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@user-uf4fd4sx4k

5 ай бұрын

How many kilometers did the car go after the replacement without breaking the automatic transmission?

Another fine video from Craig's. I have the very same car and I can't thank you enough for these videos, it's really hard to find good information about the Mondeo on this side of the world. Thank you from Brazil! Cheers mate!

Thank you for doing this video. I was just thinking about doing such a video because I didn't know if anyone had done a video showing how to change all or almost all of the transmission fluid. I find it to be a REALLY GOOD practice if you want your transmission to last longer. This can be done on any automatic transmission. You just have to make sure you have the return line going back TO the transmission FROM the transmission cooler. Thank you again.

Thank you for sharing this Video! Greetings From Vancouver, Canada across the globe !!!

Thanks for the wealth of information. Had no idea this transmission was in so many vehicles. I can attest in the Contour, takes a licking and keeps on ticking.

Excellent video. Thank you so much for making it!

Thank you very much for all the explanations and your time. Greetings from Brazil

Thanks a lot, good sir. That's plenty of usefull information about transmission of my car.

I thought he did good job of explaining it. I wanted to add - I just did my 2006 Ford Escape V6 and had trouble deciding which line was the return transmission cooler line - I took off the plastic shroud in front of the trans about 6 bolts 10mm and 1 plastic clip near brake lines. just above that shroud is the line I used it has a section of rubber hose clamped to a aluminum pipe it runs under the trans. and up behind it loops above and fits in top back of trans. I hooked short piece of 3/8" copper tube to the rubber hose and aimed it into a 5 gallon bucket. I had already marked quart marks on the plastic bucket using a kitchen measuring cup. Anyway it worked great... I put the car up on ramps and drained 4 qts. from the sump then refilled those 4 quarts before removing the cooler line then started the car and shifted through all the gears D, N R, D, 2 and 1 with the parking brake on and my foot on the brake and checked the bucket added 3 quarts while I watched the bucket fill and stop the engine at 9.7 quarts- refilled up to 9 quarts drove up and down the street then when the car was warm finished filling ( to the bottom of the hash marks on the dip stick. My 2006 ford escape uses 10.25 quarts of Mercron so I got the last 10 quarts Walmart had 17.00 per gallon and 4.50 for each quart. Seems to be running good.

@ohger1

7 жыл бұрын

A better plan is to NOT remove fluid from the sump at all. Remove the rubber hose from the output of the cooler, start the car and let the trans pump itself into a milk jug. Remove two quarts at a time, shut the engine down and add a fresh two quarts through the filler tube. Do this 5 more times. Do NOT run trans through the gears during process or it will mix your fresh fluid with the old.

informative, spot on except for the oil cooler hose. you should have removed the return hose from the oil cooler to completely flash the old oil in the cooler as well and you should have run an extra liter or so just to make sure that no sign of the old oil remained. just an added information. hope you dont mind.

excelente video

great and useful video!, thank you

Thanks a lot. It was really helpful

Very helpful. Do you also have a video on the transmission gasket replacement?

Thanks for information

Thanks good information

Great Video! Thanks a lot...

Thanks for all the info! Saved me from making the mistake of assuming this was old-school drop the pan/drain and change filter kind of setup- had no idea it had a drain plug, or that the filter wasn't easily replaceable and I'd nearly ordered one. my '99 Mystique has started acting wonky and I really don't know if the fluid (which looks actually pretty good off the dipstick) has ever been replaced. Intend to replace with some fresh Dex/Merc (dipstick calls for plain Mercon) and add in a bottle of Lucas Transmission Fix. Hoping it clears up my problems which are mostly surges and hard shifts especially when the O/D is enabled.

