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Use this and treat it several days in a row.

Do the wheel bearing first and the Cat and then take it for a drive, drain and fill the trans take a good look at the fluid and see if there are fillings or debris in the fluid. The wheel bearing noise and vibration are in the way of the trans diagnosis. Is the rest of the van in good shape , if so finding a replacement could be a real task.

If you find the fuel line to the fuel rail and disconnect it you can jump the fuel pump relay and pump the fuel out. To bad you made a full tank of contaminated fuel. If you get it out you can put it through the lawn mower and dirt bikes. The damage that you will do is contaminate the converter which can get coated with the lead and shut down, the same goes for the O2 sensors , the rest of the engine will not care about the lead. If you reduce the performance of the converter it will set a code and you could need to replace the converter, not a small job on the 2015 with a 2.5. keep us posted.

The parts are less than 150 and if it takes longer than 2 hours on a 2021 the mechanic is taking a nap. Around here that sort of rust on brakes is normal

Any more news?

These will help with the rust, lots of short drives in the winter in Michigan will maximize the rusting.

When you do get the wheels off , fix the problem with a regular lug nut !

When you turn on the key do you hear the pump cycle? If not pull the relay and jump the relay see if the pump runs. A good Scan tool would be a great help at this point.

Nice hope you have a good one.

If the electric's all get together and come up with an interchangeable battery then it might make sense as a usable vehicle, until then it won't work for me.

You can if you are clever but the whole thing new is 34. and change at rockauto. How much is your time worth.

OK, that is good to know, Still we won't get to see one here unfortunately. Still no barn doors on the wagon version ?

A good wiring diagram with all the plug locations will be a great help, pull clean and wd-40 every plug you can find.

First a scan tool is needed.

Very cool, I don't have a video 0f me on the step ladder. The end result is a transmission with clean fluid. Which engine did you get in the new TC?

The flushing equipment could be a technical marvel or a Tech on a step ladder! 12 liters sounds normal, 13 qts.

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What I can speak to is the quality of the fluid was better at the 25000 mile drain interval I used. The Mercon Lv and the Valvoline were definitely showing much more heat stress than the Triax.

You should cycle the fuel pump while you access the valve in the fuel rail to see if there is air in the fuel line when the engine shuts off. Does this happen at randomly at all different fuel levels?

If you use the Triax fluid the color won't darken like the motor-craft or Valvoline fluid.

What was the color of the fluid that came out, I am baffled as to the extra fluid came from . the plot thickens.

An induction bolt heater is the best way of getting the stubborn O2 sensor that is up stream of the catalytic converter. Your mechanic needs one !

Very interesting, After the 8 qt drain how many qts did it take to refill. Overfilling will definitely cause issues.

Year engine and transmission?

Yes I have used both and the Triax is definitely better. The first change was Mercon LV, the next was Valvoline and both were dark at the change. The Next two were Triax and it was in much better shape at the drain.