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namtrac11	1996 Escort Transmission problems.	Lead	[-]
Posts: 4 (12/01/05 13:26:17) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Tags : None Hello, I am new to the forums. My name is Scott, I live in central New York. So here is what happened. Yesterday I was driving my 1996 Escort LX hatchback to work. It has a 1.9 liter engine with a 4 speed automatic overdrive transmission. So anyway, I was on my way to work and I heard a odd noise. I pulled over to the side of the road, and it looked like I had smoked my tires, but I could smell it was transmission fluid. I did not see any leaks, but I figured I better shut off the car just to be safe. As soon as I shut the car off, the fluid just poured out. I could not exactly get under the car to see where it's coming from (the body kit is too low to the ground) so I was wondering if anyone has any suggestions as to what it may be. I am really hoping I don't have to replace the entire transmission, because I dont have the money for it. Thanks -Scott
asku2	Re: 1996 Escort Transmission problems.	#1	[-]
Posts: 18 (12/01/05 20:40:02) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Did you get any problems with the transmission while you were driving? Or just the smoke? If not, it could just be a leak that has developed. Oil dripping on the manifold could burn and make the smoke. Perhaps when you turned off the engine the pumping of the fluid stopped and allowed a lot more out through the hole that was there. Raise the front end and look at the tranny pan and any hoses if you have a tranny cooler. If the pan has rusted out, and I've had that happen, it may be easy to fix. Haven't done it on the Escort as I have a standard but get a book like Haynes and read up first. If nothing else, at least you will know a little more before you talk to the garage.
Alaskan Thumper	Re: 1996 Escort Transmission problems.	#2	[-]
Posts: 8 (12/01/05 22:08:09) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Scott, I will go with asku2. Seems to be a leak in the transmission cooler. The pouring out would be hot tranny fluid coming from a non circulating system. The fluid was being cooled then you sprung a leak and shut her off. When you shut her off, the pressure from thermal expansion of the hot fluid just let 'er rip. Good Luck, Ak
namtrac11	Re: 1996 Escort Transmission problems.	#3	[-]
Posts: 4 (12/02/05 13:06:31) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Yeah I was having some problems before hand. When Iwould pull up to a stop sign, if I didnt keep my foot on the brake, the car would roll back like it was in neutral. Then I would give it gas and it would take a second for it to re-engage. I figured it was the fluid/filter. Then this happened.
asku2	Re: 1996 Escort Transmission problems.	#4	[-]
Posts: 18 (12/04/05 20:13:12) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Any news on the transmission. I'd always start from basic to complicated. Cheap to expensive. If you find a leak, great, if not, you've only lost time, not money.
namtrac11	Re: 1996 Escort Transmission problems.	#5	[-]
Posts: 4 (12/05/05 05:47:01) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Yes there is news. I found a pea-sized hole in the transmission casing, just below where the CV joint is attached to the transmission. I would be expecting something like gear oil to be coming out, not transmission fluid, but maybe newer cars are different than I thought. Anyway, I used some JB weld to cover up the hole. (A rock or something must have hit it just right) After about 24 hours of curing, im going to sand it and put another layer on over it, just to be safe. I'll keep you posted. thanks -Scott
asku2	Re: 1996 Escort Transmission problems.	#6	[-]
Posts: 18 (12/05/05 18:24:14) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Don't forget you're trying to get the patch to stick to as much surface as possible. Sand around the area on the transmission cover (perhaps use a bit of varsol to clean it as well) and spread the patch out over this area. It really doesn't matter whether the product sticks up in the end, don't try to sand the final coat flat. You're doing a reverse patching so you want to have lots of "stick" area. Ideally you'd put the wide patch on the inside so the transmission pressure pushes out against it. In this case the pressure could easily pop out a little patch. You probably already know this but it never helps to repeat something. Sometimes people get carried away with making something look good and then lose it a few days later. good luck. Hopefully everything inside will work fine once it holds the fluid.
namtrac11	Re: 1996 Escort Transmission problems.	#7	[-]
Posts: 4 (12/06/05 05:41:15) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Well I missed a little tiny part of the hole anyway, so that's why I re-did it after it was dried. It's thicker now, and I got around the first one, so there is alot of surface area.

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