So I have a 2005 Ford E350 5.4l v8 super duty gasoline. Former budget box truck. It has 193k miles on it. Recently my transmission pan gasket started to leak and I am planning to change it. Bought filter with gasket (5r110w transmission) 5 speed. Truck says use mercon sp on dip stick. Ford says they don't have SP anymore and to use LV. About 8 quarts in pan. I also read online that it's ok to mix.
I'm super worried though, I don't know what budget used when they did maintenance, if they did it. Is it safe to say that if I do a pan removal and clean it out thoroughly, change filter and then add mercon LV it will be ok? Also I'm confused on how many quarts it should hold 14 or 7.5?
My transmission is in awesome condition and I want to keep it that way, plus it's imperative that this truck works since I use it for delivery business. I will also start doing pan fluid change every 30,000, I from now on.
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