Ford recommended service questions

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DantheAggie
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Just had the oil change on my f150 pwerboost. Dealership recommended these services. Should I get them done? Should I wait? Are any of these really not necessary? Truck has 45,000 miles on it. Thanks in advance.

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front differential fluid exchange MOC service
rear differential fluid exchange MOC service
throttle body service MOC service
complete fuel system injection service MOC service
transfer case fluid exchange MOC service
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I don't hate doing the differentials and transfer case every 50k. Its just a fluid swap with Mercon LV so not too difficult or expensive for a DIY.

The rest seem premature.

Also, your transmission, the 10R80 MHT is a real PITA to service. Now, while you are still low mileage, it may be worth paying to have it flushed with Mercon ULV.
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DantheAggie said:

Just had the oil change on my f150 pwerboost. Dealership recommended these services. Should I get them done? Should I wait? Are any of these really not necessary? Truck has 45,000 miles on it. Thanks in advance.

premium A?C service
front differential fluid exchange MOC service
rear differential fluid exchange MOC service
throttle body service MOC service
complete fuel system injection service MOC service
transfer case fluid exchange MOC service


first, read your manual. it'll tell you intervals.

1,4, and 5 are BS. get a bottle of BG44K and run it as a fuel system cleaner yourself. the others may be early but if you don't do these yourself then maybe no harm.
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I did a major service to my 22 F150 a few months ago when I was at 60k miles. Did the front and rear differentials, transfer case, and transmission drain and fill with a new filter. I'd replace the driveline fluids and not do any fuel system cleaning, I'm a fan of replacing oils more often than needed. The diffs and T case are easy to do yourself, the transmission is a PITA.

The differentials were pretty easy, the rear one I just unbolted the pumpkin to drain, used a Lubelocker gasket (so no RTV) and filled with new gear oil. I also replaced the OEM cover with a Spicer one to get a drain plug, but that's not necessary. Front one I used a hand transfer pump to pump out the old gear oil from the fill hole and refilled. Transfer case is just 2 bolts to drain and fill the ATF, takes like 10 mins.

My truck has the 10R80, not the 10R80 MHT so yours might be different but it was not a fun job. To pull the dipstick, you have to fish your hand next to the catalytic converter to pull it out of the top of the transmission. To properly check the level, the trans has to be hot so I burned my hand a couple times. Basically I used a hand pump to suck as much ATF out of the dipstick hole as I could, dropped the pan and replaced filter. Bolted everything back and refilled through the dipstick. Each power train has a different cooler setup, so on my 5.0 I was able to drop the pan without having to move any cooler lines, but I know on other engines you may have to disconnect exhaust pieces or cooler lines etc to gain access. Drove it around to get it hot then check and adjust the level. If you're not mechanically inclined, I would highly recommend paying someone to do that job for you.
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I haven't done it on mine, but the service manual transmission service for the PowerBoost 10R80 MHT calls for removing exhaust and then having to jack it up by the transfer case to remove the pan. Even then, you're only swapping less than half of the fluid. That is why I say to go ahead and flush if the mileage is low. Bluebonnet Ford in New Braunfels charged a little under $300 to flush with 12 quarts of ULV. I think book time on the filter swap is like 5 hours. Insane.
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Oil change.

Tire rotation.

Cabin and engine air filters

Keep that trans fluid fresh. Drain and fill or change filter.
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What does "keep that trans fluid fresh" mean? Clearly I am not very mechanically inclined so I apologize.
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DantheAggie said:

What does "keep that trans fluid fresh" mean? Clearly I am not very mechanically inclined so I apologize.
Means change it often. Ford calls it a 150k mile fluid. It's not. Long fluid service intervals have contributed to the early death of many 10 speeds. 20-30k miles between fluid exchanges is more realistic.
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I was quoted just over $1000 to change the transmission fluid in my 22 F150 at 50k miles recently. I passed so I could ask here…
Is that reasonable?
I am not mechanically inclined, so I'm not going to attempt it myself.
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Hodor said:

I was quoted just over $1000 to change the transmission fluid in my 22 F150 at 50k miles recently. I passed so I could ask here…
Is that reasonable?
I am not mechanically inclined, so I'm not going to attempt it myself.


Not reasonable.

Find a new shop

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Thank you!
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Whoop Delecto said:

My Ford dealer charged $250 for transmission fluid exchange


Did they actually drop the pan or use a flush machine with additives to mimic Mercon ULV in your 10 speed transmission?
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Whoop Delecto said:

Just a flush. 5 XT*12QULV $118, Labor$110

Dropping the pan was twice as much and didn't want to spend that at 48,000 miles


That's hella cheap!
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