LOL 12 comments so far and 42 of them are by experts. I love the web. Keep it up.
@satman1140
2 жыл бұрын
3:30 so the ATF filter wasn’t replaced? 🤔
@wobblysauce
2 жыл бұрын
Also after that first fill up, if you have a trans cooler it fills that if it is mounted higher than the pump so that extra 250 can be more + a bit for hose lengths.
@ttheptbgroup
Жыл бұрын
I would recommend anyone doing this to try crack the filler plug first, to see if it'll open prior to starting the job. There'd be nothing worse than draining the oil and not being able to get it open to fill. Also, why didn't you replace the filter?
@aandjtrickshotsdarnskills7047
2 ай бұрын
filter doesn’t always need replacing especially if oil was in good condition
@ttheptbgroup
2 ай бұрын
Fair
@sox666nitro6
13 күн бұрын
dirty fluid has been circulating thur your transmission & filter , why would you leave a dirty filter in place when pumping new fluid . Definitely wrong procedure
@satman1140
2 жыл бұрын
9:20 need make sure the temperature is right. If you leave the car running, oil can get too hot which means less oil in the ZF than needed resulting in bad shifts. Same goes with oils other than ZF Lifeguard 6.
@fgmods
2 жыл бұрын
Nope the Penrite oil I used in the video is rated for the ZF, I was recommended it by several mechanics that have been using it for years. Also you need to fill while it's running, another thing they all said. I'm gonna go with the mechanics who build and maintain FG's on this one.
@dirtdigger6574
2 жыл бұрын
Penrite bmv full synthetic is fine to use in the zf and is a quarter the price of life guard . Normal multi vehicle fluid will destroy the clutches in no time .
@ThomasFG
2 жыл бұрын
@@fgmods My thoughts exactly ! Either Penrite BMV which has the lifeguard colour, or Castrol TransMax Dexron VI/Mercon LV which is also ZF Lifeguard 6 & 8. What my transmission builder couldn't understand is how the Penrite is Lifeguard 6, 8 & 9.... when Lifeguard 9 has completely different additives/specs over Lifeguard 6 & 8 which are much of much the same.
@batmanlives6456
2 жыл бұрын
I must admit I was a bit sis when I saw that Penrite oil ... The original spec oil is totally clear...
@EnkeiTenjin
2 жыл бұрын
@@fgmods fun fact mate. Penrite offered a trans oil that they claimed was rated for the ZF gearbox back around 2008. People were using it and they would experience slipping and holding onto gears and not shifting properly. Penrite pulled the product… only the latest Penrite BMV offering that you use in this video is up to spec.
@zikfocus
2 жыл бұрын
Australian Nulon gearbox oil is perfect, superior and better, cheaper than german oil that is recommended for ZF 6speed gear box. On my taxi I replace it every 150/200K. I have falcon fg mkII xr6 ecolpi 2012 and it is still original gearbox, no dramas with 902799 km, right this moment, on the clock. You can't beat that
@EnkeiTenjin
2 жыл бұрын
Must be the low viscosity fluid. DO NOT put the regular multi vehicle fluid in your ZF.
@zikfocus
2 жыл бұрын
@@EnkeiTenjin just follow Nulon recommendations for ZF gearbox, easy. I'm already into 4th gearbox oil change and gears are still shifting very smoothly
@desmondsharkey5584
11 ай бұрын
Nulon sucks
@zucan100
5 ай бұрын
Is their no dipstick to check the transmission oil from under the bonnet on the FG MK2? I'm surprised you have to fill it from under the car. Used to be simple from the dipstick with the car on the ground.
@railtrolley
2 ай бұрын
I think the transmission oil dipstick has been gone since the AU Falcon. It's a pain, having to put the vehicle on jackstands, and crawling under.
@steveh6054
Жыл бұрын
When I first purchased my BF with ZF 6 speed I took my car to a mechanic with oil recommended and apparently suited for ZF 6 speed after draining and filling with new oil trans would not drive smoothly. Once drained and proper ZF oil fitted was 100% perfect. So never use NULON oil.
@fgmods
Жыл бұрын
The oil used in the video is specifically made to work in ZF gearboxes. There are now more options than just the overpriced oil direct from Ford.
@tgenduro2151
2 жыл бұрын
I would be careful with the refill amount.. when I drained mine I measured what came out and it was around 4.7Ltrs.
