R ichard Member 75 Member For: 3y 10m 28d Posted 02/06/22 06:54 PM Share Posted 02/06/22 06:54 PM hi guys,  looking at getting my ZF serviced, I have a 2009 FG XR6T with 184xxxkm ill ring the ford dealership for a quote , but they are pretty big rip offs in my town ( wanted 1400nzd to do the water pump, belt and tensioner🙃 lol doing a oil change and also replacing the fuel filter this week so il have a look but if I have plastic sump for the ZF would this link for the right metal one to buy? https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/201433334380 sorry might be a noob question, not really that mechanically minded with cars, I'm learning though which is fun lol would ford be the best people to do the servicing of the ZF or would transmission shop be better( will be looking at getting a better trans cooler as well  cheers guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cat007 Member 236 Member For: 6y 4m 25d Posted 02/06/22 07:30 PM Share Posted 02/06/22 07:30 PM Don't Ford AU/NZ have standardised pricing? So should be roughly the same across dealerships? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R ichard Member 75 Member For: 3y 10m 28d Posted 02/06/22 07:51 PM Author Share Posted 02/06/22 07:51 PM unsure, I know the one in my town charge a arm and a leg to do anything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k31th less WHY; more WOT Site Developer 29,178 Member For: 16y 9m 19d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 03/06/22 12:52 AM Share Posted 03/06/22 12:52 AM This thread is a great example of changing all of the fluids yourself, not just ZF - > http://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/84229-the-fluid-change/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hjtrbo Bronze Donating Members 320 Member For: 14y 10d Posted 03/06/22 08:27 AM Share Posted 03/06/22 08:27 AM Plus valve body off and do the seals and replace the heat exchanger (or go external cooler). So long as your bushes are still in good nick, the seals and the fluid change should see you right for many more km's.  I would recommend a dedicated transmission shop that has good knowledge with ZF as they will likely go the extra mile and do air tests on the valve body and clutch ports that I suspect Ford and most backyarders won't do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R ichard Member 75 Member For: 3y 10m 28d Posted 03/06/22 08:39 PM Author Share Posted 03/06/22 08:39 PM 19 hours ago, k31th said: This thread is a great example of changing all of the fluids yourself, not just ZF - > http://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/84229-the-fluid-change/ was thinking about doing it myself but reading about needing the oils at temps etc was a bit off putting and well how the ZF can be lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k31th less WHY; more WOT Site Developer 29,178 Member For: 16y 9m 19d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 04/06/22 12:12 AM Share Posted 04/06/22 12:12 AM If necessary, link that thread to any mechanic you wish to do the work. It's not hard, just a little complicated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Andrew Gold Donating Members 2,036 Member For: 9y 9m 7d Gender: Male Location: Canberra ACT Posted 04/06/22 10:24 AM Share Posted 04/06/22 10:24 AM The benefit of a transmission place over a dealer is they will happily use the Gulf Western fluid rather than Lifeguard which will be much cheaper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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