1995 Taurus running thread

[GreeCguy]

Yikes!!! If I've been reading your posts correctly, didn't you say that shifting issues began AFTER you added Mercon V?

My advice, for what it's worth, would be to "cleanse" the tranny first of all old fluid with regular DexIII/m. You can do this via filler tube and hand pump. After that, THEN add the Seafoam trans tune.

That's the way I did it on my 1993 Ford Taurus GL 3.0 V6, axod metric tranny with @155,000. That was back in March of this year and tranny is still running strong and shifting well.

 

[GreeCguy]

A question about your tranny: When you shift into gear after you first start it up, (either into drive or into reverse), does it "jump" or "leap" into gear. This is a common problem on these trannies. In addition to slipping between gears, mine was doing that as well and has done it for as long as I can remember. I just thought it was suppose to do that. Turns out, it's not. Once I changed my fluid and added the Seafoam trans tune, (in an effort to fix the slipping) the jump went away. It now shifts into drive or reverse so smoothly, you can hardly notice it. The results for me have been fantastic and I would drive this car anywhere.

 

[GreeCguy]

One other thing, a bottle of "Lubegard" in the red bottle wouldn't hurt.

 

[TechnoLoGs]

Originally Posted By: GreeCguy
One other thing, a bottle of "Lubegard" in the red bottle wouldn't hurt.


I have to find the LGR from a non-online source.

Otherwise, I will buy the syphon amd begin to use it.

 

[TechnoLoGs]

Originally Posted By: eljefino
The head gasket puts up with 175 lbs of cylinder pressure so 20 from water is no big deal.

If you think you're doing your HG a favor by cutting pressure, fix your water pump and leave your rad cap loose.

But don't do it.


The water pump is $30, I can get one today and probably have it on soon.

 

[GreeCguy]

I bought mine at NAPA, but I know "Car Quest" sells it as well. It was cheaper at NAPA - I paid 8 bucks for a bottle of the red.

 

[surfstar]

Add some BG and Lucas to it while your at it. Maybe once 1/2 the ATF is trans additives it will be 'fixed' [as in fixed in gear again].

Settle down. A little knowledge can be dangerous - A little 'maintenance' can also be, as we've seen.

 

[GreeCguy]

Originally Posted By: TechnoLoGs
Originally Posted By: GreeCguy
One other thing, a bottle of "Lubegard" in the red bottle wouldn't hurt.


I have to find the LGR from a non-online source.

Otherwise, I will buy the syphon amd begin to use it.


Be sure you get the orange plastic version with the orange hoses. When I started, the guys at the parts store talked me into buying the metal one that looks like a grease gun. It was totally worthless and did not work. I went back, got the orange one (which they said would not work) and it worked fantastic. Super easy to do. You can pump out three quarts in less than five minutes and as long as you're careful, you won't spill a drop of fluid anywhere, (have a paper towel handy when you pull the hose out of the filler tube).

Keep in mind the orange plastic tube will be a little snug to go into the filler tube but it will fit. What I did was wipe a little tranny fluid on the outside of the hose before I slid it in the filler tube - went in with no problem. Push it all the way to the bottom, (kind of working it up and down on the way down). When you hit bottom, pull it up say a quarter to a half an inch, (so that the end of the hose isn't blocked) and start pumping.

 

[SwampSurvivor]

Any AXOD/AXOD-Metric/AX4S/AX4N with >100K miles is living on borrowed time.

 

[GreeCguy]

Originally Posted By: surfstar
Add some BG and Lucas to it while your at it. Maybe once 1/2 the ATF is trans additives it will be 'fixed' [as in fixed in gear again].

Settle down. A little knowledge can be dangerous - A little 'maintenance' can also be, as we've seen.


I tried two bottles of Lucas on mine but it didn't do a thing, (added one bottle, drove for a while with no improvement, read the bottle which said "might take two bottles" so added another - no improvement).

