It has 148k miles. Even if it was driven gently, that's miracle miles for these tranny's, according to this forum. And how it was driven has no effect on the other part failures I've experienced.

The shop is dropping the pan when they do the converter. If there's chunks of stuff, he's rebuilding it. If not, it's just getting a converter and filter/flush.

I don't care what fluid is in it. I changed my Explorers trans fluid at 140k with Wolfs Head and every trans problem it had went away, and that thing is still running perfect, so I don't buy into the "clutch plated get used to a certain fluid" idea. If anything, you just need to use a fluid that meets the spec, so the friction properties are correct. Whether wolfs head meets the spec is debatable apparantly, but the shop said they'll warranty damages caused by the fluid, as it's specifically stated that it meets LT 71141. I'm not using Esso LT71141 because the flush machine needs 16 quarts, plus ~5 for top off. That nearly exceeds the price of the entire converter replacement.

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