Transfer Case Fluid Change (Maintenance)

20,000 and first one.
I do go over 120+ with 4x4 on which really should be ok.

The 17 is all wheel drive so the transfer case is always on

Thanks....Guess I'll take the other one down...69/79 bucks plus met a cool service guy that loves the Raptor and just wanted to talk trucks.

Ruger said:

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To date I have attempted to contact them numerous times:
- Phone: They don't answer the phone and their voice mailbox is full, so I've texted them on September 25 and 29.
- Their website has the means to send them a message, and I have done so on September 18 and 29.
- I have sent messages to their email address on September 20, 27, and 29.
NOTHING. No response or acknowledgement at all.

^^^ On Monday I am going to contact PayPal and see what they can do. Failing that, I will necessarily resort to filing a complaint with the South Carolina Attorney General. The fact that their voice mailbox is full tells me that I am not alone in this.

I have filed a dispute with PayPal on this matter. After multiple attempts to resolve the matter via text, email, and their website and the elapse of a 30-day business cycle, I had no choice.

So I'm planning to service my TC soon. When looking online, it seems that the original XL-12 Transfer Case Fluid was discontinued, and now they are recommending Mercon LV. I distinctly recall in the past that everyone said NOT to use Mercon ATF fluid in the transfer case. Does anyone know what changed? Is it simply that Ford doesn't want to source the TC fluid anymore and just decided Mercon LV is good enough?

I'm thinking it may be wiser to just go with a non-Motorcraft fluid that is specific for TC applications.

The change to Mercon LV occurred several years ago, and you can't get Ford's proprietary transfer case fluid (for which they never printed the specifications) at a Ford dealership parts counter. I am thinking that @FordTechOne probably has the low-down on this.

Ruger said:

The change to Mercon LV occurred several years ago, and you can't get Ford's proprietary transfer case fluid (for which they never printed the specifications) at a Ford dealership parts counter. I am thinking that @FordTechOne probably has the low-down on this.

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Mercon LV replaced Motorcraft Transfer Case Fluid for part-time transfer cases. It was always the spec for the Torque On-Demand full time 4WD transfer cases.

Thanks all. I just replaced mine with Mercon LV. Since the trans, power steering and TC currently all specify Mercon LV, I figured it's more cost effective to just buy a bunch of 5 quart jugs. and keep then on hand. Beats having to purchase and store 3 different fluids.