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Re: Shifts late into 5th gear.
Thank for the detailed reply.
I thought about the tv cable maybe sticking. I have a ford escort that has the same trans as the 95 Mazda Protege and i had to have mine replaced when I had the trans rebuilt. I think the issue is exactly what you stated with small engines. They will run at a higher tach under load and on grades to achieve the necessary speed and sometimes appear to be not shifting. I drove the car again last week after replacing the side motor mount due to some vibrations and thought it shifted pretty smoothly through all gears. The fluid is still nice and pink after a about 1000 miles on the filter and fluid change.
I do agree with the flushing sometimes causing issues in itself but in this case I felt it couldn't hurt since it seems to be shifting late in the last gear already. But as a general rule I only change filter and pan fluid and avoid flushes. I wish Ford and GM would put drain plugs on the trans pan like honda and Hyundai. Makes it nice to change fluid only every 10000 miles or so..
Anyway, all seems ok so we'll keep a eye on it and see what happens....
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