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Maintenance & Repair Transmission Traumas?
2410 messages, Last post on Nov 30, 2009 at 5:35 PM
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| Hi, I have a 98 Taurus with 123000 miles and just had the filter and fluid changed. Here's the question I got thinking about after post number 2130. I priced a filter and fluid for my trans before I took the car to get the work done because I was going to bring my own parts in but decieded to just let the mechanic get the filter and fluid. On the bill the the filter is the same price that I got from the parts store but the fluid is a $1.00 a quart cheaper. Do I have to worry that he put in mercon (at a $1.00 a bottle cheaper) instead of mercon V? My owners manual calls for mercon V. Will having mercon (not mercon V) hurt my trans? I don't want to call and question him and make him think I don't trust him. Thanks for any thoughts. | |
I will be driving down the highway and the car will downshift from 3rd gear down to 2nd gear. The car runs good until it gets warm and then this problem starts. I took it to my mechanic, it shows the code P0715 input/turbine speed sensor. I called my neighborhood parts store and they said that they didn't show a Turbine speed sensor for this car. Then I called my Ford dealer ship and they too said the same thing. Any help with this would be greatly appreciated.
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Replying to: KarenS (Jan 19, 1999 7:23 pm)
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Replying to: mik2 (May 12, 2007 7:53 am) |
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Replying to: rooineck (Jul 09, 2005 4:49 pm) |
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Hello, I have a question regarding manual transmissions and the clutch. It is my first time driving a manual transmission and I learned on the vehicle. The car was purchased new and has 10000 miles on it now, but again, I learned how to drive a manual transmission on the vehicle. The clutch feels absolutely fine when driving the vehicle, but when on a hill, if I put the car into first and turn it off, then take my foot off the brake, I can feel the car lock into first, but then after a second, it seems the clutch slips and the car rolls forward a bit. Then the clutch seems to catch again and the car stops. Then it slips and rolls an inch. Etc, etc. I've always used the emergency brake whenever I park on hills so never noticed this before. Is this a bad sign that I have already worn out the clutch and it is slipping? Or is this common for a manual transmission on a hill? I was under the impression you could park on a hill simply by putting the car in gear and turning the car off.
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Replying to: aztek18 (Jul 11, 2007 6:57 am) Use your parking brake and turn the wheels into the curb.
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Replying to: kiawah (Jul 11, 2007 7:11 am) The true test of a clutch is whether it will slip "under load", that is, in a high gear (like 4th or 5th) going up a hill. If it doesn't slip doing that, it's as good as gold. |
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My Saab recently developed an odd situation; when putting the car into reverse, (usually when cold, but not always) I try to reverse and it's as if the brake is engaged..it makes a squealing noise and actually rides up... by rolling forward a little and back once or twice it seems to get better. Then, just recently it began becoming more difficult to even get into reverse without grinding, and now shifting into any gear is almost impossible... I fear the clutch is done for, but are the two problems related? The car is essentially up for sale, but if the clutch is cooked I expect I'll need to fix this first.. how much will I be paying, and could it be as simple as replacing the cable?
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Replying to: le_on (Jul 11, 2007 5:07 pm) |
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