Okay I just found a board on the ford escapes. I have a 2001 xlt with the v-6, 4x4 and auto tranny. It has 87,000 on it. My wife is the one that mainly drives it.
I change the tranny fluid on a normal bases. Before the first change I would get t/c shudder. I had the fluid changed to Mercon V and had the converter drained as well during the change. Since then I have always used Mercon V.
Now here is my question, they had a ford tech on there saying that changing over to mercon V is bad for Ford Trannies. Is this True???
Like I said I have had no problems at all with changing over and I don't understand why it would be bad for a ford tranny. When I had the Mark VIII I also changed over to Mercon V and never had a problem with it.
I change the tranny fluid on a normal bases. Before the first change I would get t/c shudder. I had the fluid changed to Mercon V and had the converter drained as well during the change. Since then I have always used Mercon V.
Now here is my question, they had a ford tech on there saying that changing over to mercon V is bad for Ford Trannies. Is this True???
Like I said I have had no problems at all with changing over and I don't understand why it would be bad for a ford tranny. When I had the Mark VIII I also changed over to Mercon V and never had a problem with it.