tranny maintance
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tranny maintance
With all the problems with the Escape/Tribute transmission & Ford litteraly coming up with every excuse why its not their fault there must be a way to improve & add to its longevity
I'll suggest the following & tell me what you think:
1-larger cooler
2- an aftermarket hand held to improve/raise shift points. (higher shift points means more fluid surging through the inner workings at crutuial shift times).
3-synethic fluids & regular flushes
4- I;m told by an expert tranny guy to always punch out overdrive whenever your in city driving.
so far i;m advised that an aftermarket hand held unit (which one) is the best solution to add life to this little tranny.
any thoughts?
I'll suggest the following & tell me what you think:
1-larger cooler
2- an aftermarket hand held to improve/raise shift points. (higher shift points means more fluid surging through the inner workings at crutuial shift times).
3-synethic fluids & regular flushes
4- I;m told by an expert tranny guy to always punch out overdrive whenever your in city driving.
so far i;m advised that an aftermarket hand held unit (which one) is the best solution to add life to this little tranny.
any thoughts?
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Ford has fixed the computer timing on the shifting for 2005, my 2005 Tribute stays in gear a lot more than my Friends 2004 that "Hunts" for the lower gear anytime you step on the gas.
I also drve with O/D off in town, one thing that really bugs me is that my Friends has way better pick up than mine and I have heard other 05 owners complain of this, coudl be the new computer in it, it may be slightly detuned to cure the trans/mileage complaints.
I also drve with O/D off in town, one thing that really bugs me is that my Friends has way better pick up than mine and I have heard other 05 owners complain of this, coudl be the new computer in it, it may be slightly detuned to cure the trans/mileage complaints.
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From: Texas
I wouldn't assume Ford has "fixed" anything by changing the shift point. The CD4E has had problems since it was first used on the Mazda 626 in 1994. Do a search and you'll find plenty of sites complaining about the tranny. I don't think any the suggestions will definitely prevent a failure since there have been 2005 Escapes with less than 10k miles have failures and there are Escapes with over 150k miles without problems. I would suggest locking out overdrive in town if your in the constant 40-50mph range where the overdrive is "hunting" but I'd do that for any car.
2002 Escape - 78k without problems.
2002 Escape - 78k without problems.
