Restoring 2011 Ford Crown Victoria. Major Service: Transmission, Rear End, Power Steering. Part 2
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- Опубликовано: 4 окт 2024
- I start major work. Join me as I show you how to easy it is to service the panther platform cars. In this episode I flushed the transmission fluid, power steering fluid, differential fluid, and did an oil change. Parts are incredibly cheap for these cars. Get your hands on a panther before they are all gone!
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You used the wrong transmission fluid. Should have been Mercon-LV (Low Viscosity). I know because I have a 2010 Grand Marquis and that is what the owners manual calls for.
That is correct. Manual calls for Mercon LV which Ford is pushing onto everything as it's more expensive than Mercon V. There has been no differences between 4R75W transmissions that call for Mercon V vs Mercon LV, it's just a money grab.
@@LimitedEditionMotorcars WRONG !! The 4R75W uses the MERCON V.
This car does not have a 4R75W transmission, which has a FLAT-BOTTOMED pan.
Like the other guy said: YOU USED THE WRONG FLUID !!
Your notion that every change was made to make the vehicle "cheaper" , or that "it's just a money grab" is assinine.
@@SlikLizrd Um, yeah it does. And Mercon V is perfectly acceptable in it.
Relax Captain America. Nobody cares. I pinned the comment that says I used the wrong fluid, and I admitted that I used the wrong fluid. You must own stock in Mercon LV or something, jees.
@@buleyautoSorry, Buley, but that just ain't so.
The guy's 2011 Panther Transmission, according to the Official Maintenace Manual, requires MERCON LV (Low Viscosity) Trans Fluid.
My Panthers had the 4R75W Trans, and the FOMOCO Maintenance Manual specifies MERCON V.
My current Panther's 4R75W Tranny has been modified with a B&M Shift Kit, B&M Drain Plug Kit, and Castrol "TransMax" Synthetic MERCON V Trans Fluid.
Mercon V and Mercon LV fluids are of a DIFFERENT VISCOSITY, and are NOT COMPATABLE and are NOT INTERCHANGEABLE.
Claiming that the fluids are the same, and claiming FORD is scamming their customers is quite disingenuous on your part.
With this detailed kind of routine service, this car should be able to hit a million mile effortlessly, nice one man
Thanks man! I had an old 90s Town Car that I got almost 480k out of with just basic maintenance. These cars are built like tanks and easy to service.
NOPE. The WRONG FLUID was installed in the Transmission. FOMOCO specifies MERCON LV -- ONLY !!
Nice work! OEM is the best! Nice to have a lift too- makes this stuff so much easier. Regarding the rear end fluid change- take the fill plug out first so if for some reason it's stuck or you need extra help, the fluid is still in there and you can still drive it otherwise you're SOL. For the trans pan, consider a new one with a drain plug or get a plug kit and DIY. Makes future drain and fills much easier.
Thanks! I agree, OEM is the way to go. You are also correct about taking the diff plug first but this is a Florida car and we don't typically have any issues with rust and stuff seizing up. I did have trans pans with drain plugs in my older Panthers but in all honesty it's not that hard to remove the pan on these and I don't mind. Thanks for tuning in!
@@LimitedEditionMotorcars how did you go about purchasing the car ?
Great video, thanks Al for sharing all you experience and knowledge with us. I currently own two white Crown Victoria with extremely very low mileage and idle hours both are white ford 2009 and I Absolutely love my cars. Hope see more videos about this vehicle. Many thanks.
Thank you! The Crown Vics are amazing cars. I live them to death. There will be a lot more videos with this car coming up. A new one will be up tomorrow morning.
@@LimitedEditionMotorcars Thank you very much Al, I will be waiting for it. This is awesome! Cheers from Ontario, Canada.
It's up now, enjoy bud!
Nice job Al Nice to see the huge trunk full of goodies. Better than Christmas. Nice tip on the rubber o ring.
Thanks man. Parts for these cars are really cheap.
@@LimitedEditionMotorcars Yes they are. I still need to do the plugs on my Marauder
Plugs are easy on these cars.
Yes 👍
Thanks for this tutorial.I have got Mercury Grand Marquis 10'.Now i know what more i have to do.Im from Poland.
If you maintain them, they last forever.
Extremely jealous!!!! Love the car keep up the awesome work!
Thanks! Glad you liked it 👍
Yay took my recommendation on the 2011 crown vic, great car. Any engine mods you got in mind for it?
Thanks! I am thinking about headers, exhaust, and potentially a tune.
Is it even legal for lawyers to have a "car" RUclips channel???? :) Impressed that you spent the extra money for Motorcraft stuff
2009-2011 Crown Vics require Mercon LV transmission fluid
You are correct, I didn't even notice that on the dipstick.
My 2011 got horrible mileage when I first got it at 105k. New plugs made a huge improvement. Idk if you already did them or not
I don't think that plugs would make any difference in mileage unless they are completely fouled. I am not going to mess with them for now because the minute you touch them the coils will go bad.
@@LimitedEditionMotorcars I"m planning to go with new spark plugs and MSD coils replacement kit straightway,. Yes, touching the plugs can cause extra problems. Nice video. I'll also add a drain plug on the transmission pan.
nice, when i did my trans service i added a bottle of lucas, just reach 218,000 miles, i don't know if its the original trans or not if it is i'm impressed knowing it was beat to hell for 160,000 miles, it still runs and shift smooth for 218,000 miles
Thanks! 218K is nothing. If you service the trans regularly (20-25k interval), it will outlast the rest of the car. I had a town car with over 400k on the original trans and was running like new until I sold it and the guy got T-boned a week later.
