hi all,
i just purchased a 1990 bronco XLT with 116,000 miles a 351w and all the goodies. i plan on flushing out every fluid on this beast tomarrow. I used the search function but i couldnt find what i was looking for.i know this is most likely a repost but what type of fluids do you guys run in your engines, trans, tcase and axles? I belive i have the E4OD and the 1356 Tcase. everything is stock so i assume that it is a 44TTB and 8.8 with no trac lock. I looked over the owners guide and found how much everything holds but not what goes in them. thanks in advance and sorry if this is a repost.:scratchhe
Pick whatever fluids you want really...but before you do the flush, do a search for "seafoam" on here...run that THEN do your flushes... also i'm planning on installing a remote transmission fluid filter (also a write up on here somewhere)
you might as well since you're draining everything
but what fluids do i use??
dexron mecron in tcase and in trans.??
what weight of gear oil do i run in the axles?
thanks for putting up with the noobness
:doh0715:
but what fluids do i use??
dexron mecron in tcase and in trans.??
what weight of gear oil do i run in the axles?
thanks for putting up with the noobness
:doh0715:
might want to check blets and hoses while you are at it. Where are you? <---gonna effect what weight you run. in addition to the extra filter, i woukd pick up a small trans cooler, also depending on where you are of course.
belts and hoses look fine. im located in the mountians of VA. we have cold winters(30's 40's) and hot (90 degree) summers. i know i should get a cooler but its just not in the budget.
looking over some of the posts i think im going with 80-w90 gear oil but what do i run in the tcase and trans?
thanks guys
NOOOOOOOOOOOOO....synthetics are good for a brand new engine (rebuilt etc) but for an existing engine, synthetics are so thin, that you will get leaks from every gasket on the thing...I agree with them...sea foam it, run it, and drain it....then take a good look....dont change just because somebody else did....
NOOOOOOOOOOOOO....synthetics are good for a brand new engine (rebuilt etc) but for an existing engine, synthetics are so thin, that you will get leaks from every gasket on the thing...I agree with them...sea foam it, run it, and drain it....then take a good look....dont change just because somebody else did....
First off let me say to RUbronco to use the search and use it a bunch......KEEP reading.
About the use of synthetic engine oil in older engines. I dont concur with the "too thin" theory. I do agree that the chances are high that it will start to drip oil though. I think its caused by the better flow properties combined with the high detergent contant....the syn will break down any small sludge deposits that by this point are "sealing" a potential leak....and thats where it will start to drip. Its just my theory though.....I have no hard facts to back it up.
RUbronco..........did I say you need to use the search and read your ass off?
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