Taurus Tranmission Identification

Is there a way to tell with the VIN what transmission this car is supposed to have in it from the factory? We pulled a AX4N out of the car and Ford is telling me it should have a AX4S. I want to avoid this on future repairs. The door tag says its a trans (L) Does anyone know how I can decode the vin and find out what trans it should have. I searched the forum and didnt find a way Thanks - JT

"L" is ax4s,, "X" is ax4n as far as I know, nothing in the vin to identify trans

Great thats part of what i wanted to know. The second thing is How does ford when given the vin number identify the transmission in the car over the phone? - JT

"L" is ax4s,, "X" is ax4n as far as I know, nothing in the vin to identify trans

So is a AX4S and an AXOD the same transmission as in interchangeable? - JT

AXOD and AXOD-E are not interchangeable, -E is electronically controlled.

Cool thanks but is the 4s and the Regular OD the same? - JT

The ax4s was the former axod.. the ax4s may say "axod metric" on the cover

great thanks alot. So i can just put the AXOD in the AX4s car without an issue - JT

I can't find any reference in the vin to trans type, only on the certification label;

This thread answers your question and a whole lot more. http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=517662&highlight=taurus+transmission+swap

Thanks guys youve all been a big help - JT

You're quite welcome JT and glad we were able to assist. Here's a good tip. This forum has a marvelous search engine, go top right and BINGO! I punched in, "taurus transmission swap," and found the thread for you. The forum has been around so long almost every topic imaginable has been discussed so using the search engine usually gets you a lot of info. :wink:

I searched for 2 days but i wasnt looking for taurus swap info I was looking for a way to identify what transmission originally came in the vehicle - JT