Ok, I've tried to post this 3 times now, so this is the last time. I need some help, from anyone who can give it... I have a couple major problems with my 'tour, a 1998 GL 2.0 Zetec ATX with 111,000 on the odo. Now for the problems.
1. Tranny prob. Here is what happens. A while back (4-5 months ago) My tranny started slipping, not badly, just noticeable, so I put some fluid in and it went away for a couple weeks. Then it started shifting hard and slipping every day. I put more tranny fluid in it, and checked it every time I got in and out of the car. Well, one day I shut the car off and heard a dripping sound. I thought it was water from the A/C. Wrong. It was a nice puddle of tranny fluid (maybe about 1/2 to 1 quart of fluid.) So I tried the miracle Lucas, and it worked.... for about 2 weeks. Then it started leaking again. If I put fluid in it, it is ok for a couple days, i.e. it won't leak. But after those couple days, puddles start forming again. I have had my father look at it (being he is a bigger Ford nut than me), and a couple of more mechanically inclined people that I know, and they have said it was the front seal on the tranny? Sound about right as a cause? I really need help on this one, because I need it fixed, simple as that.
2. Temp Gauge. It seems like my temperature gauge doesn't work anymore, it won't move more than maybe 1/32 of an inch on the gauge and that is it. What could cause this? Is their anything I can do to fix it besides get a new gauge?
3. Tailight problem. My mom owned the car before me, and she backed into a dumpster and cracked the light housing. The light was fine and worked fine until one day it just stopped working altogether. I tried replacing the bulb, and it still will not work. Any thoughts?
4. Body work on driver's side. I got hit by an old GM boat awhiles back, and it hit from the front driver QP back to the rear driver QP. Kinda bad dents on it, and just wondered on a guess for how much it'd be to get the body fixed, nothing huge or to worry about, just wanted an estimate.
5. Suspension problem. When I go over some bumps, potholes, dips, etc., I hear a nasty metallic thunk from the right rear. It sounds like the strut is messed up, but I've had the car at the Ford dealer, and the techs said nothing was wrong that they could see. I asked if it was the strut and they said it couldn't be that...... Any thoughts here?
I appreciate anyone's help, because I just want to get my 'tour running like the champ she was, she has been a good car for the most, and I just wanna get it fixed and running great again.... Thanks again for the help.
Regards,
Smorganin a.k.a. Morgan
