R ichard Member 75 Member For: 5y 6m 24d Posted 02/06/22 06:54 PM Posted 02/06/22 06:54 PM hi guys,  looking at getting my ZF serviced, I have a 2009 FG XR6T with 184xxxkm ill ring the ford dealership for a quote , but they are pretty big rip offs in my town ( wanted 1400nzd to do the water pump, belt and tensioner🙃 lol doing a oil change and also replacing the fuel filter this week so il have a look but if I have plastic sump for the ZF would this link for the right metal one to buy? https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/201433334380 sorry might be a noob question, not really that mechanically minded with cars, I'm learning though which is fun lol would ford be the best people to do the servicing of the ZF or would transmission shop be better( will be looking at getting a better trans cooler as well  cheers guys
cat007 Member 236 Member For: 8y 21d Posted 02/06/22 07:30 PM Posted 02/06/22 07:30 PM Don't Ford AU/NZ have standardised pricing? So should be roughly the same across dealerships?
R ichard Member 75 Member For: 5y 6m 24d Posted 02/06/22 07:51 PM Author Posted 02/06/22 07:51 PM unsure, I know the one in my town charge a arm and a leg to do anything
k31th less WHY; more WOT Site Developer 30,106 Member For: 18y 5m 15d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 03/06/22 12:52 AM Posted 03/06/22 12:52 AM This thread is a great example of changing all of the fluids yourself, not just ZF - > http://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/84229-the-fluid-change/
hjtrbo Legacy Donating Member 328 Member For: 15y 8m 6d Posted 03/06/22 08:27 AM Posted 03/06/22 08:27 AM Plus valve body off and do the seals and replace the heat exchanger (or go external cooler). So long as your bushes are still in good nick, the seals and the fluid change should see you right for many more km's.  I would recommend a dedicated transmission shop that has good knowledge with ZF as they will likely go the extra mile and do air tests on the valve body and clutch ports that I suspect Ford and most backyarders won't do.Â
R ichard Member 75 Member For: 5y 6m 24d Posted 03/06/22 08:39 PM Author Posted 03/06/22 08:39 PM 19 hours ago, k31th said: This thread is a great example of changing all of the fluids yourself, not just ZF - > http://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/84229-the-fluid-change/ was thinking about doing it myself but reading about needing the oils at temps etc was a bit off putting and well how the ZF can be lol
k31th less WHY; more WOT Site Developer 30,106 Member For: 18y 5m 15d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 04/06/22 12:12 AM Posted 04/06/22 12:12 AM If necessary, link that thread to any mechanic you wish to do the work. It's not hard, just a little complicated.
El Andrew Legacy Donating Member 2,040 Member For: 11y 5m 3d Gender: Male Location: Canberra ACT Posted 04/06/22 10:24 AM Posted 04/06/22 10:24 AM The benefit of a transmission place over a dealer is they will happily use the Gulf Western fluid rather than Lifeguard which will be much cheaper.
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