@rickd650

Жыл бұрын

Follow up and some observations. My tranny issues cleared up after a few drives with a partial change and replacing one of the quarts with Lucas transmission fix. I wound up using Dex/Merc, after much research and consideration, I decided that with the vintage of my transmission I didn't need Mercon V and Dex/Merc replacement fluid would suffice. My dipstick said Mercon, so Mercon it was. I continued to have a few little shifting problems until a good drive on windy, hilly roads with a lot of manual up/down shifting got everything worked out, and it's been solid since. I did NOT disconnect the lines and do the 'flush': I've never personally had a Ford product that had rubber lines as shown in this video, and I wasn't of a mind to mess with the metal fittings to the radiator/fluid cooler- something I have broken in the past on an old Ford. So I just did the drain plug drain but as in the video, let it sit overnight. Second, not all drain plugs are magnetic! I was very pleased with how clean my drain plug was, until I realised that it wasn't at all magnetised. Go figure.

safety first for me i wear gloves to protect from fluid to skin thank you for the presentation that was for me.

A very clean video like your car and procedures.. but you didn't talk about the filter.. it would be wonderful if you make a video about how to open it , clean it or replace it.. thanks for you effort.. it is very informative video.

@CraigsDIY

4 жыл бұрын

Do you mean the transmission filter? It is not a serviceable item on the CD4E, you would only replace it during a rebuild.

@zeyadalsheikh3839

4 жыл бұрын

@@CraigsDIY oh...I see.. I read about it before that it is not serviceable but I couldn't believe how a filter can not be reached unless you strip the whole body of the transmission.. but as you say so.. it is then a fact that it can't be reached. Thanks for your help.

manny manny thanks. i wonder if you have or ever had any problems with the cd4e.

@CraigsDIY

8 жыл бұрын

+Jaap Rijke Nothing major. Mine has harsh shifting from time to time, but has 150000 km on it so it's to be expected. It basically works okay. Also minor fluid leak at halfshaft seal.

Great video Craig. Do you know if this is the same transmission that ford used in the Mk4 Mondeo?

@CraigsDIY

3 жыл бұрын

No this is an old gearbox, they updated the Mk4.

excelent video..👍👍 I want to ask. when draining dirty oil through the hose. engine is started on the transmission lever P or N or D

@CraigsDIY

2 жыл бұрын

Leave it in P, certainly not D, you are just using the pump to extract the oil, do not engage the transmission!

and i was wondering if you want to make a video of the rev and speedo gauge while driving under different conditions. that would help me a lot to dertermine posible problems with my cd4e transmission. would you please do that!!!!😀

Great Vid Thanks :)

Drained Out about A Gallon...Added Back Lucas Consitioner With New Mercon Equivalant Fluid....VERY EZ...

CAN YOU TELL US MORE ABOUT THE " OIL COOLER " ?? THANK YOU, VERY INFORMATIVE !!

@CraigsDIY

2 жыл бұрын

It's just a radiator, what are you asking

i miss cde4 from 98 mondeo. Nowadays i use al4 on peugeot. Its not duralable such as cd4e.

Hi. I am just wondering is it necessary to fill ATF after you drain only firs part of fluid? Or I can drain all amount of fluid (firs and second part) and refill ATF at once? Or there are two separate circuits? Thank you for video it is very useful.

@CraigsDIY

8 жыл бұрын

+Artem Lysenko We are flushing a part of the transmission, not just draining and refilling its sump. Once new fluid is in the sump, we run the engine and use the transmission's oil pump to flush new oil (from the sump) through the components and push the old oil out the cooler hose. If you don't fill the sump after draining it, obviously there is no oil to flush with. This way we can replace more like 2/3 or 3/4 of the total ATF, instead of just 1/3.

@artemlysenko6844

8 жыл бұрын

+Craig's DIY Car Jobs Oh, l understand now. Thank you for respond! Have a nice day.

I enjoyed your vid, but I wonder about the volume descrepancy too. Same thing happened to me, I wonder if it was drained cold and measured hot. ?

@CraigsDIY

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, differences in temperature plus measurement errors both out and in. You have to measure the final level by the correct procedure.

Hy again! The check level oil has to do with engine on ?