@@LimitedEditionMotorcars yea but with it being a ex-patrol car people say the trans is the first to go out
Not necessarily, 99% of police departments service their cars regularly. Just keep doing the service and you will be good to go. Even if it goes, you can get a used one from JY for under 500 bucks. Parts are dime a dozen for these cars.
@@LimitedEditionMotorcars whats JY
@@billy_doink JY = Junk Yard.
I love it
Great info.👊
Great video! Are you planning to do a coolant flush?
Thank you sir! Yes, I flushed the coolant yesterday actually and I taped the process which will be shown in the upcoming video. It's hard to put everything into one video because it will be an hour long.
What’s the auction website for the p71 where you purchased yours from
So you put in 10 quarts of transmission fluid just to pump it right back out?
It goes through the torque converter pushing the old fluid out.
the 4r70w isnt bad for what it is. its just not engineered for crazy drivers XD
Can I drain the transmission fluid once from the front hoses and then remove the pan? I"ll add drain bolt to it, so after installing the filter I'll flush trough this bolt once or twice till it gets all new.
You won't flush anything through the pan, you need the flush through the line so that the fluid is pushed through the torque converter.
SKIP the "flush" -- Drop the pan, clean the magnet, and replace the transmission filter with OEM Motorcraft. Do it RIGHT !!
Did you use the same friction modifier for the transmission as well as the diff?
Yes.
FOMOCO specifies MERCON LV for the 2010 Panther transmissions -- with NO ADDITIVES !!
The earlier 4R70W transmission flluid specs are for MERCON V -- with NO ADDITIVES
Royal Purple 75-W90 Synthetic Gear Oil has the Friction Modifiers "built in". Saves money.
Beware of U-Tubers that claim they know more than the FOMOCO engineers -- they don't.
Great work things done rite all OEM parts and fluid only down side is idiot driver's on the road. I had 2003 did everything rite put about $7000 into the car some idiot pulls out in front of on coming traffic moderate damage to the crown Victoria the insurance company totalled the the car and offers $1800 for a car in excellent condition.
Sorry about your car but I hear ya. The book value on these is nothing. You crack a headlight and it's totaled unfortunately.
I have crown vict 2012 i change the rear deferential in 2017 and i change bearing after 270000km now my car 370000km i can change the oil or now i hearing that american dont change the deferential oil untial it die and until now in saudi arabia the tell that old american comes there they tell them that and untial now they following this procedure
My mom friend is selling one I might get one , (so many flush )
Yeah there are a few fluids to flush but it's pretty easy and you can do it once every 1.5 to 2 years.
Are you gonna keep her?
Yupp, this is a keeper.
Can I use a the fluid that already comes with the friction modifier, like mobile1?
I would not use Mobil 1 in these transmissions.
After you flushed the converter twice and changed the trans filter...how many total quarts of transmission fluid did you add the final time?
About 4 to 4.5. There is no exact measurement here. Add 4 first then drive the car and check.
@@LimitedEditionMotorcars Didn't you say it held a total of about 14 quarts?
Okay...I see. Maybe you meant it took a total of about 14 quarts to do the flush and refill. That makes sense.
@@RCAquadruplex Yes, total capacity is about 13.8 quarts. The pan by itself holds about 4-5. So the last fill should be 4 first then check the level. Always easier to add than drain.
I was watching WJ Handy Dad's channel on transmission service and he mentions specifically that Crown Vics from 1989-2008 uses Mercon V and 2009-2011 uses Mercon LV. and they are not interchangeable. ruclips.net/video/tV3fAs8dIQE/видео.html
However in this video you showed a case of Mercon V transmission fluid in your trunk at time stamp 1:05 which is the wrong fluid for your car. Time stamp 00:56
Yes, the "correct" fluid for 08 and up is Mercon LV. However, every time Ford phases out a fluid, they say it's not compatible with the new fluid because they want to sell you the more expensive stuff.
I had Mercon V in my 2011 for 2 years with no issues; they haven't changed anything in the transmissions to work exclusively on Mercon LV.
@@LimitedEditionMotorcarsNOPE. The MERCON V and MERCON LV are of different viscosities, and are NOT COMPATIBLE , and they are NOT INTERCHANGEABLE.
The "LV" stands for "Low Viscosity", not the same as the "V" designation.
Your notion that "they only tell ya it's different so they can sell ya the more expensive stuff" is patently ridiculous.
did you replaced your motor mounts?
You don't need to replace them. They last for the life of the car.
@@LimitedEditionMotorcars mine is shaking, cuz i sat my car for 2 years.
@@LimitedEditionMotorcars also burns engine oil now.
Its not shaking because of motor mounts.
@@LimitedEditionMotorcars i mean my car vibrates not misfiring.
Does anyone who how he went about purchasing the car ?
Watch the previous video. It shows where I bought the car.
@@LimitedEditionMotorcars ok
This is sad. Everything is wrong with this video. You drain the differential oil, but you never check the axle bearing end play or the pinion shaft play at all. The way that transmission oil was changed will damage them. Wasting 10 quarts of transmission oil which is total waste, when you drop the pan first and simply stop there. Wasting over 600 dollars on all this junk and nothing accomplished