2006 Ford Freestyle fluids

2006 FORD FREESTYLE
40,000 MILES • 6 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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GABRIEL_01
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what is the recommendation on changing the trans fluid
Dec 19, 2007 at 9:47 PM
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FLEXY5
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Do you have a 6 speed auto or the CVT trans. CVT is service for life. 6 speed auto is every 30,000. But if it's a CVT it doesn't take normal trans fluid. BE VERY CAREFUL!
Dec 19, 2007 at 10:03 PM
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[quote:cae68f43c8="flexy5"]Do you have a 6 speed auto or the CVT trans. CVT is service for life. 6 speed auto is every 30,000. But if it's a CVT it doesn't take normal trans fluid. BE VERY CAREFUL![/quote:cae68f43c8]

thanks for your help i had a friend email me this from alldata

Continuously Variable Transmission

Name: CFT30
Ford P/N: 7F9Z7000B
Motorcraft: 6F9Z7000BRM (this is a remanufactured unit)

Fluid: XT-7-QCFT (it’s specific to only the CFT30)
Quantity: 10qt. full / 5qt. partial (unit has torque converter)

Filters: two - pan and high pressure
Ford Filter P/N: 5F9ZA098B (pan)
Motorcraft Filter P/N: FT162 (pan), FT169 (high pressure kit w/o-rings)

Schedule:
Normal; 60K miles (fluid+filter?)
Severe Duty; 30K miles (details not specified)
Dec 19, 2007 at 11:54 PM
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FLEXY5
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Ok, you have a CVT transmission. I'll be honest-- I worked at a Ford dealership and went to school specifically for this transmission. The bad thing is they only made this trans for three years. Even after going to school for this trans, I still don't want to work on it. It is extremely touchy and too much can go wrong, if EVERYTHING is not done right. If anything goes wrong with it, the entire internal components must be replaced. You might want to consider taking it to a Ford dealer to have it serviced. It's worth the money.

Dave
Dec 20, 2007 at 7:16 PM