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Apr 17, 2006 | 05:58 PM

JJFIVEOH

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Torque Convertor Recommendations

The title pretty much says it all. I'm 90% sure that the convertor in my 4R100 is heading south. Ford won't cover it under warranty, silly me I assumed that was included in the 100K drivetrain warranty. 70,000 miles on it, and it's slipping real bad, especially when towing. I don't think it's the lockup because it slips under acceleration when it's not supposed to be locked up. The tranny feels fine, shifts real hard. I use a hypertech prgrammer on it, and tow about 12K I'd say 40% of the time. It's in for other warranty work right now, but I'm going to have it looked at whenever I get it back, but I'm shopping now for convertors just in case. I will not replace it with OEM garbage. 2002 F250 2WD. I've searched the forum and not much on the subject.

Apr 17, 2006 | 06:27 PM

PSNut

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How about a Stallion....i hear they're pretty tuff.
http://www.converter.com/Stallion_power.htm
or an ATS
http://www.dieselinnovations.com/di....products&cat=5
or a BD
http://www.xtremediesel.com/index.as...ROD&ProdID=593
or
a Factory Tech
http://www.dps-performance.com/
Decisions ...decisions...i've heard good about all these from other members.
Nut

Apr 17, 2006 | 11:51 PM

JJFIVEOH

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From: Boca Raton

Thanks PSNut, you spent some time on that post. Can anybody verify that the base warranty does or does not cover torque convertors? This is a subject Ford will keep hidden as well as possible. I asked the service manager about this and he claims that it only covers the motor after 36,000 miles. I was told the base warranty had a 100,000 mile drivetrain warranty, but I am still searching for a detailed list on their definition of "drivetrain".