Hi Craig Have same car 2006 version with 137,000 miles. ( same box) Recently bought, no service history, fluid dark brown ( possibly old). Is it worth just draining out what is in sump and replacing it ( about 4 litres). I wouldn’t want to flush it or drain all of it. The box is running well, gears change as they should, just a slight wear noise when in first and 2nd. Reason I ask it there is so many different views about changing transition fluid on high mileage, no service history automatic cars. Great videos by the way.

Super bruder👍

Thanks for the Video. Can I use Permatex Ultra Black Gasket Maker to seal the drain plug?

@CraigsDIY

4 жыл бұрын

Umm. I don't know... it might work, the bigger problem would be getting it off the threads next time...

@eliasneumann280

4 жыл бұрын

@@CraigsDIY played it save and got the proper sealant. It meant not having my car for another day but it all worked. Thanks for your Vid!

Hi Craig ... I checked out my Trans Fluid its a 2001 Mazda Tribute 3L V6 Auto trans... and I noticed that on Cold non-operating temperatures, my Fluid is a tiny bit over the "hashed" fill-area you mentioned in the video, However, it does not reach the "DO NOT FILL AT THIS LEVEL" marking on my dipstick. Should I drain some out? or should I run the car first to warm up the oil THEN measure it to see if i need to drain some out or not? - Many Thanks!

@CraigsDIY

5 жыл бұрын

You need to follow the correct procedure, as I link to within this video, elaborated on here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/oGpr1sOKeMqfldI.html

can i use silicon or teflon paste as thread sealant?? or is there any other material i can use , because i can't find a thread sealant in my area ! also is it the same procedure for "awf21" ford mondeo 2011 transmission ? thank you for this great video

@CraigsDIY

7 жыл бұрын

You must use a sealant of the correct spec. If you look at the video desc., I put Amazon links for the right types. I don't know where you are, but Amazon.com (US) has extremely cheap international shipping on this sort of thing. I didn't buy it locally either because it's cheaper to ship it halfway round the planet, go figure.

@CraigsDIY

7 жыл бұрын

I don't know about the AWF21, I would say probably similar, but you will have to check my answer re the thread sealant as it may use a washer seal on the plug instead.

havent got the kiwi accent down yet mate, thanks for the info, ive got (from hot) a trans dipstick in same car and its shot wayyy past the fill line about 3 inches past it what do you think that is would it not blow a gasket by now? engine was rebuilt 30k ago and receipts for transmission "service". do i just drop out 5L and check the stick again? or would a slight decline as its parked cause this. thanks chch

@CraigsDIY

4 жыл бұрын

Well yes 3" over the max mark sounds like a big overfill that I would want to resolve asap, but certainly check it on flat ground first.

very very helpful 99 ford contour. h8 it

Hi Craig just wanted A little help here thanks Craig. I've got a 2002 Ford mondeo zetec hatchback car., I'm just wondering if I can use Macon 5 transmission fluid or should I just use Macon 3 transmission fluid?

@CraigsDIY

7 ай бұрын

Yeh Ford switched to "Mercon V" which is the spec you see me using here, though I'm not using a Ford product.

Buenas noches, hasta que area de la bayoneta debe llegar el nivel? solo el area lisa o el area rayada. gracias

@CraigsDIY

7 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/oGpr1sOKeMqfldI.html

Hey THX, really good this video and helpful. Easy to imitate on my Ford. But now I have the problem that the gear sometimes jumps out. Means I drive, stop on the traffic light and can not start again. The engine turns higher but there is no gear in even more. With 1500rpm and higher it jumps in -not funny- but than it is in and I can drive. Do you have an Idea what it is? Have the feeling with the new Oil the pump makes not enough presure. Is an idea like this realistic? Sorry for my english ;)

@CraigsDIY

7 жыл бұрын

I don't know. Check the fluid level carefully per the correct procedure. Did you use the correct fluid spec. Possibly there was a problem before and the new fluid has 'flushed' it out. I am just guessing.

