Evening folks,
My wife drives an '02 Focus ZX5. It has 162k. Purchased it 7 years ago with 80k. I've done 4 pan and filter drops over the years, each at approx. 20k. Regular ford atf. It will occasionally make a hard 1-2 shift when in traffic under partial throttle I recently noticed a flare?slipping? Under acceleration to highway speeds from 3-4 only within the first 20 minutes of driving within the past 3k miles (I drive it perhaps once every 2 weeks). Fluid is clean, level is stable. Normally I run amsoil atf in everything, but I never got around to putting it in because reasons. Anyway, I wanted to get some feedback before I go and put in the amsoil. The car is super clean and will be run until the wheels come off so I'm going for longevity. Cheers in advance for your help!
Best,
Dennis
My wife drives an '02 Focus ZX5. It has 162k. Purchased it 7 years ago with 80k. I've done 4 pan and filter drops over the years, each at approx. 20k. Regular ford atf. It will occasionally make a hard 1-2 shift when in traffic under partial throttle I recently noticed a flare?slipping? Under acceleration to highway speeds from 3-4 only within the first 20 minutes of driving within the past 3k miles (I drive it perhaps once every 2 weeks). Fluid is clean, level is stable. Normally I run amsoil atf in everything, but I never got around to putting it in because reasons. Anyway, I wanted to get some feedback before I go and put in the amsoil. The car is super clean and will be run until the wheels come off so I'm going for longevity. Cheers in advance for your help!
Best,
Dennis