J.Rovirosa
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- 1995 & 2003 Limiteds
Hey guys,
Getting ready to dive into updating a few of the common problem areas on my 255K mile '95 Limited's trans. (adding drain plug, shift kit, updated separator plate gaskets, updated solenoid bracket, band adjustment, etc) and figure that I might as well replace the EPC solenoid while I'm at it. The trans is a Ford remanufactured unit and has roughly 55K miles since I had it installed, and I'm assuming they didn't replace the solenoids on the rebuild.
Shifting seems okay, if not a little soft, but occasionally the rpm will rise quite a bit and the trans will refuse to upshift if the gas is floored at freeway speeds and a downshift occurs, which I guess is a shift flare issue? Also, around every 10K miles, the trans will go into limp mode and throw a code, which until recently I didn't know I couldn't read with my OBD2 scanner. Hasn't happened recently, so I have no idea what the code is. The trans does start to shift firmer just before it happens. I do get the off-throttle, downshift clunk when coasting to a stop and there's also a slight delay when going into reverse. Fluid looks okay, but I think I'll avoid getting it flushed (third transmission it's had, first two were flushed religiously and both still died around 100K freeway, no-towing, miles).
Finally, on to my question
I'm assuming the transmission is correct internally for a '95 Explorer. I haven't torn into it to see what's in there...just gathering parts right now. But if it's for a later model Explorer that uses the red-banded EPC solenoid, should I use the green-banded solenoid that's correct for a '95? In other words, are there other internal differences in later model year transmissions that would dictate I use anything other than the correct solenoid for a '95? I'm guessing that the type of solenoid used is only determined by the PCM used, but I want to make sure before I buy the solenoid.
Thanks
Getting ready to dive into updating a few of the common problem areas on my 255K mile '95 Limited's trans. (adding drain plug, shift kit, updated separator plate gaskets, updated solenoid bracket, band adjustment, etc) and figure that I might as well replace the EPC solenoid while I'm at it. The trans is a Ford remanufactured unit and has roughly 55K miles since I had it installed, and I'm assuming they didn't replace the solenoids on the rebuild.
Shifting seems okay, if not a little soft, but occasionally the rpm will rise quite a bit and the trans will refuse to upshift if the gas is floored at freeway speeds and a downshift occurs, which I guess is a shift flare issue? Also, around every 10K miles, the trans will go into limp mode and throw a code, which until recently I didn't know I couldn't read with my OBD2 scanner. Hasn't happened recently, so I have no idea what the code is. The trans does start to shift firmer just before it happens. I do get the off-throttle, downshift clunk when coasting to a stop and there's also a slight delay when going into reverse. Fluid looks okay, but I think I'll avoid getting it flushed (third transmission it's had, first two were flushed religiously and both still died around 100K freeway, no-towing, miles).
Finally, on to my question
I'm assuming the transmission is correct internally for a '95 Explorer. I haven't torn into it to see what's in there...just gathering parts right now. But if it's for a later model Explorer that uses the red-banded EPC solenoid, should I use the green-banded solenoid that's correct for a '95? In other words, are there other internal differences in later model year transmissions that would dictate I use anything other than the correct solenoid for a '95? I'm guessing that the type of solenoid used is only determined by the PCM used, but I want to make sure before I buy the solenoid.Thanks