@harlemgreene3627
26 күн бұрын
What would be the best move in terms of it needing to be the correct temperature if there is no fluid in the trans. The seal on mine is bad and it leaked out while on a jack for a couple days
@williamshanasy2288
2 жыл бұрын
It's a messy job . Done it on a au2 and a range rover. Metal pan with drain plug makes it slightly less messy 😁
@J_S209
Жыл бұрын
Go buy a set of Torx sockets with a 3/8 drive, so much easier than using an L shaped tool for securing the pan bolts. Put down a big piece of cardboard to catch all of the spilt fluid. Remove your drain pan once it’s full rather than work with it sitting there waiting to be knocked over. At 4:24 you’re guessing the 10 nm and the fill plug torque value too, get a torque wrench and do it properly … well you’d have to have the torx sockets to torque it properly. Oh … you’re not heating the “gearbox” up to temperature you’re heating up the fluid. Reusing the gasket because you forgot to buy a replacement, really …. did you change the filter or clean the magnets?
@sohrabissafarzam3058
8 ай бұрын
I have a 2006 ford Territory AWD 6 speed automatic transmission… How many thousand km or how often does this service need to be done??
@anthonycavalliotis8736
2 жыл бұрын
Hi, thanks for taking time to make video. Is this the same procedure for 2016 FGX 6 speed?
@JRowe95
2 жыл бұрын
I needed this video a week ago...
@BaldevSingh-ql6dx
2 жыл бұрын
Hey mate, you showed two orders of fastening screws on the pan at 4:23 , which one we need to go with? These seem to be plastic pans. What is the order for steel pans? Thank you.
@EnkeiTenjin
2 жыл бұрын
No order. Just seat them all and then nip them up. You’re not bolting a head down. You’re just going for an oil tight seal. Don’t damage the cork gasket and you’ll be fine.
@bazzadabarra3306
2 жыл бұрын
As sensitive as a teenager after their first break up 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂 highly rate that comment brother
@bazzadabarra3306
Жыл бұрын
Hey mate how did you go with that oil? I’ve heard mixed results about to do mine this weekend
@cunninglinguist6944
2 жыл бұрын
Why are axle stands so low? The 3t twin pins are great value👍
@ismailfikak9044
2 жыл бұрын
Can you please make a video about diff/LSD in a fg falcon. More specifically does a xr6 turbo LSD need replacing/upgrading when pushing more power. Thanks
@fgmods
2 жыл бұрын
Falcon diffs are strong and you won't need to upgrade a turbo diff (unless it's open and you want an LSD) to hangle more power. I know plenty of guys running close to 1000HP or close to that, who are using standard diffs and axles just fine. I've got a whole turbo rear cradle on the floor in the garage waiting to film videos on diff/ axle stuff.
@ismailfikak9044
2 жыл бұрын
@@fgmods absolute legend thanks heaps
@EnkeiTenjin
2 жыл бұрын
@@ismailfikak9044 falcon diffs are shit mate. Don’t listen to this spastic. Get a trutrac. Once they’re old or fatigued, they track like shit. I blew up a diff at 400rwkw. And have had plenty of mates do the same on 300-500rwkw also.
@jetletters4307
2 жыл бұрын
Is it required to have it in 2nd, unfortunately the tuner who tuned the car fucked up and I can’t put it in tiptronic mode to put it in 2nd
@oforty1040
2 жыл бұрын
Hi mate can low fluid in a zf 6speed cause it to jerk while driving
@krumpet87
Жыл бұрын
Probs abit late but yeah it does mines doing it atm that's why I'm here haha
@satman1140
2 жыл бұрын
1:45 you need to suck the oil out of the ‘fill plug’ if there is no drain in the pan.
@EnkeiTenjin
2 жыл бұрын
No, you completely remove the pan and replace it with a new one. Stop thinking you know what you’re talking about when you have no experience with these specific vehicles. It’s literally in Ford’s workshop manual. When servicing the ZF box, you remove the original pan and replace with the updated pan part number.
@satman1140
2 жыл бұрын
@@EnkeiTenjin you missed the point mate. Oil can be sucked out of fill plug if there is no drain in the pan and then remove the pan.
@14.3noodles4
Жыл бұрын
@@satman1140 theres no reason to drain it from the fill plug. Its easy enough to just take the pan off
@peterkingsley2863
4 ай бұрын
Let the experts at the rrans shops do it ,expensive if you break it ,same as territory speed
@leewilson229
Жыл бұрын
What about the filter?
@g_force3857
2 жыл бұрын
Not sure what model ZF’s the Aussie falcons have in them. But it’s slightly different in with 6 speed in the ZF in BMW & Land Rover all manuals say you must use there oil, will be interesting how yours holds up with the Penrite… good luck
@jetletters4307
2 жыл бұрын
Ford recommends there lifeguard 6 fluid, which is really good but is pricy, I have been using the Penrite one in my BF and FG and they work just as well
@g_force3857
2 жыл бұрын
@@jetletters4307 how many miles on them ? Fords Lifeguard is hard to get here.. we never got that type of ZF here
@jetletters4307
2 жыл бұрын
@@g_force3857 BF has 230,000km and the FG has 210,000km Where abouts are you based?