@David86DE

7 жыл бұрын

Should be the right fluid. Ja the strange is with the level, had the right level in and tryed to leave my garage the hill up (10m distance goes 2m up) and it wasn't passible. With 500ml more oil it worked. But now it is to much in that is clear... But it works only like this. I think I repeated everything with a other Oil... Even when I really can not imagen that this makes a difference. Let us see

hy , i have ford mondeo mk3 for the 14 year ,manual gear 3.Yesterday i buy another mondeo with automatic gear! Work in R , and at D work but change the gear at hight RMP ! What to do ?

Hi i have same car ford mondeo as you have on the video! My huge problem is that when i press on the gear and put it on D it does wanna go the car! But in all others is working but not on D for i can move the car! Whatt i can do to solve this issue? Best Regards, George/Sweden!

Tell me how to change the oil level in the engine on Ford Mondeo 3 2.0 gasoline Duratec HE CJBB 2003 ?

Do you get hard shifts when going from 1st to second but other gears are really smooth?

@CraigsDIY

4 жыл бұрын

Sure. Just like every other old worn slush box :)

@ufopuum1

4 жыл бұрын

@@CraigsDIY Do you think an oil change will make it better? Because i know it has gotten one in the past, the oil is still quite red but the previous owner says that it needs changing.

I got Mondeo 2009, 2.3 and i believe i got this kind of transmission. But can't see on the video where the transmission oil filter is?

@CraigsDIY

2 жыл бұрын

Deep inside the unit and not user serviceable.

Hello, there is a jerk in my automatic gear car when shifting from 1st gear to 2nd gear. I changed the transmission mount, but the result is the same. What else could be the problem Thanks .

@CraigsDIY

4 жыл бұрын

Problem with the gearbox. They usually wear 2nd.

Hi Craig, a kiwi here. How did you end up liking the Penrite? Would you recommend it?

@CraigsDIY

4 жыл бұрын

Well the transmission is still running fine. Yes.

@CraigsDIY

4 жыл бұрын

Oh check with Ford locally, I noticed the price for Ford label Mercon V was not too bad (surprisingly) last time I was at John Andrew, you have to get it in 1 L bottles but the price was comparable.

I have a Mk3 with Jatco transmission (5 speed - part #1383840). Is it the same procedure?

@CraigsDIY

3 жыл бұрын

The procedure in principle is the same for any auto box, assuming you can refill via dipstick, but you would want to check to see if you can also replace the filter unlike the CD4E.

What about the filter?? I have a 97 mazda 626 v6, it shifts hars sometimes, help me out please

@CraigsDIY

5 жыл бұрын

The filter is not really serviceable without a full tear-down of the transmission, it's not designed to be replaced.

Hello! I am from Romania, I have a Mondeo Ford, with gearbox, from 2002, 2.0 benzine, and my problem is that the car does not leave the place. It just goes in reverse. Get in speed but just go back, it doesn't goes forward, just in reverse. I have changed the oil from gearbox after I had problems but in vain.The car just goes in reverse and get in speed but just go back, it doesn't goes forward. Please can you help with some advice!! What do you think is wrong? Thank you!

@CraigsDIY

5 жыл бұрын

Oil change isn't going to fix that so long as the level is not way wrong. You could check minor possibilities like 1) gear shift lever is operating correctly (watch it at the gearbox), and 2) check the speed sensor is functioning properly. Otherwise the whole trans will need a rebuild or a replacement.

can you just use the oil cooler to drain it and check the drain bolt for meatal and stuff

@CraigsDIY

6 жыл бұрын

Most of the oil sits within the transmission, which is why the technique shown makes use of the trans pump to get more of that out. If you just drain the cooler and the sump you will only get about 1/3 out.

@fatmansautomotive6411

6 жыл бұрын

thanks i just wanted to know because this girl i know has one and i dont think its been changed scince 2008/160000+ miles

Hi.how whit manual transmission? The some steps??

Excellent presentation

I was wondering how to remove the transmission oil pan gasket?

@CraigsDIY

2 жыл бұрын

Well the 'pan' is vertically mounted and some of the bolts look very awkward to access in situ, so with difficulty I would say. If you have a legitimate need to get inside it then it might be a case of taking the whole trans off. Why do you want to remove it?

how many kilometers travel to change oil? sorry for bad english.

