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Choice1
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Feb 18, 2013, 5:04 PM
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I replaced the engine in a 2000 Ford Explorer 4.0 liter 6 cylinder engine, After it was installed the transmission will not move the car at all. Fluid level is good, no leaks apparent, The transmission had been slipping occasionally prior to replacing the engine. No error codes were found on my analyzer. I wonder if it was connected wrong to the engine? I desperately need some remedy or a place to start looking.
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Hammer Time
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Feb 18, 2013, 5:13 PM
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If it was slipping before, you were on borrowed time then. I assume you had to add fresh fluid and the detergent in the fresh fluid is commonly the undoing or a marginal trans. Another possibility is that you damaged the front pump installing the engine. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ We offer help in answering questions, clarifying things or giving advice but we are not a substitute for an on-site inspection by a professional.
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Choice1
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Feb 18, 2013, 6:31 PM
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Thnks for the advice and quick response. Where do I start the front pump? Why wouldn't the analyzer show some error codes?
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Hammer Time
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Feb 18, 2013, 6:34 PM
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Computers aren't magic 8 balls. They monitor certain electrical circuits but they don't see everything. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ We offer help in answering questions, clarifying things or giving advice but we are not a substitute for an on-site inspection by a professional.
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Sidom
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Feb 18, 2013, 7:44 PM
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You know.....No offense here but I gotta ask You did bolt up the torque converter?
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nickwarner
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Feb 18, 2013, 10:13 PM
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This one is a Ford, they use studs off the converter so it would still be connected but rattle to beat all hell if not having the nuts torqued down. Why did you drop an engine into something that already had a slipping trans and not do the whole bit in one shot while it was down? Put the power of a fresh motor against a weak trans and expect kaboom to happen. Time to shop for a new trans from the sounds of it.
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Choice1
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Feb 18, 2013, 11:10 PM
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It was a matter of M.O.N.E.Y. But I think you are on the right tract about the tourque converter because the bolts were loose and rattled when I first cranked the engine after it was replaced. I do appreciate your advice and I will replace the transmission next week, I love this forum.
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