Have they told you if they are going to order/replacement 1 entire valve cover?My early car (June build), chassis #1350 is right now in the shop for the drivers side oil leak. The dealer said there are parts to order and a new TSB on this. I will follow up once I get the car back.
This is an issue with the 10R80 auto trans in the Mach/GT/Eco as well. Dealers will check and fill āfree of chargeā under warranty if requested (and as long as youāre still under warranty).Theres no TSB on the low DCT fluid levels yet either, but most 500's are between a pint to a quart+ low from Flat Rock.
Great points!This is an issue with the 10R80 auto trans in the Mach/GT/Eco as well. Dealers will check and fill āfree of chargeā under warranty if requested (and as long as youāre still under warranty).
They really should put something about it, I think thereās more than enough examples of low fluid fills from FRAP to warrant it (Iām assuming that is also the case with the DCT).
Hmm, that seems like even if there wasnāt a TSB if you felt like your trans was low on fluid they should check and fill if you ask them to. The 10R80 shifts hard and just doesnāt behave normally when low on fluid, I assume the DCT acts the same way when low? And it should be covered under the powertrain warranty so you donāt have to come out of pocket $90. Finding a dealer that stocks the DCT fluid might be harder to find.Great points!
Perhaps things have changed, but as of 3 or 4 months ago, most 500 owners were topping them off themselves, as Ford didn't seem to have the "ambition" to do so, ir recognize the dct issue.
Most put tje car up on lift, or quick jacks. Removing a site plug, on the 9070 case, that is used you top off the trans level,
w/$90 a quart fluid.
The 10R80 has an accessible dip stick location, yes?
I used to thk buying ~$25 per quart coolant & lubricant, for our 10hp rotary screw compressor, (aka: screw blower) was a bit excessive.
Especially when the World's Quickest & fastest Screw blowers,
(referring to Norm -RIP- Drazy,'s PSI brand, hollow laminated rotor masterpiece,
that pummeled Whipple into tapping out in Professional racing)
had only required $6qrt Mobil 1 syn 5W-20wt
We ran a John Deere brand hydraulic oil @$12 qrt, in the Bruno Converter Drives, like those powering ~4000hp Pro Mods.
Maybe if we brought in our own $90 a Qrt DCT fluid, might they then put it on lift & top it off..??
both valve covers were replaced due to a leak from drivers side.Have they told you if they are going to order/replacement 1 entire valve cover?
Or just replace 1 of the 4 seals in question?
We have a sub ~750 Gt500 chassis #, from '22.
Please let us know what you discover.