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Wondering if anyone has expreienced this or has any thoughts as to what might be causing it...96 Contour SE-V6
Last fall I encountered a problem where my tranny seemed to "disconnect" from the engine, and the engine would rev as if it were in neutral and I was pressing the gas. It would usually happen for only a few seconds and seem to "grab" again. If I wasn't able to get my foot off the gas fast enough before it grabbed it would slam back into gear. I noticed it happens at highway speeds 90% of the time and it only seems to happen when I was accelerating moderatley (or more), the temperature is over 75 and the car is warm, never cold. Also it's one of those problems that's cosistent enough to be aggravaing and make me worry, but not consistent enough that my mechanic can experience it. I took it to the garage and they couldn't find anything wrong with the tranny or the engine. They added some synthetic tranny medic to the tranny. It shifts smoother now, but my problem isn't gone. Any ideas out there...
Thanks.
Tom
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Your CD4E tranny POS that mazda built is nutralizing in overdrive. Your in for some MAJOR problems. when this happens there is only a couple of things that can cause it.
The overdrive clutches are scorched and or the clutches are burnt . Or your overdrive solinoid is going bad. If you have a substancial decrease in mpg then the problem most likely originated in yout torque converter. Either way you have an internal problem. the best advice i can give you it to have the tranney scanned for codes most places will do this for free. BUT be carefull, these transmission shops are all crooks. I hope for your sake im wrong but i dont think so im pretty familuar with transmissions. Good luch dude.
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The CD4E trans is built in Batavia, Ohio, no mazda here!!!!
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'Its only nuts & bolts!'
'If I build it,fix it,upgrade it or modify it...MAYBE they will come....!
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Get a Turbo for you Zetec from HMS Inc...by 'The Demon' ...www.DemonDynamics.co.uk
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Mercedes are built in North Caroilna. No German cars there HUH. Dont try to correct someone unless you actually have a clue as to what you are talking about. TERRY...........A CD4E is a Mazda tranny!
98 LX, Eibach`s .... ICWrims / Potenza`s.... Svt kit w /duals... BASF Extreme Ocean paint( complete color change).... Bullit gas door.... Fuba DSM rear mount roof antenna.... Pre 98 trunk.... Blacked out headlamps, W/ Eyebrows.... A6 Side markers.... Shaved antenna and deck lid lock... 4 wheel disc brake conversion.... Magnaflow resinator.... SVT gauge cluster....(Yes the SVT gauge has a O/D light).... Complete mesh grill treatment, Not gutter guard.... Titinaum window tint.... Burgman custom Power window & lock conversion.... More to come as soon as i complete this one. Yeah its a LX but it has a 2.5 and it looks better then your ricer
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Just so you know, Terry was an engineer in the early days of the Contour program, so if it was a Mazda tranny, he would know. So maybe you should make sure YOU have a clue my friend. Trying to play expert with Terry is not the greatest of ideas.
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what ever i should know i rebuild them
98 LX, Eibach`s .... ICWrims / Potenza`s.... Svt kit w /duals... BASF Extreme Ocean paint( complete color change).... Bullit gas door.... Fuba DSM rear mount roof antenna.... Pre 98 trunk.... Blacked out headlamps, W/ Eyebrows.... A6 Side markers.... Shaved antenna and deck lid lock... 4 wheel disc brake conversion.... Magnaflow resinator.... SVT gauge cluster....(Yes the SVT gauge has a O/D light).... Complete mesh grill treatment, Not gutter guard.... Titinaum window tint.... Burgman custom Power window & lock conversion.... More to come as soon as i complete this one. Yeah its a LX but it has a 2.5 and it looks better then your ricer
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Oh, you rebuild them so you must know everything about their manufacture. Reprinted from http://www.dustbury.com/626/trans.html : Designated the LA4A-EL by Mazda and CD4E by Ford ? we will call it by its Ford nomenclature hereafter ? it first
appears on Ford of Europe's Mondeo in 1993, which made its USA debut in 1995 as the Ford Contour/Mercury Mystique.
The CD4E is also put to work in the front-drive Mercury Cougar, built alongside the 626 at Flat Rock after Probe/MX-6
production ends, and, reworked for 4wd use where needed, in the Mazda Tribute/Ford Escape SUV twins. The CD4E is
manufactured in Batavia, Ohio under the auspices of ZF Batavia, a joint venture of Ford and ZF Friedrichshafen AG. Hmmm, ZF Friederflaven (or whatever) sure sounds like Mazda to me. So ... 
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i dont know if this is the same thing but on the old taurusaurus i had i would get the same feeling with the front right wheel....it would feel as if it was disengaging from the transmission whenever i would turn the wheel to the left...it would loss power to that side and regain when wheel was straightened out....turning to the right did not have the same problem...i dont know if something cheaper coulda been replaced but the tranny was leaking like idunnowhat and getting worse so i just replaced it
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I've been to the plant in Batavia and seen these being made.It is not a Mazda and you sir are talking out of your rear end.....
V6 MTX
'Don't p**s up my back then tell me it's raining!!!"
'Its only nuts & bolts!'
'If I build it,fix it,upgrade it or modify it...MAYBE they will come....!
Haines Motor Sports Inc,
Dealer for 'Quaife America' & 'Autotech Sport Tuning'
SOLE USA Dealer for the American Axle 'AUSSIE BAR'...
Get a Turbo for you Zetec from HMS Inc...by 'The Demon' ...www.DemonDynamics.co.uk
..don't talk about it DO IT !!!
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I just wish they would've made mine a little better.
98 SE Sport 2.5, ATX
Dark Green Satin Metallic
No mods yet (does hail damage count?)
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