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Comments please on synthetic oils for motor and E40D transmission and Dana 60 rear
I bought all the synthetics and now I'm pausing to double check that I'm not making a mistake.
1996 E350 Van
Full Synthetic Rotella T 5-40 7.3L Power Stroke
Full Synthetic for E40D
Full Synthetic 75-140 Dana 60
Our winter cold here is mostly -20 and -30 with wind chills to -60, my van sits outside and is plugged in with a large Kim Hotstart 2000 Watt coolent heater and warmed for several hours before starting.
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Bumper to bumper, Full Synthetic!!! Rotella T 5-40(7.3L) -- Mobil 1 Mercon V(E40D) -- Amsoil Extreme 75-90(Danas 60) -- Detroit Lakes, Minnesota -- "Boating has always been a rich mans hobby". -- 1996 E350 XLT Club Wagon 15 Passenger Van. -- Purchased 10-21-2009 for $700 cash with 620,000 miles on it! -- It's mint and beautiful! -- I love it! -- I am 64 years old and a professional mechanic and truck driver for over 45 years. --I am now a rich man driving a $50,000 prime time Ford that gets 21 MPG(HWY) & 16 MPG(Town).
Last edited by midwestconnection; 11-09-2009 at 07:40 AM.
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If you bought a full synthetic ATF that has a MERCON or MERCON V rating it will be fine for the E4OD.
Good to hear, that's what I have. What about the rear end and motor?
How about Genuine Mercon V is that the best of the best or does it not make any difference?
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Bumper to bumper, Full Synthetic!!! Rotella T 5-40(7.3L) -- Mobil 1 Mercon V(E40D) -- Amsoil Extreme 75-90(Danas 60) -- Detroit Lakes, Minnesota -- "Boating has always been a rich mans hobby". -- 1996 E350 XLT Club Wagon 15 Passenger Van. -- Purchased 10-21-2009 for $700 cash with 620,000 miles on it! -- It's mint and beautiful! -- I love it! -- I am 64 years old and a professional mechanic and truck driver for over 45 years. --I am now a rich man driving a $50,000 prime time Ford that gets 21 MPG(HWY) & 16 MPG(Town).
MERCON V is a rating, not a brand. Any MERCON V is fine.
But V instead of the old MERCON for my E40D, is V better?
I know you can't mix the old MERCON with the New MERCON V, at least that is what our New Ford Parts Dealer says here in Fargo.
You can't mix them he says.
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Bumper to bumper, Full Synthetic!!! Rotella T 5-40(7.3L) -- Mobil 1 Mercon V(E40D) -- Amsoil Extreme 75-90(Danas 60) -- Detroit Lakes, Minnesota -- "Boating has always been a rich mans hobby". -- 1996 E350 XLT Club Wagon 15 Passenger Van. -- Purchased 10-21-2009 for $700 cash with 620,000 miles on it! -- It's mint and beautiful! -- I love it! -- I am 64 years old and a professional mechanic and truck driver for over 45 years. --I am now a rich man driving a $50,000 prime time Ford that gets 21 MPG(HWY) & 16 MPG(Town).
Last edited by midwestconnection; 11-09-2009 at 12:23 PM.
But V instead of the old MERCON for my E40D, is V better?
I know you can't mix the old MERCON with the New MERCON V, at least that is what our New Ford Parts Dealer says here in Fargo.
You can't mix them he says.
Mark can explain this better than I can...but Ford recently changed the rating of Mercon V to be acceptable to use in the E4OD. For a long time it wasn't recommended...at least if my memory services me correctly. Anyway I believe transmission fluids are rated 'both' Mercon and Mercon V now that are acceptable for the E4OD.
Griz
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02 F250, 4X4, 4R100, 3.73, Amsoil Air Filter, B&M Transmission Pan, Edge CTS Digital Gage, Tymar 4" Exhaust, HPX & TS 6 Position Chip. IH Bellowed Up-Pipes, RiffRaff AIH delete plug and Intercooler boots, 6.0 Transmission Cooler.
The original MERCON V wasn't good for the E4OD. Ford discontinued MERCON and changed MERCON V to be compatible with all transmissions that used MERCON. MERCON is now an obsolete specification.
__________________ Mark Former Automatic Transmission Engineer 1988-2007
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Bumper to bumper, Full Synthetic!!! Rotella T 5-40(7.3L) -- Mobil 1 Mercon V(E40D) -- Amsoil Extreme 75-90(Danas 60) -- Detroit Lakes, Minnesota -- "Boating has always been a rich mans hobby". -- 1996 E350 XLT Club Wagon 15 Passenger Van. -- Purchased 10-21-2009 for $700 cash with 620,000 miles on it! -- It's mint and beautiful! -- I love it! -- I am 64 years old and a professional mechanic and truck driver for over 45 years. --I am now a rich man driving a $50,000 prime time Ford that gets 21 MPG(HWY) & 16 MPG(Town).
What type of setup are you using for you transmission?
I personally am a mobile man so Mobil 1 ATF will be going in. I am fairly new to owning a diesel besides growing up around them. Dads truck is a manual so no issues. I have the auto obviously and have been pulling my hair out trying to decide on wether or not to put a B&M pan on it for the temp bung and drain plug. Or should I just put a drain plug in the factory one. Also when I change the filter are you running any other filter system like the diesel site, or should I just use the Micron... filter in line like powerstroke help says. Should I drain the torque converter or not. Basically give me your opinion on everything related that you can think of with the e40d. Thank you very much in advance.
Had a coversion van once with the E40D tranny. I noticed slippage in it so I took it in ( private shop) before Ford approved the change the mechanic installed the Mercon V. No trouble since. Dealer wanted to replace the transmission!!!!
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Got a buddy(96PSD) who's trans pan had a leak(E4OD) he just bought a Ford pan from the dealer for $35.00(discounted to him)it had a drain plug in it, his original didn't have a drain plug. Apparently there are 2 pans a standard and a deep pan you can buy the factory deep pan and filter and be set.
I put in Mobil 1 Synthetic Mercon V yesterday. I just drained the torque converter and took the pan off, it took 14 quarts. I wished I had done the blow out procedure for the cooler but I didn't quite understand it until to late and I had driven it for several miles. Next time that is what I will do. I will always change the filter and clean the donut magnet when I do it, a little messy but well worth it. It smoothed the shifts right out, smooth as silk I could easily say. The magnet had a lot on it as did the bottom of the pan.
The rear end got Amsoil Extreme 75-90 Full Synthetic and the motor got Rotella Full Synthetic 5-40.
Next is the power steering and brake fluid and I'll be good for the inter.
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Bumper to bumper, Full Synthetic!!! Rotella T 5-40(7.3L) -- Mobil 1 Mercon V(E40D) -- Amsoil Extreme 75-90(Danas 60) -- Detroit Lakes, Minnesota -- "Boating has always been a rich mans hobby". -- 1996 E350 XLT Club Wagon 15 Passenger Van. -- Purchased 10-21-2009 for $700 cash with 620,000 miles on it! -- It's mint and beautiful! -- I love it! -- I am 64 years old and a professional mechanic and truck driver for over 45 years. --I am now a rich man driving a $50,000 prime time Ford that gets 21 MPG(HWY) & 16 MPG(Town).
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Automatic Transmission Engineer 1988-2007
Anyway I believe transmission fluids are rated 'both' Mercon and Mercon V now that are acceptable for the E4OD. 
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