hello and thank goodness for forums like these they have saved me time and hopefully they will save me money. i have a 02 mercury cougar 2.5 xr atx. with 105k on it the tranny went out i now have the tranny out and a used tranny to go back in. heres the problem got it from a junkyard and the guy told me it was out of an 02 v6. got it home and this is not so. i dont know what year it is but i know its not an 02 because the tc is wider and will not bolt to the flexplate on my 02 2.5.what i need to know is whether or not the tranny will work in my 02. i have all the #s off both of the trannys and know one very important "Code". this is on the center of where the tc bolts to the flexplate. on my 02 it is H. on the new, actually used, tranny it is C. i have the flexplate for the "new" tranny. Can i use the flexplate, tc and tranny out of this car in my 02? thanx for anyones help in advance.