@CraigsDIY

7 жыл бұрын

For the ATF, it depends on usage. Minimum (extreme) interval would be 50,000 km but only if the car is being heavily used/abused. Really you should inspect the oil and look for discoloration, burning, or metal specks. If it is red and clean it doesn't need changing.

@chincharitotube

7 жыл бұрын

discoloration can cause problems in shifting? i noticed that my ford escape transmition oils color is light pink, and i just noticed problems in shifting. i looked to the specs and says that i need to use motorcraft mercon ATF transmition oil. ty for the video.

oil filter dont change ??or this automatic whisout filter?

@CraigsDIY

7 жыл бұрын

As said in the video, the oil filter in these boxes is built inside the unit, not user serviceable, you would only change it if doing a rebuild.

@drybso

7 жыл бұрын

Sorry my box 5 speed.

@IvanGonzalez-pk8ho

4 жыл бұрын

@@CraigsDIY www.autozone.com.mx/encendido-afinacion-y-mantenimiento-de-rutina/filtro-de-transmision-automatica/duralast-filtro-de-transmision-automatica/272495_0_0 si puedes cambiar el filtro de transmision automatica saludos

Is it normal for the drain plug to come out dirty?

@CraigsDIY

6 жыл бұрын

Depends on what you mean by dirty. It is a magnet as shown so it might collect metal debris. A lot would be evidence of bad wear in the transmission. Or sludgy from oil would suggest oil definitely wants changing.

@RATON012345

6 жыл бұрын

very thankful with your answer keep making videos like these ford mondeo thanks

Hi where is transmission filter location please

@ivobiancucci4528

Жыл бұрын

It is in the transmission unit

Ford mk 3 users : not sure the gear box is identical on petrol and diesel for mk3 model. On diesel, the gear box is jf 506 e. Made in Japan and needs 7.9 liters according to specs. Trust me, it wasn't easy to find this info. Not sure, as I was saying, about the being the same type of gear box because the one on diesel doesn't have a dyp stick.

@CraigsDIY

4 жыл бұрын

It's not the same. This is the CD4E.

@lsd8497

4 жыл бұрын

@@CraigsDIY That's correct. My mistake :)

What About the filter??

@CraigsDIY

3 жыл бұрын

As explained it is not serviceable short of a rebuild.

@juggsforlife1

3 жыл бұрын

@@CraigsDIY i get its behind the bell housing but dont have to do a rebuild to change it, yes you have to take out the transmission but not tear down the whole of the transmission though

Thank you for your great video ! I wonder is Dexon III compatible for CD4E? Thnak you ! I am looking for Mobile ATF D/M (pds.mobil.com/USA-English/Lubes/PDS/GLXXENPVLMOMobil_ATF_D_M.aspx) Application: Note: Mobil ATF D/M is not recommended for other applications, including GM DEXRON® VI, Ford MERCON® V , MERCON LV®, MERCON SP® and Type F ATF

@CraigsDIY

8 жыл бұрын

In theory, if it meets Mercon spec, that is the old Ford standard - their new advisory is for Mercon V as explained in the video. Your choice.

Did you use old underwear as a dip stick rag? 7:56

@E39ENTHUSIAST90

7 жыл бұрын

I noticed too :))

@skunkiejunkie5685

6 жыл бұрын

Sure is

@capitan_aguachirri

3 жыл бұрын

He always does lol

craig i think you should not use a cheap floopy ratchet on a drain plug that is steal on soft metal you can make them strip the threads.. i would use a power bar no flop ..i understand you knowing what your doing but a noob at this might not relize

@CraigsDIY

6 жыл бұрын

If you mean tighten it with a torque wrench then yes that would be ideal.

Your steering wheel is on the wrong side :)

@CraigsDIY

7 жыл бұрын

I think you'll find it's on the... right... side...

На русский переведите...

where the fuck is the picture of the oil plug on a 2000 2.5 contour?