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ATX Problems - 97 2.0

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fish2222

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Hey guys. I just bought a Contour, and am having some issues. Its a 97 2.0 with the ATX. When the car is cold, you can start it up and drive it for about 5 minutes. After that, the tranny starts to slip in whatever gear it is in. It has 167k on it by the way. I havent done anything to it yet, just looking for suggestions. Would a filter and fluid change help? I doubt it has ever been changed, or is there a shift solenoid issue with these trannies, or a VSS issue that can cause this? Thanks.
 
You can try a fluid change or try some red LubeGuard, but, most likely, the transmission is just plain worn out and needs a rebuild.

Steve
 
fish2222 said:
Hey guys. I just bought a Contour, and am having some issues. Its a 97 2.0 with the ATX. When the car is cold, you can start it up and drive it for about 5 minutes. After that, the tranny starts to slip in whatever gear it is in. It has 167k on it by the way. I havent done anything to it yet, just looking for suggestions. Would a filter and fluid change help? I doubt it has ever been changed, or is there a shift solenoid issue with these trannies, or a VSS issue that can cause this? Thanks.
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Welcome :) . What is the speedometer doing when the tranny "slips"?

Try changing the ATFluid first.
http://www.contour.org/ubbthreads/s...page=0&view=collapsed&sb=5&o=7&fpart=all&vc=1
 
I will do some driving in it tonight and see what the speedo does. Didn't really think about that till now. It would definitely be nice if all it needed was a VSS.
 
Well, I took it and drove it tonight. The speedo works fine, but the tranny is shot I think. Its whines really bad, and after a drive around the block, it goes from working like normal, to not moving at all. I checked the fluid level, and it was about 2 qts too full I think. I drained it, and added 3 qts back, and tried it. Does the same thing. It seems to almost be pump related, because you can shut it off for a few minutes, get back in it, and it drive you around the block before it quits again. I did stick a magnet in the my drain pan, which was clean before I started, and picked out a few pieces of metal. Not good... Oh well. I gave $200 for the car anyway, and I bought the ATSG CD4E book just so I could tear it down and rebuild it anyway.
 
So, how hard is it to get the tranny out of these cars? Do you have to pull the entire engine/tranny assembly? Or can you get the tranny out by itself? I have a shop manual on order, but I haven't received it yet. Thanks!
 
If only the pics were still there.
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They are, it took about 3 minutes for me to get the first page loaded, even on a semi broadband 800kbps connection. Try reloading a few times. Good luck with the trans project!
 
Thanks. The pics showed up that time... Not sure why they didn't the first time. I started pulling parts off the top of the motor and tranny yesterday. Looks like its all going to be a tight fit out of the top, but it should work with a little effort.
 
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