Fluid Service on Ford’s New Cooled PTU’s is Possible: We Show You How!
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- Опубліковано 3 тра 2020
- In this video we show you how to drain and fill Fords new cooled PTU's. It can be tricky but we walk you through it.
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He has the experience and knowlage that you cant find anywere. His videos are great quality and he takes his time to show us step by step details on just about everthing you would need. This is not a place to bag on ford or the the engeniers. Lets face it none of us have the education or
Means to build vehicals in a production environment and every car maker has issues. So insted of talking crap lets look at the valuable information being provided for us for free, who does that . this guy runs a buissness and makes time to inform us on work arounds that he uses. What more could you ask for ? Just want to say thank you for you time and effort brother . we appreciate you !!
I overfilled my PTU I think I about 27 ounces. Should I drain it and only put in 16?
Does your name imply that being a Ford Tech will make you loco. If so I understand, I too was a Ford Tech
What a great way to save time and headache's.
@@Three9sfine.: Totally agree!!! Brian puts out amazing, high quality content!!! I have learned so much from watching his videos!!!
Thanks for showing us how to take care of our Fords! I've had lots of Ford and presently have a 2017 Explorer Sport, 2015 F350 Lariet 6.7, and a 2007 GT500 and I do all the work on them thanks to you!!
I have a 2015 AWD Edge with a 3.5ltr. My PTU has a drain plug, but no cooler or temp sensor. I managed to follow your directions and completed this task in about an hour or so. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and expertise.
Beautifully demonstrated, I've shared your videos with members of a Ford Taurus/Sable, MkS, etc to help them keep their cars running longer and stronger. Great video!
Definitely a great tip! To the non believers: remember, this vehicle only has 30k on it. imagine what those exhaust bolts and other bits will look like after a few good winters, especially in the rust belt.
Another great video! I do have what i consider an improvement on the vent tube extension. Instead of extending the original hose, Just get your arm down in there, twist the hose around a few times to break it loose and yank it off the stainless steel barb fitting on the PTU. Then get about 3 feet of 5/16 non-fuel injected fuel line (this is the more flexible fuel line) and stick it on the PTU vent barb. Run it up by the brake fluid reservoir and your done.
6 of one, half dozen of the other. I think his extension idea is easier. What if you go to rip the hose off down there and it breaks, leaving a hunk of hose on the barbed fitting? With his extension that can’t happen, nor do you have to reach down as far. Less trauma on your arms and lower back.
Finally!
Need to do this on our 15 ExSport. Been procrastinating since she hit 30k on the clock. Just hit 36k and this video pops up on my feed. Perfect timing.
I wish i could work for this guy. Learn from the "Ford Master"
Master Forda.
Your content is absolutely amazing!
I really gotta say that's a smart idea to put a dedicated cooler on them, as well as adding extended vent hose...great 💡
Thank you for making this video after seeing your previous videos about the PTU I inquired at my local Ford dealership and they esesanley told me it is a non serviceable part. And then when I looked to do it myself I could not find a fill plug thank you so much for your experience that you pass on to the masses.
Thanks for the great content. As a seasoned campaigner (read "old"), I go here for my 1st pass at all our family Ford/Lincoln maintenance. The only challenge I see here is the vent is not able to "vent" when used for filling with a high viscosity fluid, no ability to burp. Slow and steady is the only way, I would not recommend using the plunger to "force" fluid as it could very possibly push the syringe(funnel) out of the line and make a huge mess. Additionally, it could damage a seal as you are, in effect, pressurizing the PTU case. It is a great option for future servicing but there is no magic way to get 75W140 hypoid to flow quickly enough to not try your patience. Thanks!
Probably one of the best and easy videos I’ve seen this is a project that any ford owner with the damn PTU should do 100 percent thank you
Some age-old rules of thumb still make sense today. Regular fluid changes do wonders to extend the life of the vehicle. I have a healthy skepticism when it comes to lifetime fluids, 10k mile engine oils changes, etc. Oil is cheap compared to replacement parts. Definitely a DIY project,thank you for sharing!! 🙂👍
If that was me plunging in the fluid, the tip of the syringe would have exploded out of the hose with a mess quickly following😅. So yeah, patients lol. Great channel and content. Thanks for posting.
