1994 Lincoln Town Car Slipping Transmission

1994 LINCOLN TOWN CAR
185,000 MILES • V8 • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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PAULSORISHO
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My transmission is slipping, every time usually between 40 and 50 mph. When I turn the overdrive off, it is better, but sometimes slips between 35 and 40 mph. What should I do? Fluid change? Flush? I've heard these can be risky procedures in an older car. The previous owner claimed he put a new transmission in, but I'm sure he could be lying, like he did about so many other things.

I'm not low on fluid. I did put in half a bottle of Lucas No Slip Transmission fluid in though, so I'm not sure if I will be able to tell anything about the fluid, like if it's clean or not. I didn't notice any changes from the Lucas product either.
Oct 9, 2010 at 10:48 PM
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WIZZARD1222
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I have acquired a 1991 Lincoln Town Car...but on my 1998 Audi A8 4.2L...they say it's LIFETIME FLUID...no need to change or check...they even removed the check & fill access under the hood as most vehicles usually have !!!

Short story....fairly low cost...replace fluid & filter !!!! Maybe add some No Slip tonic as you mention. I did this to the 1998 Audi A8 w/135,000...was super fouled w/many metal finds on the transmission pan's magnets...etc. It's running super fine now.

I am scheduling a fluid & filter change on my 1991 Lincoln this spring...it's got only a minor slip after about 2 minutes of run-time...up to the 1st traffic light...slips then...Nothing after wards. So the fluid & filter change will be a clean out...the vehicle probably had only 500 miles in the past 10 years....owners poor health prevented him from giving all of the systems & fluids a good run....I've change all fluids & a few parts except the tranny.... Hope this helps
Jan 6, 2011 at 8:31 PM