PTU fluid change

[peppelepugh]

My personal 2 cents... there is a "how-to" for changing PTU fluid. If you can, try to at least pop the PTU cap off and use some sort of dip stick to check the condition of the fluid.  I know with me personally, I was in 100% FEAR about how bad it could be. After seeing how bad (well in this case, not bad really for 56k miles) I probably would have just left the PTU fluid in for a few thousand more miles.

Look for anyone in your area that isn't the dealership that will do it if you don't want to do it yourself.
http://www.bgfindashop.com/locator/index.php

 

[68_GT]

has someone figured out how to change the PTU fluid on a 13 with the PP  ?

I could never figure it out..... I saw the drain, but couldn't find a place to refill it.

 

[southtxSHO]

My personal 2 cents... there is a "how-to" for changing PTU fluid. If you can, try to at least pop the PTU cap off and use some sort of dip stick to check the condition of the fluid.  I know with me personally, I was in 100% FEAR about how bad it could be. After seeing how bad (well in this case, not bad really for 56k miles) I probably would have just left the PTU fluid in for a few thousand more miles.

Look for anyone in your area that isn't the dealership that will do it if you don't want to do it yourself.
http://www.bgfindashop.com/locator/index.php

I did check but only dealerships came out on the search

 

[IHeartGroceries]

has someone figured out how to change the PTU fluid on a 13 with the PP  ?

I could never figure it out..... I saw the drain, but couldn't find a place to refill it.

Yeah, supposedly you remove them temp sensor. Remove the cats to get at it. There's a section from a WSM linked in one of these PTU related threads here. I've had the oil to perform the swap myself for weeks. Just don't have the time. Stand by...closing the gap on my 20K mile deadline.

 

[ajpturbo]

Called the local ford dealership and spoke with service advisor to change ptu fluid .... they quoted me $800 because they have to remove ptu . Wt* ?

That's unbelievable...if I was that dealer I'd be nervous of ford finding out what was said of that recommendation for service and shutting it down...either you are ripping off the customer or you are stupid...either way you should be shut down...there is a service procedure for it so you can't claim ignorance...that's unacceptable...even on the ptu with no drain plug u can use a pump....my dealer said it was life time fluid so they wouldn't change it..I even said I'd pay whatever...later in the month I walked in and gave them the ford procedure and said here u might need this....retards

 

[ZSHO]

Called the local ford dealership and spoke with service advisor to change ptu fluid .... they quoted me $800 because they have to remove ptu . Wt* ?

That's unbelievable...if I was that dealer I'd be nervous of ford finding out what was said of that recommendation for service and shutting it down...either you are ripping off the customer or you are stupid...either way you should be shut down...there is a service procedure for it so you can't claim ignorance...that's unacceptable...even on the ptu with no drain plug u can use a pump....my dealer said it was life time fluid so they wouldn't change it..I even said I'd pay whatever...later in the month I walked in and gave them the ford procedure and said here u might need this....retards

I find that relatvley cheap based on another post which the (stealership)wanted 400.00 to do his plugs.LOL.

 

[SHOdded]

2013 PTU Fluid Drain/Fill from FSM instructions ...

 

[IHeartGroceries]

^Haha! Thanks again. I knew you'd be in here to post that eventually. Saving it to my phone this time.

 

[ZSHO]

There are a couple factors to take into consideration from past experiences,1)if you purchased your car new at the same dealership where you want service,2)the forman gives the approvals for repair work to be performed,3)Your assigned service advisor is the key for correcting any issues you are having and he also is the one in charge of the calculator(better pricing).

 

[fastforever]

Guys, you are making this far to complicated. You can easily do the ptu fluid change yourself. I deal with this all the time in my truck shop.  Jack up vehicle all four wheels. Remove r/f wheel.
Pull plug out of ptu using several 3/8 drive extensions. Look at plug, if there is oil on it great, you caught it in time. If it looks like grease you need a new ptu, it's covered under a Ford TSB at no charge.
To drain fluid you need a  MITYVAC fluid vacuum extractor pump (sold on ebay for $70-80)  put plastic tube into ptu and pump out fluid. Refill with a top quality 75/140 gear oil until it starts to drain back out of hole. Re install plug and you are done.  CHANGE every 10,000 mile for safety.  Note, car needs to be level!!

IT'S THAT EASY.

 

[SHOnUup]

Guys, you are making this far to complicated. You can easily do the ptu fluid change yourself. I deal with this all the time in my truck shop.  Jack up vehicle all four wheels. Remove r/f wheel.
Pull plug out of ptu using several 3/8 drive extensions. Look at plug, if there is oil on it great, you caught it in time. If it looks like grease you need a new ptu, it's covered under a Ford TSB at no charge.
To drain fluid you need a  MITYVAC fluid vacuum extractor pump (sold on ebay for $70-80)  put plastic tube into ptu and pump out fluid. Refill with a top quality 75/140 gear oil until it starts to drain back out of hole. Re install plug and you are done.  CHANGE every 10,000 mile for safety.  Note, car needs to be level!!

IT'S THAT EASY.

Using a cheap hand pump from local auto store it was a test of patience.

Just checked it after 12-13k on the new fluids too. Plug was all gunked up again after that short time.

After being under the car yesterday again. I'm starting to think that part of the issue has to be the rear turbo cat is hugging the PTU and the shaft leaving the PTU. There really should be some kind of heat shield there IMO.



Rich

 

[SHOnUup]

With how hot it is down yonder by the PTU and the plug being above the fluid level. Seems it'd be common to see build up on the plug. Hot plug getting fluid sprayed or sloshed up there at times causing it to grab onto the plug? Just a thought. Makes me wonder how much gunk there is in that thing.

Rich

 

[mts7471]

I changed the PTU fluid on mine at 7k miles, not wanting to wait around for it to go bad.  I was only able to get out about 8 oz, but oddly enough was able to get about 12 oz in before it started to drip out the fill hole.  Car was level on jack stands, so I'm pretty darn sure I didn't over fill it.  Kinda makes me wonder if they aren't filling these up all the way from the factory.  I've been driving around now for 2 weeks with no issues.  The oil at 7k miles looked like the glass jar in an earlier picture, liquid, and brown in color.  But that odd silvery paste was on the fill plug.  Not sure what that is all about.
I ended up using Amsoil 75w-140 gear oil for the job.  I'll do the RDU when I jack up the car again to install some downpipes in the next month or so.

 

[14SHOCAR]

Any thoughts on Redline ?

 

[SHOdded]

I was only able to get out about 8 oz, but oddly enough was able to get about 12 oz in before it started to drip out the fill hole.

This is one item that should be added to every SHO/MKS's pre-delivery checklist.  No reason for the PTU to go bad so quick!

 

[nickstewartroc]

Here's an idea for the ptu flush.... Without looking at a diagram, what if you removed the fill plug, drain what you can with a suction device, then put a catch basin under it and using some cheap fluid, funnel it down the overflow tube? Again, without seeing a diagram I'm not sure where the overflow tube is, but if it is on the opposite side of the fill plug, you might be able to force enough down the overflow tube to try to pump some more crud out the fill hole.

Just an idea!