Kind of like watching grass grow. Can't you expedite the fill process from bottom . Get a pipe thread nipple fitting to thread in where the drain bolt goes attach a long fuel hose and bring to top of vehicle . Pop the cap off vent and fill by gravity with a small funnel from on top. Take low air pressure to push the remaining 6 feet of lube in hose into the diff and then pinch off the fill 2hose as close as you can to the drain. Pinch off the vent hose .Unscrew the pipethread nipple with hose from drain. (Gear oil won't rush out with vent hose pinched off from above). Reinstall the drain plug. Unpinch the vent hose and put the vent cap back on. Gear oil will flow in much faster if the air has somewhere to go other than burping back through the lube you are trying to get in from the top. Just get it in from the bottom drain plug hole like filling those dipstick tubeless transmissions
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Great idea. I did the exact same thing for the CVT transmission in a Nissan versa which was "not serviceable". Made it easy to flush the transmission
So good to have you there :D I got a 2.3L. Explorer , do not have cooler ,but thanks for this video!
I always enjoy the help that you provide. Thanks! ! !
Soo Glad I subscribed to the channel, the information shared is Golden! Thank you for all you do brother!
I recently purchased a 2013 Police Interceptor Sedan and the PTO/PTU was one of my concerns. I have been looking for a service procedure and this makes it clear as day and easy to under stand. I went on my lunch today and got the stuff to do this. Thank you for your knowledge.
Any update how’s it been? I got a 15 sedan
I'm curious myself, how did it go ?
Great video! Appreciate the advice, I had a PTU explode on my 2016 Explorer Sport on the freeway @ 38,000 Miles. Ford took care of me, but I am going make sure this service is done.
This is one of the best videos, picture wise and the explanations are clear and easy to understand. My only wish would have been to watch you take the vent cap off and insert the barb into the PTU vent hose. I am a fairly big guy 6' 200 lbs and I could not remove the cap despite many tries. My wife with small hands tried as well but could not get it to come loose. Finally she suggested to run the engine at temperature and that with the help of channel pliers allowed me to finally get the cap off.After about an hour of fighting to insert the barb, I finally was able to get it all the way in...
same here. Cannot get the cap off, dropped it down into the engine. Couldn't get the replacement on.
so i had to fight it as well. my advice is to get some small channel locks, and channel lock the vent hose a few inches below the cap, this allows you some leverage. then what i did was take a box cutter and just cut the hose below the cap. careful not to lose the hose! i did because i used the channel lock idea after cutting off the vent.
the channel locks also allow you enough leverage to shove the barb into the hose. otherwise the hose might be too short to get any grip on it.
Crazy dude... I just figured this out 2 days ago after watching your other videos about it. Also the concern about clogging is because the PTU is sealed and the only vent hole is being filled with fluid. If your fluid is sludge this could cause a problem. My plan was to put a little fluid in the vent hose while the drain was open to make sure the vent hose wasn't clogged. if it is, compressed air.
Finally a really good informative and viewable video on this Thank you FTM
Great tech tip thanks Brian!
Thanks for the video!!! I used this exact method one difference, I refilled the PTU using a marine lower unit oil fill pump and threaded the fitting directly into the extended vent tube. Filled 18 ounces of warm 75w140 in 3 minutes using the pump. 👍👍
Great idea. I have an extra pump sitting on the self with my boat supplies. Thanks!
I just picked up a 2017 Explorer FPIU so this is one of the first modifications I will be doing. Thanks for the great content and tips @fordtechmakuloco .
I watch all ur video i learned a lot am a Ford guy. Me and my son fix his 05 f150 4.2 intake look. Like it had grease black sticky stuff cleaned it replaced EGR and bushings on the IMRC levers the butterflies in intake were stuck after cleaning intake they work truck runs great now it has power
Just chenged fluid in my explorer that way ( almost ). I used another tube3mm/5mm ( inside/outise ) and insert it inside of 5/16" main tubing. Then using 100ml syringe pushed oil almost directly in to ptu. It was not possibel to put pipe inside of ptu ( probably hole inside of ptu casing is much smaller than 5mm ). It took us 30 minutes to fill device.
