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Originally posted by StealthWyvern:
Originally posted by LoCoZ2.0:
Originally posted by SKWAT:
With my zetec that vibrates so much at stoplights I shift it in to neutral at just about every stop. Is this hard on the tranny or is it good? 
It isn't bad. Most Zetecs have a fairly rough idle and no probs with the trans. 
My car does it as well and always has sence I got it back when it had 34k on the dail.
But what about the part of shifting in to neutral and back into drive so often? Is this wear and tare to be any concerned of?
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Originally posted by SKWAT:
Originally posted by StealthWyvern:
Originally posted by LoCoZ2.0:
Originally posted by SKWAT:
With my zetec that vibrates so much at stoplights I shift it in to neutral at just about every stop. Is this hard on the tranny or is it good?
It isn't bad. Most Zetecs have a fairly rough idle and no probs with the trans.
My car does it as well and always has sence I got it back when it had 34k on the dail.
But what about the part of shifting in to neutral and back into drive so often? Is this wear and tare to be any concerned of?
Shifting to neutral should harm it at all... in matter of fact is actualy easier on the tranny even AAMCO says that plus it will help keep the car cooler BUT you must wait for it to shift completely before hittign the gas or that can cuase soem damage! 
97 Mystquie GS - I4 ATX died at 168K
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Well its a bit off the subject, seeing that its a 97 GMC Safari and all, but one of our work vans has 426,000 miles on it and is still runnin' the original trans, no BS  I'm in charge of preventative maintence and do a trans service every 30K. I'll do a complete fluid exchange, drive 30K and then just replace the filter, gasket and replace about 4 quarts and then drive another 30K and so and so forth. PREVENTATIVE MAINTENCE & a good trans cooler is the key 
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I plan on gettign my filter changed here pretty soon as well as fluid. First tiem teh filter will be replaced! and maybe a cooler installed at that time
97 Mystquie GS - I4 ATX died at 168K
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Originally posted by The Striped SVT:
Well its a bit off the subject, seeing that its a 97 GMC Safari and all, but one of our work vans has 426,000 miles on it and is still runnin' the original trans, no BS I'm in charge of preventative maintence and do a trans service every 30K. I'll do a complete fluid exchange, drive 30K and then just replace the filter, gasket and replace about 4 quarts and then drive another 30K and so and so forth. PREVENTATIVE MAINTENCE & a good trans cooler is the key
I remember you telling that us that story, that is insane! 
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Originally posted by StealthWyvern:
I plan on getting my filter changed here pretty soon as well as fluid. First time the filter will be replaced! and maybe a cooler installed at that time
The filter is not serviceable in the CD4E.
Just change your ATX Oil, and have a cooler installed.
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Originally posted by RoadRunner:
Originally posted by StealthWyvern:
I plan on getting my filter changed here pretty soon as well as fluid. First time the filter will be replaced! and maybe a cooler installed at that time
The filter is not serviceable in the CD4E.
Just change your ATX Oil, and have a cooler installed.
ok well that just sucks.. thxz why would several places give me a qoute on changing the filter and tranny fuild?
97 Mystquie GS - I4 ATX died at 168K
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Originally posted by StealthWyvern:
ok well that just sucks.. thxz why would several places give me a qoute on changing the filter and tranny fuild?
Because they have no experience with a Contour ?
And they probably don't know the correct way to service the CD4E transaxle anyway.
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Originally posted by RoadRunner:
Originally posted by StealthWyvern:
ok well that just sucks.. thxz why would several places give me a qoute on changing the filter and tranny fuild?
Because they have no experience with a Contour ?
And they probably don't know the correct way to service the CD4E transaxle anyway.
so what your saying that pretty much rules out AAMCO and a few other tranny shops that are around here
97 Mystquie GS - I4 ATX died at 168K
94 Pontiac Crap AM SE - 2.3L I4 5spd
2002 Mazda Protege5 - 2.0L ATX
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