Richard Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 hay guys i have a 2009 ford falcon FG xr6 turbo with the 6 speed auto zf, had the trans cooler fail and the gearbox milkshaked, have got it all flushed out, the torque converter is starting to play up, the work shop said its going to fail and he reckons the gearbox will follow ( atm its fine changes gears etc good ) plan is to swap out the gearbox now before it craps outs have found a 2nd hand gearbox from a BF xr6 turbo, i understand they are the same, would we need to swap out the BF tcm and replace it with the TCM from my FG box? sorry but reading up on the net, some people say you don't need to swap it out and some people say you do? thank you for your time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hjtrbo Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 You have to flash the OS in the BF with a FG. You'll need to track someone down to do that, it's a specialised task. Ford won't be able to do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hjtrbo Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 ... or swapping the TCMs will also work. In your case though your FG valve body is contaminated. It'll need to be pulled apart and serviced. Flashing the FG os will be cheaper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whiteford Posted September 27, 2022 Share Posted September 27, 2022 5 hours ago, Richard said: hay guys i have a 2009 ford falcon FG xr6 turbo with the 6 speed auto zf, had the trans cooler fail and the gearbox milkshaked, have got it all flushed out, the torque converter is starting to play up, the work shop said its going to fail and he reckons the gearbox will follow ( atm its fine changes gears etc good ) plan is to swap out the gearbox now before it craps outs have found a 2nd hand gearbox from a BF xr6 turbo, i understand they are the same, would we need to swap out the BF tcm and replace it with the TCM from my FG box? sorry but reading up on the net, some people say you don't need to swap it out and some people say you do? thank you for your time I can code this for you in Melbourne. Contact me for details Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hjtrbo Posted September 27, 2022 Share Posted September 27, 2022 He's a kiwi @Whiteford. He's close to Christchurch / Dunedin if you know any one over there the he can reach out to that can do the OS flash for him??? https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/96774-swapping-out-milk-shake-auto-transmission-2009-xr6-turbo/?do=findComment&comment=1714624 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted September 28, 2022 Author Share Posted September 28, 2022 23 hours ago, hjtrbo said: He's a kiwi @Whiteford. He's close to Christchurch / Dunedin if you know any one over there the he can reach out to that can do the OS flash for him??? https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/96774-swapping-out-milk-shake-auto-transmission-2009-xr6-turbo/?do=findComment&comment=1714624 cheers mate, do you know what kind of cost there is to upgrade the os if i got a BF tcm? trying to find a FG zf is hard atm lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hjtrbo Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 Just guessing, a couple of hundred maybe. You're paying for the knowledge, not the time it takes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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