Transmission Issues
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Transmission Issues
I have a Ranger 1999 with 120,000 miles.
For the past few months the shifting has been hard at start up. After a few miles at freeway speed 70mph it seems to run smoothly but a burnt smell is apparent.
Worth fixing or looking at or just drive it till the transmission dies?
For the past few months the shifting has been hard at start up. After a few miles at freeway speed 70mph it seems to run smoothly but a burnt smell is apparent.
Worth fixing or looking at or just drive it till the transmission dies?
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Its an automatic.
The fluid has not been changed since got it with 35,000 miles on it but looks good.
Speedometer not acting up, abs light not on, no click from under the dash, brake peddle feels normal.
Runs smoother in cold weather.
The fluid has not been changed since got it with 35,000 miles on it but looks good.
Speedometer not acting up, abs light not on, no click from under the dash, brake peddle feels normal.
Runs smoother in cold weather.
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It can't hurt to drop the pan, clean out the sludge, clean off the magnet and change the filter, Don't get the cheapest filter you can find, Get a Ford filter, refill with Mercon V fluid from Walmart. Ford sells the gasket seperately from the Filter so don't forget that too. Take some pictures of the sludge in you pan and post them here.
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Refill the pan to the correct level. The fluid should be between the holes on the dipstick when cold and in the hatched area when at operating temperature.
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Welcome to FTE.
I like the idea Rockledge had, to do a full tranny flush.
Here is a link on how I do it & I know if I can get down there to do this, you can too & save yourself about $100 to boot.
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/6...-pump-out.html
Let us know how it goes.
I like the idea Rockledge had, to do a full tranny flush.
Here is a link on how I do it & I know if I can get down there to do this, you can too & save yourself about $100 to boot.
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/6...-pump-out.html
Let us know how it goes.
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Yeah, with 35,000 miles, you are 5,000 miles over the service interval assuming it was changed when you got it, which it wasn't. So the fluid should have been changed at least 4 times.
Get new fluid, and take care of it. If you take care of the tranny, it will take care of you. You get out of it what you put into it. An once of prevention is worth a pound of cure. just because you are flushing it out, don't forget to change the filter too.
Get new fluid, and take care of it. If you take care of the tranny, it will take care of you. You get out of it what you put into it. An once of prevention is worth a pound of cure. just because you are flushing it out, don't forget to change the filter too.
