2004 6.ol automatic mecron v?

[Brooks19]

is it ok to use mercon V or does it have to be mecron SP lil confused all i saw at store was this V. is it the same thing? thx guys!

my trannie last few days has been slipping while shifting thinking about adding a lil fluid but not sure where the fluid level should read! i dont want to add too much! the level defiantly isn't up towards the H ( high ) level at all! should i add some and see if slipping goes away!

[dhanna6powerstroke]

Originally Posted by Brooks19

is it ok to use mercon V or does it have to be mecron SP lil confused all i saw at store was this V. is it the same thing? thx guys!

my trannie last few days has been slipping while shifting thinking about adding a lil fluid but not sure where the fluid level should read! i dont want to add too much! the level defiantly isn't up towards the H ( high ) level at all! should i add some and see if slipping goes away!

Has to be SP or the newer fluid that is in the 6r140 TorqShift.

[dhanna6powerstroke]

The new stuff is Mercon LV and is compatible in the 5r110

[WildStyle]

And it should be right in between the middle and the H (hot) line of the crosshatch when up to temp.

As the others stated, Mercon SP or LV ONLY.

If it is slipping I really doubt some fluid is gonna fix it...

[knostroke]

im pretty sure ford is the only one who makes our tranny fluid

[Hemicbx]

In the ford literature it specifically states DO NOT MIX with mercon V. Similarly, many labels of mercon V specifically sat DO NOT USE IN PLACE OF Mercon SP. For instance, the Castrol Mercon V bottle states "Do not use this ATF in applications calling for MERCON® SP or Type F"

I agree with the prior poster that Ford seems to be the only ones bottling SP right now. Seems to be a pattern w/ Ford chemicals & lubes. There are some online vendors & sponsors here with good pricing on SP.

I had the sales dude in advance auto flip a bottle of mercon V and point to where it said Mercon SP. I said "Read the whole sentence dip$hit". Of course that's the same advance store where I saw a sales dude try to sell 90W gear oil to a guy needing hydraulic clutch fluid . . . .

Hemicbx
York, PA