help me fix my transmission in a 1994 ford taurus?
my car drives good until i shut the engine off. when i restart it the gear selector moves through the gears but does not go into gear.(all gear selections act like neutral) it’s a 1994 ford taurus please help
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Filed under: Ford Taurus 1992-1995
my dad says: it’s known as the grenade transmission. Go on government DOT website and you’ll see complaints about it all over the place. Up until ‘92 their planetary gear used sleeve bearings rather than a roller bearings and clutch pack is probably gone. That particular transmission had quite a number of updates. It’ll probably be $1500-2000. AND it’s just possible you’re low on transmission fuel so check the stick according to the manual. AND don’t over fill it.
EDIT: @sterling m: my dad agrees.
and @bandit_06: my dad said, watch he finds metal, so much metal from thrust bearings and other types of bearings that are disinegrating it plugs up the filter and the car feels like it’s in neutral. normally only happens when warms up. i do agree warm up the car, check the oil. if brown and does smell you are done.
when the car is " doing it’s thing " and you are on a level surface , check the tranny fluid level , leave it running , in P , and pull the tranny dipstick , wipe , re-insert then pull again to read the level , if you have enough and it smells burnt it’s $$$ time .
The 91-95 Fords Taurus transmissions are crap. If this is the first time you’ve had a problem, you are lucky. Mine went out with 60,000 miles on it.
If you want to keep the POS, find a local ATRA certified transmission shop to take it to.
If it has a 3.8L engine in it, they are prone to head gasket failure. just thank the UAW for having junky parts in American cars. All the money had to go to their retirement/furlough/health care deals.
sounds like all it needs is the fluid and filter changed or at least check it to see if it,s full.
Sorry, I’ve no time this week.