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#31 of 102 Re: I changed my [marsha7] by turbo301 Jun 25, 2006 (7:20 pm)
Replying to: marsha7 (Jun 24, 2006 2:41 pm) I've heard from a few mechanics that tranny fluid should never have to be changed for the life of a car. My '85 Grand Marquis was, and '80 Trans Am is, running original tranny fluid with no signs of performance degradation. It may be a different story for new cars, though; more compact designs with more electronics may require more frequent changes, but every 30,000 miles seems kind of crazy to me. I guess it's just the automaker covering his rear (speaking of which, a rear end fluid change strikes me as unnecessary in most cases, too!).
#32 of 102 turbo by marsha7 Jun 26, 2006 (6:49 pm)
I can appreciate your view, but I just cannot see leaving any fluid in there that long...to me, tranny fluid gets as abused as engine oil, but we go longer because it is 18 quarts as opposed to 5-7...but, hey, thats just me...
#33 of 102 p2min by marsha7 Jun 27, 2006 (2:15 pm)
was the color of the fluid the same as your coolant???... if yes, could there be a water pump leak that drains along the block and falls somewhere that does not directly correspond to an area of leaking???...kinda like the roof that leaks at the left end, but the water drips and falls on the right end, the true leak is nowhere where you find the evidence of the leak... Replies to this message: p2min (Jun 29, 2006 9:59 am)
#34 of 102 Re: p2min [marsha7] by p2min Jun 29, 2006 (9:59 am)
Replying to: marsha7 (Jun 27, 2006 2:15 pm) Yes, I use the coolant that mixes with all coolants. But I have always kept the same color.   Thanks, I have a water pump leak and I will replace it. Thank again for your help. I hope this fixes the problem, because the car runs cool.
#35 of 102 1998 Mercury Grand Marquis Checkup? by gobig Jul 17, 2006 (8:10 pm)
Hello everyone. I'm new to this forum and I have recently purchased a 1998 Mercury Grand Marquis GS with 29,400 miles on it. An older woman owned the car. It has been garage kept and probably hasn't been driven much the last three years.   This is my first Panther car and I'm not the typical age of MGM owners. I was going to give it a checkup. I know for sure I want the transmission fluid drained and changed in addition to the coolant. Is there anything else you guys think I should get checked out or be conscious of since it probably hasn't been driven more than 3,000 miles the last three years. Thanks in advance for your reponse! Replies to this message: captainkirk1 (Jul 18, 2006 7:07 am) gobig (Jul 20, 2006 6:42 pm)
#36 of 102 Re: 1998 Mercury Grand Marquis Checkup? [gobig] by captainkirk1 Jul 18, 2006 (7:07 am)
Replying to: gobig (Jul 17, 2006 8:10 pm) Dear Gobig,   Nice to hear of someone else close to my situation....my purchase was of a '94 MGM GS with only 23k on it. I replaced the wiper blades, brake pads, and flushed the coolant system myself. I took to the dealer to have them flush the transmission. It had that stuttering vibration at 52mph because the previous owner didn't use the proper fluid when he changed it. The flush took care of the problem. I live in FL with hot humidity and am weary of anything rubber as I can tell by touch it is rotting. I also dealt with a leak. Everytime we get a bad rain, the right rear of the car fills up with water. I've taken the floor board plug out for drainage. I've had the car in two different dealerships over the issue (it's leaking around the firewall/AC unit) and have spent a few hundred bucks on it....to get no results. It seems worse when the car is parked on an incline with the trunk lower than the hood. So I sometimes back in to my parking space and this seems to do more good than anything. Good luck with your nice ride! Replies to this message: gobig (Jul 20, 2006 6:42 pm)
#37 of 102 Re: 1998 Mercury Grand Marquis Checkup? [captainkirk1] by gobig Jul 20, 2006 (6:42 pm)
Replying to: captainkirk1 (Jul 18, 2006 7:07 am) Thanks for the info! One other thing I recently noticed is on the passenger side of the car I hear something "flapping" in time with the rotation of the wheels. If I drive slower the flapping goes slow. As I speed up the flapping speeds up. I didn't notice anything sticking to the tires or protruding out from the side. I realize this might sound stupid. Anyone else ever have this?
#38 of 102 My 1995 Grand Marquois by thatdamncar Dec 08, 2006 (4:33 pm)
I too have the "shudder", "jolt", "hippity-hoppity", 'shake you half to pieces thing' in my wonderful beast. I really shouldn't complain as the car was given to me as a wedding gift and other than the shake down thing, she works great. The RWD thing takes a bit of getting used to as my last car was a '90 Pontiac Bonneville.   I have just discussed that last suggestions of tranny and torque converter flushing with my husband and we will definately try this as we have no record of this being done. ">link title
#39 of 102 Re: drain or flush the transmission [euphonium] by ragdollgirl Dec 22, 2006 (6:34 am)
Replying to: euphonium (Jun 23, 2006 9:32 am) My '94 GM (now with 205k miles)had tranny shudder at about 2 years old and 34,000 miles. An independent transmission place told me to put Chrysler trans fluid in it because it contains some kind of additive to reduce friction, which the Ford fluid did not. Never had the problem again.
#40 of 102 Fuel Line on 1993 Grand Marquis by srd277 Jan 02, 2007 (7:34 pm)
My father was attempting to replace the fuel pump. During this process, the fuel lines on the fuel pump broke off in the quick connectors. Fuel lines all the way to the engine compartment are very rusty. He is wondering if anyone has any suggestions on the best way to go about replacing the entire fuel lines.

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