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Would a post-96 CD4E fit a '96? #887988 03/02/04 07:23 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 233 San Francisco, CA K Kasey Chang OP CEG\'er
OP Kasey Chang CEG\'er K Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 233 San Francisco, CA	Was wondering if I should bother ordering a new tranny from Ford, get a reman CD4E, or try to rebuild my leaking CD4E with new casing. Just a plain jane '96 LX V-6 here...

Re: Would a post-96 CD4E fit a '96? #887989 03/05/04 03:54 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 233 San Francisco, CA K Kasey Chang OP CEG\'er
OP Kasey Chang CEG\'er K Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 233 San Francisco, CA	Guess nobody knows? Just a plain jane '96 LX V-6 here...

Re: Would a post-96 CD4E fit a '96? #887990 03/05/04 04:14 AM
Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 3,944 Corinth, MS U unisys12 Hard-core CEG'er
unisys12 Hard-core CEG'er U Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 3,944 Corinth, MS	uhm, sorry I didn't see this... yes and no. Yes - It will fit. No - The solenoid block is different in the older models. Actually, they changed it in the middle of the build year of 95. For a list of other differences, check out my CD4E Differences Page. Phillip Jackson `98 Mystique LS 262K+ and counting... ATX rebuilt @ 151K "This storm has broken me, my only friend!" RIP Dime

Re: Would a post-96 CD4E fit a '96? #887991 03/06/04 06:57 AM
Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 1,603 Westchester Co., NY, USA R RoadRunner_dup1 Hard-core CEG'er
RoadRunner_dup1 Hard-core CEG'er R Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 1,603 Westchester Co., NY, USA	Originally posted by Kasey Chang: Was wondering if I should bother ordering a new tranny from Ford, get a reman CD4E, or try to rebuild my leaking CD4E with new casing. If you are referring to using a 1997 - 2000 CD4E in place of your 1996 CD4E, it will work. The plug to connect the wiring harness to the solenoid, may be a different color but it will work fine. The problem is that the EARLY 1995 CD4E Solenoid used a LOW IMPEDANCE solenoid design. This was replaced with a HIGH IMPEDANCE solenoid design. IF you mistakenly use the LOW IMPEDANCE on a 1996 or newer Contour, you will short out the PCM. You don't have this worry here... Pete... 2004 Mercury Marauder 300A Black Clearcoat/Dark Charcoal LEATHER DOB 10/31/2003 DOP 1/2/2004 www.mercurymarauder.net

Re: Would a post-96 CD4E fit a '96? #887992 03/06/04 08:16 AM
Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 3,732 Pittsburgh, PA R Russell-3L Hard-core CEG'er
Russell-3L Hard-core CEG'er R Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 3,732 Pittsburgh, PA	i have a 2001 CD4E from a cougar in my 97 contour. the torque converor is a little different so i ahd to sue the 2001+ cougar flexplate but it works great! Russell Oval Port 3L Nearly Done MTX75 w/ Homebrew Zetec FD and Torsen Complete

Re: Would a post-96 CD4E fit a '96? #887993 03/08/04 02:41 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 233 San Francisco, CA K Kasey Chang OP CEG\'er
OP Kasey Chang CEG\'er K Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 233 San Francisco, CA	I think the build-date on my '96 LX is Oct 95, so I guess I'm okay... Perhaps I need to check out some auto dismantlers in the area... Just a plain jane '96 LX V-6 here...

Re: Would a post-96 CD4E fit a '96? #887994 03/12/04 01:52 AM
Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 7,117 West Palm Beach, FL - Going to... T TourDeForce Hard-core CEG'er
TourDeForce Hard-core CEG'er T Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 7,117 West Palm Beach, FL - Going to...	I don't understand why you won't have it TIG welded first. That should do the trick. For a comparatively minimal cost its a good first effort & the replacement tranny can come later - if ever. Perhaps you're having other tranny issues that I haven't read about yet... Must be that jumbly-wumbly thing happening again.

Re: Would a post-96 CD4E fit a '96? #887995 03/12/04 03:11 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 233 San Francisco, CA K Kasey Chang OP CEG\'er
OP Kasey Chang CEG\'er K Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 233 San Francisco, CA	Nah, you're right, I just need to bite down and grit it... It's just that I don't have a shop (or much of a garage for that matter) so I have to rely on someone else to drop the tranny, take it apart, keep the insides somewhere while I haul the casing away to be welded, then bring it back and get it reassembled, and I may as well have it overhauled at that time, right? I don't suppose they can weld it while it's still attached to the car... Last edited by Kasey Chang; 03/12/04 03:13 AM. Just a plain jane '96 LX V-6 here...

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