Car trouble :(

[QwaarJet]

Hello, I was wondering if anyone would know anything my problem.... first off, i should have paid attention to one warning sign, from a stop to go, if i would go a little fast in my 1992 taurus, the shift from 1st to 2nd would be alittle rough, but nothing too usual i had guessed for a car it's age..... then finally today i had a big problem.

i pulled out of the apartment, and started to head down to best buy, before even leaving campus at a stop light, i tried to accelerate and it just barely started crawling forward. i turned off the music, rolled down the windows, and heard the engine reving really high, so i quickly stopped hitting the gas and coasted into a parking lot. once i stoped, no matter what i put it in (forward/reverse) it wouldn't go, just rev.

i gave up, and turned it off. i was about to start walking about, but i had to urge to start again, started up, put in drive, and off we went, up to 40mph, but not even 3 minutes past and it happen again, engine reving but nothing going to the wheels, and i coasted into a parking lot again, turned off the car for 1 minute, turned back on, and limped back home.

i am by no means knowledgable in automobiles, so i need help in what i should do. do you think it's something minor i could fix, or have one of my car guy friends fix? or something in which i'm going to have to take in and fix?

Thanks for any help you can provide!

 

[Shming]

Sounds like time for a new tranny.
Take it to a shop.

 

[ImTyping]

You got 900 bucks laying around????

Sorry dude sounds like you are screwed.

 

[SocialDistortion]

oh man...that's gonna cost you....tranny probably....sucks man

 

[Squisher]

Definite trans problem. Did you check the trans fluid? Was there any? What color was it? Did it smell burnt?

 

[Thegonagle]

Uh Oh!!! You neglected to check the ATF (Automatic Transmission Fluid), and it got low. You might get very, very lucky if you add fluid now and are able to drive. You've probably got a leak that needs to be fixed. Fords have a gasket on the transmission fluid pan that sometimes gives up, and the pan itself is held on by like 20 little bolts, so any of those could become loose as the gasket ages and deteriorates, causing a leak.

Instructions for checking and filling the fluid are in the car's manual. Scan through the manual of every new (or used) car you ever buy when you first get it. You learn a lot about your car that way, and are less likely to have problems, or get badly screwed when you do.

If you add fluid and are able drive, drive directly to a transmission shop and have them flush the fluid, change the filter, and replace the gasket. Beg, borrow, or steal the money (should be < $100). If you don't have a spare $1000, you can't afford not to get this done.

Joe.

 

[Danlz]

A vacuum modulator located on the tranny can have a ruptured diaphram causing the engine to suck out the fluid and ingest it into the combustion chambers. Dunno for sure if your make and model is equipped with one. Replacement part is maybe less than $25 plus labor.

 

[bleeb]

tranmission problems rape you up the a-hole in terms of cost to repair. Good Luck!

 

[Beowolf]

put sawdust in the transmission, add some fluid, and sell your car. j/k