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1993 Ford Escort Malfunction - Drive Train & Driveline
Question: I just bought a good looking Escort 1.9 L Escort Wagon with 124, 000 miles for next to nothing due to reoccurring Automatic Transmission problem that makes it totally unreliable and undrivable. Yesterday I started the car put it into reverse, "NOTHING", put it into drive "NOTHING". I checked the fluid, it was rather dark, and very low so I put a quart of Mercon in...HEY IT GOES! Worked perfectly, ran through all the gears, shifting as it should. Then I pulled away from a stop sign accelerating, and all of a sudden "NOTHING", the engine raced and no power to the wheels in any gear. It was like the drive shaft fell off. I put another quart of Mercon in and still "NOTHING". I towed it home, put it up on jack stands, went underneath the car and saw no recent leaks (from putting in 2 qts of fluid), no leaks from front axle seals, but a lot of leakage over time from the area where the transmission bolts to the engine. COULD THIS BE ONLY THE TORQUE CONVERTER??? If it is the torque converter, once I remove the transmission how do I remove the torque converter and put a new one on. Do I have to prefill the new torque converter? COULD IT BE THE TRANSMISSION ITSELF AND NOT THE TORQUE CONVERTER? WHAT COULD IT BE AND WHAT SHOULD I REPLACE?
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Technican: Hi;
It can be either one. I would reccomend taking it to a transmission shop, and have them do a pressure check. The valve body can be sticking or a clutch in the transmission might be slipping. Hard to tell only they do a pressure test to see what it is.. Here's How To Get Guaranteed Solutions In Minutes
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