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Maintenance & Repair Transmission Traumas?
2406 messages, Last post on Sep 25, 2009 at 5:14 PM
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So I have a 2001 Mazda Millenia that is now in need of transmission repair. The estimated cost for this can reach into the $4 to $5-thousand dollar range. I see a couple of options right off the bat. One, I've got to do the warranty fight right away and it is in play until I reach 100-thousand miles - I'm at 90-thousand now. Any thoughts?
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Replying to: rsanders2 (May 18, 2008 4:00 pm) Did you buy an extended warranty when you bought the car? If not, you are facing a repair bill that is probably close to the value of the car. A tough place to be. |
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Hi, I've bought a '99 Grand Marquis with 65,000 from my father-in-law a few months ago. He didn't recall any problems with it, but at 83 he probably just didn't notice what was going on. The trans is slipping when going into overdrive under light acceleration. It doesn't slip every time, but it does happen several times per day. When it happens the slip will last maybe 1/2 second, just long enough that you can feel the car slow-down a bit and you can hear the engine rpm increase. The local Mercury dealer describes the problem as "overdrive bans slipping". They can repair it for ~$2,000, but they recommend a Ford rebuilt trans for ~$2400. At this point all I've done is had a fluid flush. With your experience I'm hoping you guys can answer a few questions. First, what can I do to maximize the remaining life of the trans? For example, I'm assuming it would help to turn-off over-drive. Is this correct? Assuming it is, is this a big help, since the problem is with the overdrive bans slipping? Also, we have some long (1 minute) red lights around here. Would it help to shift into neutral at these, or whenever the car isn't moving for more than 20 - 30 seconds? Or does every shift just put more wear and tear on the bands? Basically, is there anything I should do, or anything I should not do? Second, any opinion on how much life is left in the trans? From these symptoms does it sound like this is in the early stages of failure or close to a complete failure? Any opinion if the problem is isolated to the overdrive bans, or are other bands likely to start having problems. Thanks, I really do appreciate your help. Ron
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Replying to: oz10k (Jun 01, 2008 7:23 am)
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Replying to: fordfan_17 (Jun 03, 2008 8:20 am) |
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Hi, I have an 07' sierra, 5.3 auto 4wd. I added a tranny cooler that has the low pressure drop feature (oil must be warm enough to go thru cooler). Anyway after adding the cooler I did need to add some fluid but am not sure if I'm reading the level correctly. It says to read warm , idling in park. When it is cold the fluid is well beyond the hot range and when it is warm and idling in park the fluid is barely above the low/cold mark. Prior to adding the cooler the cold level was near the cold mark and when hot in the hot range. Does adding the cooler change this reading in anyway and should I just be concerned with the level when hot? thanks |
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Intermittent problem: car will not shift into 3rd gear. 1st to 2nd is fine. 102kmi. on car. Trans service less than 10kmi. Lucas trans conditioner was suggested. Help! Thanks. jsap
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Replying to: josap (Jun 26, 2008 9:18 am) |
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