coopab
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- Central Massachusetts
- Vehicle Year
- 1999
- Make / Model
- Ford
- Engine Size
- 4.0 L
- Transmission
- Automatic
A week or so ago I overheated and upon examination of overflow tank I have a "strawberry milkshake" in my cooling system. I'm aware that the cause is a leak in the transmission cooling circuit inside my radiator. I'm looking for recommended solutions. Here's my first impressions.
Additional suggestions welcome including re-ordering the above steps.
coopab
- Add a transmission cooler rather than replacing the entire radiator
- DIY Flushing of the transmission fluid via the upper transmission cooler line into a large drain pan with new fluid being added until "strawberry milkshake" is gone.
- draining ATF from the torque converter
- draining and flushing engine coolant
- refilling transmission fluid with fresh Mercron V
- refill cooling system with 50/50 mix
Additional suggestions welcome including re-ordering the above steps.
coopab