SOS for a co-work
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A co-worker has a 2008 Ford Escape. That special light came on and these are the codes:
P0732
P0734
P1270
He is trying to decide between a flush, a rebuild, or getting a new(er) vehicle. He says driving at lower speeds everything is fine, at 4th and 5th it struggles to gain any speed.
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@OPPOsaurus-WRX I would see if you can reset the transmission computer or reflash it?
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@OPPOsaurus-WRX I think before putting any money into fixing the codes, they should check their rear shock towers for rust.
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@OPPOsaurus-WRX I am not an expert on the Escape, or Ford, transmissions in general. But it is amazing what a fluid flush can do. It's in-expensive enough that it is worth giving it a shot, and even if they don't fix the codes, you can feel good about getting it done. Especially if they haven't done it already.
As far as the re-build, any dealer or big shop will say a new one will be cheaper than a rebuild. You may have to go to a Cottman or a trans specialty shop to diagnose the problem.
As far as the new vehicle someone last week posted this nify calculator (https://afdc.energy.gov/calc/) that can show the cost of ownership of a vehicle. It is kinda built for alternative fuels, but I put a new Escape in there anyway.
Hopefully this can help them make the best decision possible. Personally, a trans flush is first up. But good idea to wait to see what other Opponauts with Escape experience have to say.
F22 M235i, 987 Cayman, Outback XT, Ram 1500
Past: Tacoma, Boxster, Outback -
@UpCreekwithShitPaddle I'm getting the impression that with the age of the vehicle, they are not excited about dumping money into it. I'm guessing a flush is all this thing is going to get, especially if it has other issues like the shock towers that FACW mentioned.
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@facw I'll pass that on. He is worried about dumping money into it just to have other stuff break.
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@OPPOsaurus-WRX It's apparently a super common thing. Everything around the mount just goes away:
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@facw yikes
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@facw Love. It's what makes a Ford, a Ford.
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@facw HAHA he is horrified. He is definitely going to check for that.
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@OPPOsaurus-WRX by the time you get those faults it's almost always too late to save the trans without a rebuild, regardless of make.
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Incorrect gear ratios accompanied by an over rev from what I’m assuming was the transmission slipping? Yea I’m sorry but at that point the transmission is done for. Flushing a transmission at that point would just be pushing all that sludgy clutch debris further into the system and still having to rebuild the transmission in the end.