@g_force3857
2 жыл бұрын
@@jetletters4307 Fort Myers Florida… We bought 2 XR6 turbo’s in 2018 when we went to summer nationals… one good one and a wreck and shipped them home
@railtrolley
2 жыл бұрын
The Falcon has the ZF 6HP26.
@ovaisrehman9320
2 жыл бұрын
How do u have the car jacked up? Front two tyres up or all 4 tyres of the ground flat?
@aliasanon4174
2 жыл бұрын
Looks flat to me, you can also see the two stands at the rear of the vehicle (the camera is looking from the front toward the back).
@fgmods
2 жыл бұрын
You're supposed to have the car level whenever checking gearbox oil levels.
@davo7512
2 жыл бұрын
Could you also heat the oil instead of heating the gearbox
@luke_spencer
8 ай бұрын
No, as you want the components to also be at temp
@timothylanders3189
6 ай бұрын
ZF Lifeguard 6 only. Stuff what the mechanics say!
@fgmods
6 ай бұрын
This Penrite is made specifically for these ZFs
@invhertz9
2 жыл бұрын
FINALLY! THANKYOU!!
@serb8335
2 жыл бұрын
What year is your car?
@fgmods
2 жыл бұрын
2010
@adamspaintbooth
7 ай бұрын
zf uses a special oil, and costs 50 bux a liter.
@fgmods
7 ай бұрын
This oil is specifically made to suit the ZF
@ReeceizMaChiNe
2 жыл бұрын
Jack your car up higher and get a garage creeper Thank me later 😂
@fgmods
2 жыл бұрын
Wish I just had the room and money for a hoist.
@mrbrad4637
2 жыл бұрын
The ZF is gayyyyyehh.. I've owned 3 of them now and they all have annoying issues at very low km.. and I've replaced 2 torque converters already and it still slips slightly
@ThomasFG
2 жыл бұрын
Well service them, i've had 3 6HP26's, serviced every 45k, never had an issue at all. You're probably using the wrong fluid 🙂
@mrbrad4637
2 жыл бұрын
@@ThomasFG mate service them? These issues all happened between 30,000km and 55,000km.. they shouldn't need servicing every 20,000km
@mrbrad4637
2 жыл бұрын
@@ThomasFG the torque converter was slipping at only 30,000km from new on my BF XR6 Turbo, it would also rev out too far occasional when kicking back and hit the limiter, it also had the dreaded drivelint shunt into 1st when pulling up to lights etc.. My current ride (in my profile pic) 2008 BFII XR8 had a slipping torque converter at 54,000km and then the new one slipped even worse, so another was put in - it fixed the issue mostly, but it still doesn't drive perfect as the 3rd to 4th is change is harsh when cold and sometimes it doesn't kick back when it should going up a hill etc.. but it drives good enough once warmed up that I'm not going to sink anymore money into it.. already had 2 torque converters, a new valve body and it had only 54,000km on it.. the car is always garage, always serviced, not thrashed or raced and doesn't even have a single stone chip on it - so clearly factory defective boxes... My ZF that milkshaked happened at around 110,000km on my FG XR8 but I realise the milkshake issue isn't ZFs fault though the box was slipping after it was rebuilt.
@ThomasFG
2 жыл бұрын
@@mrbrad4637 It's actually the heat exchanger that fails internally thus mixing coolant with trans fluid, that's what milkshakes it. It's been an issue with ZF 6HP's, just a s**t cooler, even upgrading with a pwr unit they still fail. I bypassed my G6E heat exchanger with an external transmission cooler, i'm never going to make a milkshake from coolant contamination now lol. I'd be inclined to say it was a dud batch of ZF's They did get alot less problematic by FG, still not perfect, but if you get a good box, they're pretty rugged. I'm sorry to hear you had a bad run with'em, bypassing the factory heat exchanger is the biggest improvement you can do.
@mrbrad4637
2 жыл бұрын
@@ThomasFG Yeah I've been thinking about bypassing the cooler with and oil/air cooler since my box is now running better than ever before (still not perfect) but I'm happy enough with it and would be devistated if it milkshaked like my FG did.. it still only now has 58,000km on it (very low for a 13 yr old car) and I plan to keep it for a long time as it's my favourite model/shape when it comes.to the modern fords and colour + being a V8 which such Iinsanely low kms, it's actually now worth a fair bit more than I paid for it 2nd hand. I have heard of someone that had a PWR heater exchange fail on ford forums so that's why I want to go the air cooling only route. Thanks
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