07
May
How To Check Transmission Fluid On 2004 Ford Explorer. These types of transmissions are designed to be maintenance free. In order to check the transmission fluid your vehicle likely has check valve on the bottom of the transmission on the bottom of your car. Raise and support the vehicle with the engine running. These types of transmissions are designed to be maintenance free.
Place the range selector lever in the park position. Put in PARK position. Drive your Ford about twenty minutes or so for the transmission to get up to operating temperature. The transmission dipstick should have the words transmission or the abbreviation trans written on the handle. Raise and support the vehicle with the engine running. If you are under the car find the oil drain pan and look toward the rear of the car.
DaveJM on October 18 2019 Hello it really requires a professional with a lift to raise the vehicle gain access and remove the fill plug and check to see that the fluid is right at the bottom of the fill hole.
The fluid is supposed to be even with the bottom of the fill plug hole. The higher one is used to checkfill the transmission. You will feel the fluid on your finger tip. If you are under the car find the oil drain pan and look toward the rear of the car. Get a pump at local auto parts store with transmission fluid and start pumping it with 12 quarts then let it drain for two minutes then check it again to get a correct amount of fluid just be patient to let it drip once it reach the normal temperature its time to close the plug then done. The ford Explorer does not have a Transmission dip stick.