jacobmitchell92 Donating Members 370 Member For: 13y 9m 5d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 24/03/14 09:32 AM Share Posted 24/03/14 09:32 AM Gear box service isn't too expensive if you don't use the life guard oil. Off the top of my head I think I paid $400 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiftyOne Bronze Donating Members 1,145 Member For: 11y 6m 14d Gender: Male Posted 24/03/14 09:32 AM Share Posted 24/03/14 09:32 AM Try to find out what fluid they put in the box too. There are some better oils than others for them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CYAMTE Member 38 Member For: 10y 9m 22d Gender: Male Location: South east burbs Posted 24/03/14 09:45 AM Author Share Posted 24/03/14 09:45 AM ok will do! it should display a service sticker for the trans yeh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barnz Member 3,047 Member For: 11y 1m 26d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 24/03/14 10:16 AM Share Posted 24/03/14 10:16 AM Heres what I could dig up bit of info from zf site5 and 6-speed as well as 4HP20 automatic transmissions:ZF 5 and 6-speed as well as the ZF 4HP20 automatic transmissions are filled maintenance-free with specially developed partiallysynthetic ATF oils. Maintenance-free fills are intended for normal operating conditions. Especially driving at very high operatingtemperatures can result in accelerated aging or increased wear of ATF oils. It is recommended, in the event of severe operatingconditions, such as:- frequent highway driving in top speed range,- offensive, sporty driving style,- frequent trailer operation,being above average, oil purification (oil change) on automatic transmissions is recommended between 80,000 km and 120,000 km, or8 years, depending on the load.In each case, only released ATF oil may be used for oil changes. And oil changes must be performed in accordance with the relevantspecifications.^^^ so ford will tell you they are filled for life and maintenance free but that's not quite true. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CYAMTE Member 38 Member For: 10y 9m 22d Gender: Male Location: South east burbs Posted 24/03/14 10:44 AM Author Share Posted 24/03/14 10:44 AM hahahaha, I trust that on my daily work Sv21 camry bus but not on a G6et, so it looks like ill be doing the service reguardless of what they tell me!Cheers!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barnz Member 3,047 Member For: 11y 1m 26d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 24/03/14 10:56 AM Share Posted 24/03/14 10:56 AM Yeah and id be wary of that one with 138 000 on it as its past the recommended service period 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CYAMTE Member 38 Member For: 10y 9m 22d Gender: Male Location: South east burbs Posted 24/03/14 10:59 AM Author Share Posted 24/03/14 10:59 AM Thanks for the heads up!!! yeh the one at 138xxxks is a year older and 4K cheaper, must be something wrong with it, or the know whats going to happen to it not too far down the track Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barnz Member 3,047 Member For: 11y 1m 26d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 24/03/14 11:32 AM Share Posted 24/03/14 11:32 AM (edited) Thanks for the heads up!!! yeh the one at 138xxxks is a year older and 4K cheaper, must be something wrong with it, or the know whats going to happen to it not too far down the trackJust my 2 cents as an owner im no expert, just a noob around here really. Oh and my turbo was replaced as it shat itself whilst still with the dealer prior to me picking it up, which is surprising as I cant say I noticed anything on the test drive. Tricky one to sus out if you dont know what your listening for. Maybe listen to it wind down after youve been for a drive.(switched off) and research what a bad one sounds like.And lastly give it some out of the dealer, they put so much damn tire shine on like every day it will probably skate to 3rd. Stocker doesn't have quite enough go for that but its a great illusion cause you will go :-o :-o :-D Edited 24/03/14 11:44 AM by barnz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixy Angel Expert Donating Members 9,132 Member For: 19y 10m 19d Gender: Male Location: North Jamberoo, NSW Posted 25/03/14 05:35 AM Share Posted 25/03/14 05:35 AM Welcome mateEveryone has answered the question well and what to look out for. Good luck and keep looking around Eg carpoint never know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CYAMTE Member 38 Member For: 10y 9m 22d Gender: Male Location: South east burbs Posted 25/03/14 08:21 AM Author Share Posted 25/03/14 08:21 AM Test drove it today and it did'nt disappoint! he was unsure about the trans service but did say the diff bushes were fine, these things make the old ute feel like a slug!! Ego grey looks awesome along with the beige interior, wasnt a scratch (that I could see) on her and the engine bay looked like new aswell. will try and push this ute sale along as quick as I can to get myself behind the wheel permanently in a G6etI have come out from under the rock and discovered there is a nicer, quicker, comfortable rock I can climb into VERY IMPRESSED!!Wont be long til I want to find a decent tuner/service mechanic down this way!!cheers guys!!!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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