Great channel run by real PRO. thanks!
Very informative thank you for taking the time to put this together
Keep those vids coming. I have a 2018 FFS. Thank you for your effort in these vids
Service Techs: "The old PTUs overheat and destroy themselves. We need a redesign."
Ford: "We're listening - here's your redesign!"
Service Techs: "But...it's stupid-ridiculous to service, and it still doesn't have enough cooling!"
Ford: "There's no pleasing these crybabies..."
it's "packaging" - how to get more stuff into the same ridiculously small hot space. Whaddayawant ?
Thank god they went RWD based, at least on the new gen explorer.
Thank you FordTechMakuloco for making this video and your other ones as well! It was great and I learned a lot!
Great video! Your content is Awesome. A huge help for the common working man. Thank you so much!
Outstanding, Thanks for the help!
Just dit it today... same style... work perfect, on my 2017 Ford Explorer Interceptor‼️
Thanks for sharing‼️
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Very clever method. To save time I think I'd try to seal & tighten the fill plug only after the refill to allow venting. I also like Tim S's idea below, of using a second tube as a catheter for venting. Either way, Ford should've thought of this, and hopefully will integrate your idea into their design.
Well, i found mine empty 😂 dang! I never even know about that ptu thingy.. thanks man, ur video about the ptu is the most professional video out there
Great video and information ... I ended up pulling down the vent hose and making the connection with the brass barb from the bottom - as hard as I could I could not get the vent cap off of the hose when reaching from the top. I do have a lift and a long pliers which helped immensely. I was then able to thread the hose back up. Thanks Again
Hi Butch. Great idea. I have a 2017 platinum explorer. Is that your vehicle as well? I can touch the vent with my fingers but don't think I can pull it off. I have looked from underneath the vehicle, but with the cooler, I can't seem to see the vent tube from under the vehicle. If you do have a 2017 platinum, any suggestions would be helpful.
@@thomasbenko4246 No that is not my Explorer, mine is a 2018 but like I mentioned going from under the vehicle worked great, it is hard to see but it is there, when I reached up with the long nose pliers I was able to pull it down and actually the cap fell off?? As much as I tried I could not get the cap off from above either.
great idea Brian, thanks for the tip !
Great video, and tip! Thanks.
Thanks for the awesome video!
while a diff ford and diff service, this reminds me of the challenge of my '14 escape read diff unit. no way to do that job w/o a decent syringe pump - both for evac and refilling. i got one on amazon that has a 'locking' hose so when you plunge, it wont come off and splatter fluid all over. btw brian, your vid was the reason i even knew to change the fluid in my escape ptu.. i figured it was lifetime. on my 2014 escape, the ptu fluid change is super easy. ty for all you do!!
That is the way to go! awsome job quick and easy
Thanks for the video. I could not pull the vent cap off the PTU vent hose for the life of me. Tried using a little flathead to pry it loose but no luck.
So I thought why not just cut it off with about an inch of the vent hose then used a razor blade to slice the remnant hose piece vertically and it comes off easily.
That's what I did and I don't see why that wouldn't work.
Thank you for the instructions, I would have no idea where to start and what to do without your video!
thanks for the advice this is what i did. plus i used some small channel locks for leverage to shove the barb in the vent hose
This makes me happy I don't have an Explorer but that is a brilliant solution for maintaining this system.
Ive always had really good luck actually using the full syringe, sucking up the oil, drawing a vaccum, and that helped get oil where you need it to be! Great mod regardless!
Innovative idea! I am going to send it to an explorer owner.
Awesome idea Brian 👍😁
Great Idea! Thank you for this cool share.
I'd like to thank u for Saving me a ton of time and effort... great idea
Great stuff. I'm working on a Jaguar x type ptu and it has a fill plug, that is tough to access too. Using the vent tube is a great alternative.
I did this a couple months ago on the GFs vehicle(2017). I made huge mess. So had to get creative on the refill amount. Funny i used the same syringe and put an extended hose on also. Surprisingly w/46k at the time the fluid looked good.
I’m getting ready to do mine and I am deathly afraid of what you just said! If a guy does spill everything everywhere is the safe bet just to put the amount back in that he did in this video? What did you do?
