[12Ounce]

I know I'm a bit of a broken record on the subject ... which I know almost nothing about. When my tranny first exhibited this clutch issue, I ponied up about $1700 for repair. This was about at 100k miles. Up to that point in time, I had done a fair job of changing fluid (Mobil1) and filter ... but was plagued by a harness issue that caused violent and unpredictable shifting. Repaired harness. Tranny lasted until approx 215k miles and then broke a pump shaft ... probably weakened because of earlier harness issue.

At this point I opted for a Ford supplied reman. I was no longer willing to repair the tranny at local shops because I did not have any idea that all the compromised components would/could be discovered. Good price for reman. Came with all new fluid and solenoids (I looked). Supposed to include all new Ford upgrades. I added air/fluid cooler at about 300k miles. Wish I had done that sooner. Now at 450k miles; the reman tranny continues to perform flawlessly. The fluid stays clear and red (I probably haven't changed in over 150k miles.) I almost don't even check the tranny anymore. Getting careless.

Yes, you can remove cover with tranny in place.