Does Your Ford Need a Transmission Repair?

After the engine, your transmission plays the most important role in your car. When a transmission runs into trouble, your wheels stop turning. If transmission problems aren’t caught and fixed early on, they can rapidly lead to extremely costly repair or replacement jobs. With this in mind, let’s look at four clear signs that you need transmission repair.

Your Fluid Is Leaking

The heat and pressure generated inside a Ford car’s gearbox require a high level of lubrication. Transmission fluid services this function, as well as keeping the temperature down, cleaning out debris from the gears, maintaining hydraulic pressure, and preventing a buildup of rust and oxidization.If your fluid starts to leak, your transmission will rapidly overheat and run into all kinds of trouble. Transmission fluid is most often reddish in hue, and you’ll often spot it pooling under your car in the case of a leak. Don’t hesitate to have a mechanic inspect a potential leak of transmission fluid.

Your Gears Are Slipping

Any difficulty in changing gears indicates significant gearbox problems. Gear slippage can be caused by worn-down gear teeth, issues with the torque converter, or low fluid levels.When gears are slipping, you’ll also hear unusual engine revving whenever you shift gears. Sometimes, your gears will even change all on their own or suddenly shift into neutral. This puts you and your passengers at risk, so the only place you should drive to with slipping gears is your nearest automobile repair shop.

Your Hearing Grinding Noises

When fluid is aging or leaking, lubrication is low and gears begin grinding loudly against each other. If you hear grinding from below when you gearshift, then there’s a great deal of damage happening in your transmission. It’s best to have it checked before the problem gets any worse. You might only need to top up your transmission fluid.

You Smell Burning Fluid

When left unchanged long enough, transmission fluid begins to wear down and even burn in the relentless heat of the gearbox. You can sometimes smell this burning from inside the cabin. It’s never wise to ignore a burning smell in your car, no matter the source.

Change Your Fluid Every 30,000 to 60,000 Miles

The lion’s share of transmission problems are caused by aging, burning, or leaking fluid. You can avoid most gearbox trouble by always keeping your fluid fresh. For Ford drivers, it’s recommended to have your transmission fluid changed every 30,000 to 60,000 miles. Because you can ruin a modern Ford transmission by putting in the wrong type of fluid or too much fluid, it’s best to have a professional do this for you.

Visit Franklin Ford today to have friendly, experienced technicians refresh your transmission fluid and repair any gearbox faults too. We’re a well-established, locally trusted dealership and we pride ourselves on the consistently high quality of our customer service, whatever your needs might be.

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