Tranny fluid specs

[beads]

What type of fluid does a 1994 Taurus AXOD tranny call for?
Thanks in advance.

[way2old]

The 1994 used Ford's Type F. You can use Mercon or Mercon IV in the transaxle. If you change all the fluid, you can use Mercon V. So Type F will work just fine.

[beads]

Will DEX/MERC work OK?

[MIBPreacher]

Why is that was you put in it?

[Scrapper]

i would stick to type f unless you want to switch over everything.

[way2old]

The DEX/MERC will work fine.

[beads]

Yes..I replaced the filter and gasket and put DEX/MERC in it..

[beads]

Will the mixture of the old Type F and the DEX/MERC cause problems?

[way2old]

Should not be of any concern. Mercon V can be used in place of Type F or Mercon, but you can not use Type F or Mercon in a transmission designed for Mercon V.

[beads]

Thanks for the replies all. If I wanted to change all of the fluid is that something I can do at home or will I need to take it to a shop that offers a transmission flush? The reason I'm thinking of doing so, is that I was having a problem with some rough shifting previous to changing out 6 QTS. Right after I changed the filter and 6 qts of fluid it was shifting beautifully. The next day when I drove it it was back to shifting hard again. I was thinking maybe a full "flush" would alleviate the problem? Any other ideas would be welcome. I'm hoping this isn't another "known bad transmission" issue I've heard about on these cars.
Thanks in advance.

[Scrapper]

did you take magnet and run threw your old tranny fluid to see how many metal shavings was in there? if not go to a well known shop to get it flushed if your going that way.

[Willyum]

The Mercon V I've used, Castrol, claims on the bottle that it stops shift "shudders".

[Scrapper]

sorry but i belive in rotela is best for bikes and semis and go along way. on oil any way. tranny fluid mercron or dexstron 3. good luck....

scrapper1

[beads]

Scrapper, I didn't run the magnet through the oil that I removed, but the magnet was coated with about a 1/16th or 1/8th inches of shavings.

[shorod]

If those were fine particles, almost like a sludge, rather than "shavings" that is not abnormal, especially if the fluids rarely changed or if the magnet wasn't cleaned during past services.

-Rod