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Hey Everyone,
I have recently purchased an EF series 2 falcon with 205 thousand k's on the clock. driving normally it drives fine and the gear changes are smooth. but sometimes when driving more aggressivly from a standing start the revs increase a bit then it bangs into gear. ive noticed this happens too when you get the transmission to kick down from 4th to 3rd. its like it hangs in neutral for a sec then bangs into gear. if you accelerate hardish like 60-70% it doesnt do this.
any ideas on how i can diagnose what the problem is ?
Cheers,
Ryan
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First things first, get your auto serviced.
If the oil looks dark and smells burnt, make sure they flush out the system as well. You might just have 205,000 kay-old oil in there, which can certainly cause the problems you outline.
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thanks for the advice mate, oh i forgot to mention i asked the previous owner about the tranny and she said that the tranny was serviced in jan 2006 when she lived in sydney and the oil was changed. they drove it across aus by the looks of it, and the car
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The service itself isn't too bad. messy, but not too bad. (Do you know Ford saved $2 a car when they removed the auto drain plug from the pan? Bastards...) plus the filter is easy to remove, just remember which way the retaining wire goes, and makes sure |
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EF2's don't even have a transmission dipstick IIRC. You could just be low on trans oil but how would you know?
Come to think of it how do you get new oil back in to the transmission after you have re fitted the sump?
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I thought EF's did but EL's didn't...
Oh well.
There's a 15 or 16mm check plug on the drivers side of the auto.
I think the idea is to get the trans up to normal temperature, then get under the car and pull out the plug and the level should be up to t |
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I thought EF's did but EL's didn't...
Ford engineers are assholes!
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The EF2 doesn't have a transmission dipstick, i spent 10 minutes looking for it before i read the manual and found out they dont have one
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yeah mine doesnt have a dipstick. ive done the change but yeah its a bit hard to get the fluid level right. basically i have run the car twice up to temp, taken the plug out, added more fluid then tested it. i think its still a little low though because i
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I refer to my original statement...
How much, per car, do you think ford saved by not putting in a dipstick and tube?
Assholes!
And yet I still own fords... I'm a sucker for punishment.
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quote:
Originally posted by I_am_josh
I thank God every single day that I work at a Toyota Dealership.
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