Inspection and Verification
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2004 Mercury Mountaineer and 2004 Ford Explorer. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
When fluid leakage is found in the fluid cooler, install a new fluid cooler.
When there is evidence of transmission assembly or fluid contamination due to the following transmission failure modes, install a new fluid cooler.
- major metallic failure
- multiple clutches or clutch plate failure
- sufficient component wear which results in metallic contamination