94 tarus trans problems

[grabber-74]

hi guys
a friend of mine has a 94 taurus he tells me that you can drive it when its cold trans works fine.Once the car warms up all forward grears but reverse
goes out?????trying to find out where to start or is it worth fixing ?????
thenks guys grabber74

[shorod]

Welcome to the forum!

What does the fluid look and smell like?

If the fluid is severely burnt, it could cause slipping or possibly too low of viscosity to properly engage clutches, etc. Of course if that is the case, the tranny is probably due for a rebuild anyway.

In an attempt to nurse the tranny a bit longer, he may want to try changing the fluid and filter, making sure to use the proper fluid for his transmission.

It seems similar symptoms were addressed on this forum recently. You may want to search the Taurus forum for keywords.

-Rod

[grabber-74]

THANKS ROD
Idon.t have the car here i told him i would trailer it to my garage to get a good look at it. i do alot of my own work i use the internet to do alot of my research and forums like these help me alot !!!!!!! i thank all that you guy's do to help people out. as soon as i get it here i can dig a little more.
Am i able to take the trans pan off and change the filter with no special tools
Ive read about the special trans fluid ?
again rod thanks a bunch aka grabber74 jim

[mwt878991]

A 94 is going to use regular Mercon.

You can drop the pan and put a new filter with no problem.

i would add a bottle of Lucas to it cause quite frankly once the transmissions on these cars start acting it usually isnt long until they give it up.

Mike