Excellent, thanks for the write up. I haven't been able to find the factory fill procedure on line. I'd expect either procedure to work though, there must be a reason for the oil level plug!
From what I've read, Aisin only wanted professionals to do fluid changes, so deliberately made it difficult. Weird, but it is a Japanese box.
What was the mileage when you changed the fluid? Ford say 100,000 km but that seems too long, especially as you can't drain all of the fluid.
Did you use the Ford fluid?
I'm going to see the local auto trans specialist as I'd expect that they would flush the torque converter. But I'm not sure if it should be done that way - I know that you shouldn't flush Honda autos.
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MB Mondeo TDCi wagon, sea grey, on MAK Invidia 16" wheels.
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