Great information.! Thanks for sharing 👍
your are the man thats what i did it took forever to bleed in small hose in maine winter. i took it to my dealer at first to have all fluids change and they told me it couldn't be done on a 18 explorer at all that it was sealed and it was a life time fluid, so now i do all my fluid changes myself lol. that PTU is smack dab on top y pipe and beside that CAT and its like a oven cooking that PTU and with only having like 16 oz of fluid that turns to glue over time.
Fantastic thinking!
Very good video. Thanks.
Damn. Thank goodness for finding your video. I have the 2016 Explorer Sport. Very useful stuff bro!
Great video it was much easier than i thought thanks for the info
Beautiful! Thanks!
Great Video. Keep em up. Stay safe.
Great idea and job!!!
I like ! Another great ford video!
These videos from this utuber are my go to for all my fords they are great and saved me thousands$ I share these videos on Facebook groups all the time when people ask questions.
Thank you!
Took my husband 3 hours in the cold! But hopefully we won’t have to replace the PTU again!
This should be a standard procedure at the Ford dealers!
Thank you for this video I'm about to do this on my 15 explorer sport and was not sure how to go about it since my 10 lincoln mks had the older version and does not have a drain plug.
That’s a really neat technique
2:50 It is nice they included a drain Plug .... So on this modern cars I feel lucky when I dont have to drill a hole to drain the oil LOL The Fiesta sold here in the mid 90s it came with a manual transmision that it was supposed to be "sealed for life". Early version of Focus did the same. To change the oil you need to suck it from a vent port .... So they were confident enough that no seal wre gona to fail no water instrussion .... very positive thinking. Guess it is good for 50K miles, then hope for the best. Nice vid.
I'd be curious to see if Amsoil Severe Gear 75w-140 could extend the service interval of that unit. The stuff holds up extremely well in preventing thermal runaway. I use it in all my vehicles.
I've exceeded the towing capacity of my truck by ridiculous amounts using their 75w-110, and the oil never let me down. My spider gears did ('07 Silverado - pre-bailout GM product, so no wonder) ... but that's another story for another day, lol.
Great tip as always, Brian - much appreciated!!
Great idea. Thanks
You have a new subscriber.
Well made video. God Bless you and yours.
Thanks, the dealer just replaced my PTU under warranty (3 days in the shop) but I'll be changing the fluid from here on out to avoid a expensive repair in the future.
This video is gooing to be very usefull for those cars owners in the near future.
That is going to smell delicious on start-up. This video gives me another incentive to get a newer RWD base Explorer... as it has to be either different or be much more accessible
Wow, great video thank you question answered!!
Nice clean easy procedure way easier then removing everything like exhaust and everything to maintain the ptu
Thats a good idea. Im sure the same extension hose principle would work for refilling the LV fluid in these SUVs like escapes too.
My second comment... Is there a way to add capacity to the unit, much like an automatic, with a big cooler and pump? My gears are turning on the prospect :)
Excellent video bro 😎
Thanks for showing us this great work around for a very poor design by Ford. I bought a used 2016 sport with 42,000 miles. I immediately drained and replaced the fluid. It was nice and golden. I was happy to see that at 42,000 miles. Fast forward 20,000 miles..... PTU smoked. Light came one and the god awful stench of burnt gear oil. Of course the wife was driving to get groceries and I was out of town. I tow a 6x10 trailer with 2 dirt bikes half dozen times a year. I have always watched the PTU and trans temps on my phone through an OBDII adapter. Pulling mile long hills at 65mph the PTU would run around 95-110 degrees F.
I drained it last night. It was blacker than coal but still liquid. The smell was awful. Drain plug was pretty fuzzy. Refilled and have put another 50 miles on it. So far no overheating. I understand it's life is short but at least it's drivable until the shop can get it in. Think it's time to trade it for a truck. Loved the car and the acceleration of the Twin Turbo. But if it can't pull a trailer without self destructing It has to go.
Luv how basic your vids are, straight to the point!
Great idea thanks
Excellent. Thank you.
