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Car Forum / Driving, Maintenance, Tuning / Maintenance and Repair / November 2004towncar tranmission job 1100 bucks!!!
I was just informed by my local transmission shop that the clutches are burned out in my MIL's Towncar (94) and at first they wanted 2K to replace the whole tranny. After I told them my MIL is diabled with no money etc., they told me they may be able to find a used or rebuilt one for 1100 bucks. The symptom with this thing was high RPM's being required to get the thing moving in first gear, but it would do ok in all the other gears once it got going. I changed the fluid etc. and it helpd a tiny bit, but I couldnt change ALL the fluid due to the torque converter. Your thoughts? > I was just informed by my local transmission shop that the clutches are > burned out in my MIL's Towncar (94) and at first they wanted 2K to replace [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > going. I changed the fluid etc. and it helpd a tiny bit, but I couldnt > change ALL the fluid due to the torque converter. Your thoughts? Buy (from AutoZone, for ex.) a can of TRANS-X. Use it, following the instructions--you may have to siphon out a quart or so of the tr. fluid presently in the tranny. May take 6 weeks (likely sooner) of at least short daily trips to work; but give it a chance. I've seen it permanently (or for the life of the tranny) eliminate the problem you describe; and I've used it not only in cars for resale, in a small town where I would know how well it worked or didn't, but also in my personal vehicles on which I continued putting well over 100K miles AFTER application. HTH, & good luck, s. > Buy (from AutoZone, for ex.) a can of TRANS-X. This will, at best, do nothing. At worst, it will greatly worsen the existing damage to the transmission. >> Buy (from AutoZone, for ex.) a can of TRANS-X. > >This will, at best, do nothing. At worst, it will greatly worsen the >existing damage to the transmission. Nonsense. At best it will extend the life of the transmission. At worst, it will do nothing and no harm. -- Elbridge Gerry, of Massachusetts: "What, sir, is the use of militia? It is to prevent the establishment of a standing army, the bane of liberty. . . Whenever Government means to invade the rights and liberties of the people, they always attempt to destroy the militia, in order to raise a standing army upon its ruins." -- Debate, U.S. House of Representatives, August 17, 1789 > >> Buy (from AutoZone, for ex.) a can of TRANS-X. > > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Nonsense. At best it will extend the life of the transmission. At > worst, it will do nothing and no harm. Thanks for the backup, AZGuy. Obviously, you also know FROM EXPERIENCE the good results obtainable for certain symptoms. Personally been using it since mid-'70's. s >> >> Buy (from AutoZone, for ex.) a can of TRANS-X. >> > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >the good results obtainable for certain symptoms. Personally been using it >since mid-'70's. s Correct, it's from EXPERIENCE, not armchair pronouncements from self-appointed experts (now who would that be). -- Elbridge Gerry, of Massachusetts: "What, sir, is the use of militia? It is to prevent the establishment of a standing army, the bane of liberty. . . Whenever Government means to invade the rights and liberties of the people, they always attempt to destroy the militia, in order to raise a standing army upon its ruins." -- Debate, U.S. House of Representatives, August 17, 1789 They probably figure if you can afford the towncar, you can afford the repairs. You always need to add that "other/maintenance" section into the budget and costs of a car. There are people, good transmission mechanics, that can dedicate their entire career to simply transmissions. Trannies are not easy to repair...at least the automatic ones aren't. Manual/standard/sticks are a little bit more manageable...things like clutch, cable, throwout bearing and flywheel are a little more accessible. Dan >I was just informed by my local transmission shop that the clutches are >burned out in my MIL's Towncar (94) and at first they wanted 2K to replace [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >going. I changed the fluid etc. and it helpd a tiny bit, but I couldnt >change ALL the fluid due to the torque converter. Your thoughts? If your dealing with an electronic overdrive (e4OD I think) with the pushbuton for overdrive, these prices are within range. $1100 is actually cheap compared to the ones we have done in trucks. > I was just informed by my local transmission shop that the clutches are > burned out in my MIL's Towncar (94) and at first they wanted 2K to [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > helpd a tiny bit, but I couldnt change ALL the fluid due to the torque > converter. Your thoughts? The E4OD transmission, like the front wheel drive AXOD, is famous for quickly "burning down" internally when a hard fault like this develops. It is also not known for inexpensive repairs. This is one of those illustrations of how "Quality is Job One" at Ford. I'm afraid you'll find similar diagnoses and costs to be pretty uniform. You can look for used transmissions at www.car-part.com . >>I was just informed by my local transmission shop that the clutches are >>burned out in my MIL's Towncar (94) and at first they wanted 2K to [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > similar diagnoses and costs to be pretty uniform. You can look for used > transmissions at www.car-part.com . Since the car is for taking my MIL to and from doctors etc. and we have the craziest weather around the corner, I have opted for them to change the unit out. I have to go with gut on this one. They expect it done by tuesday. thx. >>>I was just informed by my local transmission shop that the clutches are >>>burned out in my MIL's Towncar (94) and at first they wanted 2K to [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > thx. I think it's funny that MIL stands for "Malfunction Indicator Light" and "Mother-in-law" >>>>I was just informed by my local transmission shop that the clutches are >>>>burned out in my MIL's Towncar (94) and at first they wanted 2K to [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > I think it's funny that MIL stands for "Malfunction Indicator Light" and > "Mother-in-law" LOL >> I was just informed by my local transmission shop that the clutches are >> burned out in my MIL's Towncar (94) and at first they wanted 2K to [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] >similar diagnoses and costs to be pretty uniform. You can look for used >transmissions at www.car-part.com . You wouldn't believe how many ads for Ford Taurus's (w/ AXODs, of course) I've seen that read something like this.. "19xx Ford Taurus, needs transmission but otherwise ok, $500" But back to the original poster: My thoughts are your MIL is going to need to decide how much she really wants to keep this car.. It's not going to be a cheap repair. Rebuilding/Disassembling/Reassembling an automatic transmission has got to be one of the more challenging repairs.. (They have a lot of parts and are unforgiving if you forget a little metal ball or rod.) A rebuild would likely take me a weekend in labor alone and I've rebuilt a transmission or two. If you plan to keep the car for a while, purchase a new transmission. __________________ Note: To reply, replace the word 'spam' embedded in return address with 'mail'. N37.3 W122.0 Lucky for me I guess;Best friend is a wizard at auto trannies.I say find a junk yard unit for - say 350.00 but there is no guarantees obviously.Yeah, my buddy likes OD trannies from all makes, they all break down. > >> I was just informed by my local transmission shop that the clutches are > >> burned out in my MIL's Towncar (94) and at first they wanted 2K to [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] > Note: To reply, replace the word 'spam' embedded in return address with 'mail'. > N37.3 W122.0 > Lucky for me I guess;Best friend is a wizard at auto trannies.I say find a > junk yard unit for - say 350.00 but there is no guarantees obviously.Yeah, [quoted text clipped - 41 lines] > >>N37.3 W122.0 Its fixed supposedly. They changed it out. I have to pick it up. 1066 bucks. |
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