Just did the tranny oil change on my '02 4.6is w/ 134k on it. Old oil didn't look too bad, and there was just a little bit of sludge on each of the 4 magnets.

I got the "kit" from bavauto that included a new gasket, drain/fill plugs, and 7 liters of ZF Lifeguard fluid.

I was able to add just over 3 liters initially, and then after starting the car and putting the transmission through all the gears and back in park with the engine still running, I was able to add all the remaining oil, and oil still did not start coming out the fill hole. Btw, the car was perfectly level on a lift, so it was not tilted to the driver's side or anything like that.

I was surprised that I ran out of oil before the tranny was full. From reading this and other threads, it seems that 6 quarts/liters is about all this 5 speed tranny will hold without draining the torque converter.

Does the 4.6is have a larger oil capacity tranny?

I guess I'll call bavauto and order some more, but hopefully I'm pretty close to full and won't hurt the tranny driving it around with "only" 7 liters of fresh oil in there.

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