Great video!
great vid, thank you
Muchísimas gracias me fue muy útil el vídeo me ahorre mucho dinero yo mismo lo hice y la camioneta quedó bien. Saludos
I’ve been thinking about a cooler set up like this for a long time . Make a kit for it
Great video
I used this method on both my Taurus SHO and Explorer Sport and it worked great. However, I found pouring small amounts of fluid in the mixer at a time prevented 'burping' when a breather bubble surfaced. Took a little longer but this way I didn't lose any fluids.
We just did this today! Warm up the new fluid in the sun, or in warm water in the sink. Went in really quick.
0:52 Maybe Ford was copying Toro. My self-propelled walk behind also held 1/2 a quart of gear lube inside of its PTU assembly.
Heh no shoot..
I tinker with those mud mowers those kids build.
I'm surprised I haven't seen one of the kids use one of these for something on some crazy air cooled lawnmower engine based creation.
Seems like that's all the power they could handle.
Oh, manufacturers cheap out there these days too. My lawn tractor has a plastic gear box, with plastic gears.
Knowing Ford, it is probably the same unit.
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Yea that too.
The wife said the other day : go buy a new rider because you hate using the self propelled push mower.
I do, but I hate new junk more.
The rider needs some attention and I set it to the side last year.
Time to fix it up again.
He mentioned a tip I used when filling with that 75w140. I set the jugs in the hot sun for several hours. Makes that syrup flow better. But if its winter, well..
I bet he has saved viewers millions of dollars over the years.
Ingenious...leave it to brian to figure out a better way to do what ford engineers couldn't do..thank you for this..Cheers 🍻🍻🍻🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Keep in mind those same engineers got paid a buttload of money, far more than a lowly technician like Brian will ever see, to come up with this stupid crap.
It's absolutely sickening & embarrassing what passes for engineering nowadays! I don't see how any self-respecting human with an engineering degree could sign off on some of this junk. I'd be ashamed to show my face!
Brilliant! Thanks!!!
Brilliant, but why doesn't Ford include this conversion as standard in any PTU service?
For grins, I asked my Service Tech to include it in my drain service appointment this morning. He was clueless, as was the manager.
Sure glad you finally used the plunger.
I asked about it once and was told that it couldn't be serviced. I have an SHO with the performance package, so I think that mine is like this. If I can get the car safely in the air, I may do this myself a couple of times.
Sgt, i would like to know if you showed this video to them.
Why? Great question and I have no idea, but I'll bet it was the same engineer who thought removing the Trans dipstick tube and placing a thumb stick 3 inches from a 14 million degree Cat pipe was a great idea.
On the Fusion Sport (17-18), properly drained is almost a full quart. Drain plug easy accessible, to top fill is not too bad if you use a brass reducer on the tip of a hand pump extractor/filler. I do it at every 12 miles and strictly use Amsoil 75w140.
Yeah that's the newest style PTU we are seeing with a totally different design and sooo much easier to service.
freaking brilliant!
great idea thank u
Great series! Learning a lot about Explorer 3.5 Eco-Boost while shopping for a used Sport.
Question: What year did Ford update the PTU to include the drain plug, sensor, cooler/cold air induction? It appears to be 2015(?). Thanks. I'm now a subscriber and believer.
As far as I know (for anyone in the future) the 3.5 EcoBoost is the only one with the cooler. 2016 and up have the drain plug.
Correct me if I'm wrong
@@marinusdedreu3833my 2013 has the cooler on the ptu not sure if it was stock or not but I don’t see any service records for the ptu
On my 2008 MKZ, I drilled and taped a 1/8" pipe thread, then installed a radiator style petcock, with a hose bib [HELP # 61105] Now I can attach a hose loosen the fitting into a measurer, which then I fill by using a Quart, bottle of oil attached to a pump [LubriMatic 55-001] or equivalent, which screws into a qt. bottle. Then fill to the recommended capacity. I now drain and fill the PTU at every engine oil change. On these newer PTU's you could adapt a 1/8" drain, to a 1/8" -1/4" bushing with an elbow, to drain and fill without all the oil draining onto the exhaust pipe. That FORD synthetic oil always turns BLACK, using a better synthetic like AMES Oil. or Red Line is better.