1993 Cougar transmission slipping

My 1993 Cougar is slipping while the transmission is in the (OD) selection. Any
clues on how bad this is?

On 02 Jan 2005 18:37:32 GMT, (Apodis) wrote:

>My 1993 Cougar is slipping while the transmission is in the (OD) selection. Any
>clues on how bad this is?

An AODE, behind a 4.6 L V8? Try a trans fluid and filter
change. These transmissions are sensitive to fluid quality and
contamination.
Be sure to gett ALL the old fluid out, by draining the torque
converter as well as dropping the pan. There should be a total volume
of about 3 gallons.

On Sun, 2 Jan 2005, the fly wrote:

> On 02 Jan 2005 18:37:32 GMT, (Apodis) wrote:
>
> >My 1993 Cougar is slipping while the transmission is in the (OD) selection. Any
> >clues on how bad this is?
>
> An AODE, behind a 4.6 L V8?

Nope, he said it was a 3.8L, which is a V6.

> These transmissions are sensitive to fluid quality and
> contamination.

These transmissions are sensitive to how hard you sneeze. Do it wrong and
they break.

> Be sure to gett ALL the old fluid out, by draining the torque
> converter as well as dropping the pan. There should be a total volume
> of about 3 gallons.

Good advice.

The 4.6 and electronically controlled transmission didn't come along until
the 1994 model year. He's got the non-electronic automatic overdrive tranny
and either the 3.8 V-6 or the 5.0 V-8. Same basic tranny except the V-8
version has more clutch plates. I'll agree with starting with a COMPLETE
tranny fluid flush and filter change. After that, it's off the the
transmission shop.

Roger

"the fly" > wrote in message
...
> On 02 Jan 2005 18:37:32 GMT, (Apodis) wrote:
>
>>My 1993 Cougar is slipping while the transmission is in the (OD)
>>selection. Any
>>clues on how bad this is?
>
> An AODE, behind a 4.6 L V8? Try a trans fluid and filter
> change. These transmissions are sensitive to fluid quality and
> contamination.
> Be sure to gett ALL the old fluid out, by draining the torque
> converter as well as dropping the pan. There should be a total volume
> of about 3 gallons.

"Apodis" > wrote in message
...
> My 1993 Cougar is slipping while the transmission is in the (OD)
selection. Any
> clues on how bad this is?

I don't know how much they changed since my 87 with the 5.0 but a little
plastic grommet on the throttle linkage broke allowing the cable that goes
to the tranny to be loose. It was still connected but with the grommet
missing, the cable didn't move until the throttle was slightly open. Tranny
didn't like the situation at all. I thought it was going out also but
replace the grommet and drove another 50K miles or so.

Good luck
bb

bob wrote:
> "Apodis" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>>My 1993 Cougar is slipping while the transmission is in the (OD)
>
> selection. Any
>
>>clues on how bad this is?
>
>
> I don't know how much they changed since my 87 with the 5.0 but a little
> plastic grommet on the throttle linkage broke allowing the cable that goes
> to the tranny to be loose. It was still connected but with the grommet
> missing, the cable didn't move until the throttle was slightly open. Tranny
> didn't like the situation at all. I thought it was going out also but
> replace the grommet and drove another 50K miles or so.
>
> Good luck
> bb
>
>
The cable grommet on my '92 4.6L AOD failed 5 years and 100000 miles
ago. Still running strong at 212k miles.
Stan K.