2000 Ford Contour

2000 FORD CONTOUR
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BILLYBOB1254
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Transmission problem
2000 Ford Contour 4 cyl Two Wheel Drive Automatic

is there a way to change the tranny filter without pulling the tranny
May 8, 2010 at 5:52 PM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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The filter is a lifetime filter and is only serviced when the transmission is rebuilt. If you drain the fluid, you will only get a small amount of fluid out. Therefore, I recommend having the system powerflushed. That is when a machine is hooked to the trans cooling lines on the radiator. The old fluid is pumped out by the trans while fresh fluid is replaced in the other line. By doing it this way, you will get 99% of the old fluid out.

Let me know if you have other questions.

Joe
May 15, 2010 at 4:01 PM
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