You still have 40k left on your diesel engine warranty.

 

I’m gonna be honest I didn’t realize it went that far I bought the truck used at a Hyundai dealership so does it still apply ? They obviously tried to push a bunch of random things onto me but turned them all down.

I thought I read that the transmission fluid can't be changed?

I believe you can flush it, I’ve watched a few videos on replacing the transmission pan and you can access the filter as well, similar to filling up a transfer case or diff. Wasn’t sure if people did it on their own or if it wasn’t very necessary at 60k miles.

 

Nice truck! The DPK kit is good even though you do still have the engine warranty. Also, you can't avoid low sulfur diesel, ULSD was mandated country wide over a decade ago (almost 2 decades ago here in Ca.). The only other maintenance items I might look at would be air filter, cabin air filter and maybe diff fluid.

 

I thought I read that the transmission fluid can't be changed?

 

Nice truck. You can and should do the tranny service. Did mine not too long ago. Definetly shifts smoother after that, like any vehicle does. Tranny service every 30-50k and less if towing.

How much are they charging for the DPK install? Did mine 2 weeks ago. Local diesel shop wanted 800$. Took me several hours but I like knowing that work is done right.

 

How much are they charging for the DPK install? Did mine 2 weeks ago. Local diesel shop wanted 800$. Took me several hours but I like knowing that work is done right.

Was actually going to do it myself feel decently confident after watching videos and stuff.

Only reason why I’m trying to figure out most of the maintenance stuff is it used to be a fleet vehicle which you could view as a good thing or a bad thing. Usually they are pretty good about oil changes and general maintenance but the people who drove it could have drove it hard. Our company is very strict about maintenance and how we drive our work trucks they have gps in them that measure speed g force for how hard we turn or brake.

On another note all the suspension and rims and tires are all brand new the dealership is a part of an off-road company that’s right next doorAnyone have any idea what brand lift this is ? Can’t seem to find it anywhere new drop brackets and pitman arm and so forth.

 

If you have serviceable batteries, check and fill with distilled water asap. Lately I've seen a lot of dead batteries due to neglected maintenance. Save yourself some $.

And flush the coolant. Yeah technically it's good til 100k, but I did mine at 50k and it didn't look very fresh. Took about 7gal of 50/50 and another few gal of distilled water in the flush.

 

Welcome to the fold!
Don't overlook the transfer case oil and brake fluid.
Coolant is 150k or 5 years. Or something like that. But if you wanted to do a drain n fill it wouldn't hurt anything.

 

Welcome to the fold!
Don't overlook the transfer case oil and brake fluid.
Coolant is 150k or 5 years. Or something like that. But if you wanted to do a drain n fill it wouldn't hurt anything.

150k for coolant? Manual says 100 or 150 for tranny? Don't believe everything you read. If you inspect and it's dirty, change it. Unless you plan on buying new every 3-5yrs then let someone else eat it.
If you bought at 60k and plan on keeping it for more than 5yrs, swap all the fluids.

 

I bought my 2021 from a Mercedes Dealership.....and they told me when i was seated signing papers that they always do a thorough inspection of any vehicle brought into them[emoji848]
I asked for all documentation and ended up with a clean car fax and a generic dealership vehicle; tire pressure, tire wear, fluid levels, brake check, etc..
Soooo.....the one thing that I did not think about and or check was the Def fluid level? Now you would think that a reputable car dealership like Mercedes would address that!?
That's on me for not checking before I left the dealership.....it was at about a 1/4 .
They also told me that they address the oil & filter once a pre owned comes in.....wrong-o!
The OP that owned it before changed the oil 4 months prior to trading it in!
I know this from the extremely brief service history from the Ford Pass App.
I ended up changing all the filters & oil .
Truck only had 27k when I bought it, but still.....
At first I thought the diesel maintenance was going to be very pricey and PITA to service, but not so if you do it yourself [emoji106]
Great truck.




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Never heard of them before MaxTrac Lift Parts & Components

 

That is a nice looking truck! Congratulations!

 

But don't lead anyone to thinking that going past 60k for a transmission service is going to destroy it. It's not 1980 anymore.

Maybe you didn't read what I wrote because you were so triggered by me mentioning your post.
What I alluded to was don't believe the manuals. I change my trans fluid every 50k. It's 100$ to do it myself and the shift is way smoother everytime. I do coolant at 50k too. That's all my vehicles. I didn't say it would break if you don't. I gave my opinion that you should.
If you don't care then by all means let it ride. What's a couple hundred $ every 50k mi? I'll take my smooth shifting tranny over someone's clunker anyday. There's a reason all my neighbors call dibs on my used vehicles... they are well maintained and run problem free for long periods of time.

I agree with you, all highway miles is definetly different than city and towing mileage...

Don't be so sensitive. Live your best life.

 

On another note all the suspension and rims and tires are all brand new the dealership is a part of an off-road company that’s right next doorAnyone have any idea what brand lift this is ? Can’t seem to find it anywhere new drop brackets and pitman arm and so forth.

Those brackets don't look bad. Yea it's not a well known brand but the design and manufacture looks decent. I've seen weaker built kits that still hold up. Looks like a 4" lift. Any tire rub? What steering stabilizer?

 

There is a little bit of rubbing at full lock and going over dips but not bad at all actually and surprisingly no steering stabilizer doesn’t “float” bad by any means but will probably look into one in the future.

As for the door not locking should I start with a new actuator will check fuses today to make sure all good there. The reason I don’t believe that it’s the fuses is that every button on the door works for everything else

 

the trans takes a lot of oil to flush i dont recommend it especially since fluid isn't cheap and its been hard to get in some places. i would buy a new pan with a drain plug, drain it and swap the filter that will be now have caught any metal from the initial break in and then just drain and refill at whatever interval you want. the manual for mine says 150k mile service for the trans but i drain and refill it every 50 since a drain refill only does half the fluid. rock auto has cheap filters i have been running the wix premiums.

 

Look into bumper spacer kit. I got one from BDS for about 65$ shipped. You could probably build one at hardware store for 10$. Unless you're rubbing on radius arm.

Have you tried lubricating it first? After that yeah I'd check fuses and finally replace it.

 

PTT W/AROD

Refill procedure starts at 17 minutes.

 

If you want an idea of what's going on in the engine, get an oil analysis. Like $25 from Blackstone Labs. They will send you the kit. Take the sample when you change oil and see what it says. I run rotella T6 5w-40 (have on 2 superdutys) and engine oil analysis comes back great....running to the oil minder for change intervals....I send for analysis every time (just because I like data and am a geek). So, I know people want to change sooner. Everyone can do what they want with their money, but my observations with my two trucks (2012 and 2018) are that even under severe service conditions (cold, lots of idle, towing) I can extend the oil service intervals if I want.

I have never replaced transmission oil and never had any issues within 100,000 miles on each truck. Maybe after 100,000 miles things get worse, but again....I'm not changing it...yet. However, having bought a used vehicle you may not know what the prior owner did...and it may be an ounce of prevention....

Nice truck.

 

That’s good to know I’m gonna change the oil this weekend other than that have been just enjoying the truck, installed the dpk kit as well as added some lights and installed the cheap man’s switch pro(auxbeam). Also cut my front valance instead of buying a tremor one thought might as well since I’d be buying it anyways but turned out better than I thought. Also bought a winch off a buddy that got a aftermarket bumper got the whole kit for 400 dollars.
Thanks everyone for the input.