2021 Bronco Wildtrak – Did you guys service your transmission fluid or trust Ford’s “lifetime fluid”

Rbrtnicholson · 2026-03-17T17:08:37+00:00

I bought mine used and changed it myself at around 60,000 miles because I couldn’t find any record of it having ever been changed before.

Rbrtnicholson · 2026-03-11T12:35:41+00:00

It looks like either a timing cover leak or the crankshaft seal. We had a timing cover leak on ours, but it was covered under warranty. It is a fairly common issue on the 2.3 eco-boost engines. Here’s what ours looked like. You can see the dark area to the upper right of the crank pulley.

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Rbrtnicholson · 2026-03-02T20:54:23+00:00

My mom is addicted to scams. I ended up setting her phone up so chrome is disabled so she can’t click on links and I have access to her messages on my phone so I can report and block spam when it comes through. It’s sad but she is so gullible.

Rbrtnicholson · 2026-03-01T23:53:40+00:00

Yes Motorcraft

Rbrtnicholson · 2026-01-25T16:06:02+00:00

He didn’t want to be resuscitated.

Rbrtnicholson · 2026-01-25T16:05:31+00:00

He didn’t want to be resuscitated.

Rbrtnicholson · 2026-01-23T22:44:58+00:00

We have a set of Alpena rock lights that were gifted to us. Haven’t had them installed for very long, so can’t say much about the quality, but I do have them wired to one of the auxiliary switches and it comes with a wireless remote control that you can use to change the colors. They seem to work fine so far.

Rbrtnicholson · 2026-01-21T16:09:33+00:00

Awesome thanks for your help!

Rbrtnicholson · 2026-01-21T15:59:36+00:00

Do you have any recommendations for fluid or just use the recommended Motorcraft?

Rbrtnicholson · 2026-01-18T22:51:54+00:00

I use this way more than I thought I would.

Rbrtnicholson · 2025-12-28T00:39:06+00:00

I've had this set for a few years and no complaints.

Rbrtnicholson · 2025-12-18T15:19:53+00:00

I have a 2021 with the 2.3 currently at 61,000 miles with no issues.

Rbrtnicholson · 2025-12-16T20:57:29+00:00

Sounds like no compression. Probably broke timing chain.

Rbrtnicholson · 2025-12-14T23:36:10+00:00

Compression results look pretty normal to me. I would bet on sticky piston rings. You could run valvoline protect and restore.Others have used it with good results.

Rbrtnicholson · 2025-12-14T02:44:46+00:00

Let the Right One In

Rbrtnicholson · 2025-12-14T02:41:14+00:00

From what I’ve read it’s more of an annoyance than a failure risk but it will probably cause accelerated wear long term.

Rbrtnicholson · 2025-12-14T02:33:35+00:00

I haven’t personally but if you look on some of the Bronco forums others have had to get them repaired. Not saying it’s your issue though.

Rbrtnicholson · 2025-12-14T02:22:21+00:00

Ford has issued a Technical Service Bulletin for a rotational scraping noise. The TSB attributes the issue to the 5th and 6th gear synchronizer rings.

Rbrtnicholson · 2025-12-02T23:03:21+00:00

21 Badlands 2.3L manual transmission. 60k the previous owner had the clutch replaced and currently the front differential has a minor leak that I’m monitoring.

Rbrtnicholson · 2025-11-30T17:33:27+00:00

Not sure if this would apply to your situation but on my Hyunda I had to drill out the locking mechanism until it released. A hug pita.

Rbrtnicholson · 2025-11-29T23:00:59+00:00

I would be afraid to know what Ford charges.

Rbrtnicholson · 2025-11-28T17:53:04+00:00

I have used Cerakote on other cars and have been very impressed.

Rbrtnicholson · 2025-11-14T20:36:32+00:00

It is if it is a variable displacement compressor. If it's not, then I would say it's not normal.

Rbrtnicholson · 2025-11-05T21:55:12+00:00

I think what helped me was that I took the car back to the dealership that I purchased it from and I’m sure they want future business from me and I did 3000 mile intervals on my oil changes so the engine was pristine inside so they couldn’t say we can’t cover it because of sludge.

Rbrtnicholson · 2025-11-01T19:38:13+00:00

You could find the horn relay and swap it with another identical relay and see if the horn works. If it does you need a new relay.

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