After reading this lengthy thread I have decided to swap out the MTL in my SVT. Mainly based on the episodic data. Also about the metal in the MTL. That may not be a direct result of the MTL but I don�t want to take any chances and have to take out the trans.

On my 95 that my son is driving I put in Mobil 1 in years ago. The car has 210k miles on it so the fluid has been in a long time, probably 150K miles. The car is pretty beat so only required maintenance to keep it running is performed, so the old Mobil 1 will stay in until the car blows up which may be soon.

On my SVT I am going to put in Royal Purple even though the Ford honey should be the primary choice. Big difference in price.

So in about 6 months when bad things come out about the Royal Purple I may have to go to the Ford honey.

When I pull out the MTL I�ll also give a report on the condition. It has only about 10k on it so I expect it to look and smell brand new.

Rich S

1998 SVT 1995 Contour 2.5 MTX 215K miles Son's car(dead and buried) 1997 Contour 2.0 ATX 1998 Contour 2.5 ATX 2004 Tauras Wagon 3.0 Duratec