I will admit the mistake I made was throwing a lot of additives at mine in a short time because I was desperate for a fix. If I had it to do over again, I would change fluid and filter like I did mine before and then add the Seafoam. After adding the Seafoam in the Advanced Auto parking lot, I went from "I hope I make it home" to "I can't believe how well this is working."

Remember to look for the Seafoam with the RED CAP as both bottles/cans look almost the same.

 

[SwampSurvivor]

Check the metal coolant lines. For some reason Ford used metal instead of rubber and they rust and spray all over.

 

[eljefino]

Just curious, how do you know the seller of your car hasn't put several snake oils in the trans trying to get it to work?

I'd do a pan drop with generic fluid and a new filter to set a baseline.

 

[GreeCguy]

Originally Posted By: eljefino
Just curious, how do you know the seller of your car hasn't put several snake oils in the trans trying to get it to work?

I'd do a pan drop with generic fluid and a new filter to set a baseline.


Yes, but he will still have to pull all the fluid via filler tube. Otherwise with only pan drop and filter, you're getting about half. With a total fluid flush, at least you're starting from a known.

 

[TechnoLoGs]

Originally Posted By: eljefino
Just curious, how do you know the seller of your car hasn't put several snake oils in the trans trying to get it to work?

I'd do a pan drop with generic fluid and a new filter to set a baseline.


Points taken!

And it was SOO overfull that, even though we took the previously rusted trans cooler line off, replaced it, and let car run on lift with it off and fluid came out fast.. I added about another half a quart, and it is a quart overfull again!

Maybe a pan with a drain plug is in order for when it gets its water pump.

 

[GreeCguy]

One thing that does concern me, (and you yankee guys would know this better than I do). What about the amount of rust on the tranny pan? To me at least, it seems pretty rusty from the pics on a different thread. Because my Taurus has lived it's life here in Florida, there's not a spot of rust on it. While it doesn't relate to the problem, would it be possible that if he removes the pan, it might be so rusty as to break or crack?

 

[440Magnum]

Tranny Additives = useless and possibly harmful (with few exceptions).

And the first time a shift is 'different' isn't cause for alarm, if it becomes consistent, then think about fluid/filter changes, firmware updates, or other REAL fixes... not bottles of mystery spoo.

 

[Fleetmon]

i would stop adding [censored] to your transmission, drop the pan, replace the filter and fill it with the correct fluid.

 

[JHZR2]

Originally Posted By: Fleetmon
i would stop adding to your transmission, drop the pan, replace the filter and fill it with the correct fluid.


Agreed. This is looking like more and more of a train wreck all the time.

 

[TechnoLoGs]

It is making a very, very small difference, this Seafoam product.

I have to tell myself to leave it, and do water pump first.

And I had that syphon once. I hope the hose is long enough!!

I also have empty gallon so you can see how dirty it was.

Originally Posted By: GreeCguy
Originally Posted By: surfstar
Add some BG and Lucas to it while your at it. Maybe once .1/2 the ATF is trans additives it will be 'fixed' [as in fixed in gear again].

Settle down. A little knowledge can be dangerous - A little 'maintenance' can also be, as we've seen.


I tried two bottles of Lucas on mine but it didn't do a thing, (added one bottle, drove for a while with no improvement, read the bottle which said "might take two bottles" so added another - no improvement).

I will admit the mistake I made was throwing a lot of additives at mine in a short time because I was desperate for a fix. If I had it to do over again, I would change fluid and filter like I did mine before and then add the Seafoam. After adding the Seafoam in the Advanced Auto parking lot, I went from "I hope I make it home" to "I can't believe how well this is working."

Remember to look for the Seafoam with the RED CAP as both bottles/cans look almost the same.

 

[NHGUY]

I would have used only TRANSX and nothing else.If that didnt work,change fluid and filter,if that didnt work....buy a rebuilt trans and be ready to change it.