BBF
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- '99 Mounty, SOHC/5R55e
1999 Mounty 4.0 SOHC, 5r55e, believe I'm the 2nd owner, it was a rental co. trade-in in 2000 when I bought it, I don't recall the miles when purchased.
So, it now has 151K mi trans started giving the flashing O/D light and after having a trans shop check code and test drive they said it'll cost at least $2,500 to rebuild the trans because the OD clutch is going out. So I give it its first fluid/filter change since, ya I know but I religiously change the engine oil, and now not only does the rubber pan gasket leak but I hear a clattering when moving under 1,500rpm. Maybe fragments that got washed down with the change and are now in the mix? There was a good tblspoon worth of dark grey sludge on the pan magnets and I found a single small 1mmx1mmx0.5mm piece of metal in the pan. So now, I read that even rebuilds have frequent problems and am thinking maybe I should trade it in & move on.
I'm contemplating just trading it in and moving on. However, I like the SOHC/5sp. So, what's a reasonable life expectancy of a rebuilt 5R55e? Is the a "New" trans that'll fit in instead?
So, it now has 151K mi trans started giving the flashing O/D light and after having a trans shop check code and test drive they said it'll cost at least $2,500 to rebuild the trans because the OD clutch is going out. So I give it its first fluid/filter change since, ya I know but I religiously change the engine oil, and now not only does the rubber pan gasket leak but I hear a clattering when moving under 1,500rpm. Maybe fragments that got washed down with the change and are now in the mix? There was a good tblspoon worth of dark grey sludge on the pan magnets and I found a single small 1mmx1mmx0.5mm piece of metal in the pan. So now, I read that even rebuilds have frequent problems and am thinking maybe I should trade it in & move on.
I'm contemplating just trading it in and moving on. However, I like the SOHC/5sp. So, what's a reasonable life expectancy of a rebuilt 5R55e? Is the a "New" trans that'll fit in instead?