BinDerSmokDat
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I'm coming late to this game but I had a similar situation.
I inherited my stepdads 2001 Ford E150 in the Fall of 2017 after his passing with only 70K
I rebuilt the front suspension, alternator, accessory belt and hose. and it has been our camping/cross country workhorse since.
The transmission status was unknown but the fluid was reddish, clean and no burnt smell.
Last year when it hit 103K I decided to have the fluid changed.
There were no known issues, but wanted to be proactive.
Best case, it had been changed some where between 0K-70K miles, worst case I had 20+ year fluid in there.
The shop drained it, cleaned the pan, new filter and found no issues.
It's been running great.
If you have no known issues, definitely do a fluid change oat the prescribed time, more often if heavy towing.
I probably should have done my transmission service at 70K just to be careful as I'm not likely to need another service on this van before I trade up.
I too am in NJ and the shop that did the service as well as past transmission work on another vehicle is https://www.joeshamiltontransmissionrepair.com/
Very happy with their service and results and they always seem to have a few vans/RV's/campers there when I stop by or drive by.
I inherited my stepdads 2001 Ford E150 in the Fall of 2017 after his passing with only 70K
I rebuilt the front suspension, alternator, accessory belt and hose. and it has been our camping/cross country workhorse since.
The transmission status was unknown but the fluid was reddish, clean and no burnt smell.
Last year when it hit 103K I decided to have the fluid changed.
There were no known issues, but wanted to be proactive.
Best case, it had been changed some where between 0K-70K miles, worst case I had 20+ year fluid in there.
The shop drained it, cleaned the pan, new filter and found no issues.
It's been running great.
If you have no known issues, definitely do a fluid change oat the prescribed time, more often if heavy towing.
I probably should have done my transmission service at 70K just to be careful as I'm not likely to need another service on this van before I trade up.
I too am in NJ and the shop that did the service as well as past transmission work on another vehicle is https://www.joeshamiltontransmissionrepair.com/
Very happy with their service and results and they always seem to have a few vans/RV's/campers there when I stop by or drive by.
