVER! Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/75173-zf-fluid/page/11/#findComment-1176329 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Wiggum Moar Powar Babeh Lifetime Members 19,331 Member For: 19y 7m Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 03/01/12 08:58 AM Share Posted 03/01/12 08:58 AM Wow blast from the past! G'day Steve! They are "sealed for life", with the aforementioned life being severly reduced if they arent serviced. As Dave said $190 is too cheap. You'd be lucky too check the oil level for that price @ dealer rates Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/75173-zf-fluid/page/11/#findComment-1176333 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paradoxx Colossal Member Member 5,049 Member For: 20y 7m 30d Gender: Male Location: Perth, WA Posted 03/01/12 09:04 AM Share Posted 03/01/12 09:04 AM On 03/01/2012 at 8:52 AM, 1600dave said: Seems a bit too cheap to me - has that mechanic serviced one before?? As its not as simple as drop fluid, change filter, refill etc.The plastic pan will cost close to that, then you need to allow for fluid and labour too!I'm sure some of the W.A members will be able to advise where to go.The previous owner of my car also inquired about a trans service at Ford (Essendon, Vic) just before I purchased it, they said the same thing, doesn't need it, EVER!Cheers, I have the feeling he thinks it's just the 4 speed. I might stay on the cautious side and follow Ford's instructions. On 03/01/2012 at 8:58 AM, Ralph Wiggum said: Wow blast from the past! G'day Steve! They are "sealed for life", with the aforementioned life being severly reduced if they arent serviced. As Dave said $190 is too cheap. You'd be lucky too check the oil level for that price @ dealer ratesDefinite blast from the past! I haven't been in here for about 18 months. I'm getting a vibration at about 90-100km/h which I'm thinking might be the diff, hoping it isn't the ZF. Hopefully a fluid change will sort that out. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/75173-zf-fluid/page/11/#findComment-1176336 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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