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I searched but I didn’t see anything on this topic for this transmission.
A few weeks ago, I noticed that my transmission was whining when shifting gears and on startup. I also had some shuttering while driving up hill. I figured it was the torque converter and I added about half a bottle of Lucas Transmission fix. It did absolutely nothing. I took it to a transmission shop and the owner said that it needs a new converter and it would need a new filter (which requires opening the case to replace) and he would reseal everything. I agreed and picked up the car after the repairs earlier this week. He said that inside of the transmission looked good and wasn’t as bad as he thought it would be, possibly because I brought it in relatively early.
After a few hundred miles, I must say it is shifting nicely and I haven’t had any issues. The shutter is gone and it pulls hard like when it was new.
Question: is there anything I can do preemptively to prevent failure of the torque converter? Possibly a transmission fluid conditioner or LubeGard?
I typically change my transmission fluid every 15k miles with Motorcraft Mercon LV. The last time I changed it, I used Valvoline MaxLife, which I must say, was thicker than Mercon LV. I’m not sure if that has anything to do with it.
I searched but I didn’t see anything on this topic for this transmission.
A few weeks ago, I noticed that my transmission was whining when shifting gears and on startup. I also had some shuttering while driving up hill. I figured it was the torque converter and I added about half a bottle of Lucas Transmission fix. It did absolutely nothing. I took it to a transmission shop and the owner said that it needs a new converter and it would need a new filter (which requires opening the case to replace) and he would reseal everything. I agreed and picked up the car after the repairs earlier this week. He said that inside of the transmission looked good and wasn’t as bad as he thought it would be, possibly because I brought it in relatively early.
After a few hundred miles, I must say it is shifting nicely and I haven’t had any issues. The shutter is gone and it pulls hard like when it was new.
Question: is there anything I can do preemptively to prevent failure of the torque converter? Possibly a transmission fluid conditioner or LubeGard?
I typically change my transmission fluid every 15k miles with Motorcraft Mercon LV. The last time I changed it, I used Valvoline MaxLife, which I must say, was thicker than Mercon LV. I’m not sure if that has anything to do with it.