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I would expect that after a drain and refill. Having said that, I idle the car for about a minute, especially in cold weather on the first start of the day, before engaging the transmission. The fact that your valve was stuck tells me that you can make good use of the new valve and spring, but I would clean out that area as good as I could before putting in the new parts.This transmission seemed to have a real tough time getting primed up again after being drained out at the pan. Completely filled back up and still not wanting to get pressure till I almost overfilled it and revved it up a bunch. Does that mean my pump is about dead? Or is it normal. Probably just me
I have a 2000 ford escort ZX2 with a F4E-III transmission. Will this kit fit my trans? I found the part from one of your other posts http://www.transmissionpartsusa.com/F4A_EL_GF4A_EL_Transmission_Pump_Valve_Kit_p/500-000033933.htm I'm just not sure if the F4A-EL means it will work on a range of transmission or just a couple specific ones. I'm having the same issue as everyone else here so I'm hoping I can try this simple fix. ThanksReferencing the parts I show here:
http://www.feoa.net/modules.php?name=Fo ... ic&t=61316
This is a very easy fix to do. First thing you do is remove two splash shields to reveal your transmission oil pump. It's the rusty thing in the middle of the picture below:
You are trying to remove the bolt circled in red below. As you can see, you can not use a ratchet on this. A 21MM open ended wrench or crows feet would be my first two choices. Since I didn't have either one of those, I used an adjustable wrench. It would probably been easier to remove the wheel, but I did not do this because I already had the car jacked up.
Once you have removed the bolt, it should look like this:
Very little fluid will come out when you remove the "valve" and spring, maybe a tablespoon. But you will still want a pan there:
Here is a side by side comparison of the "valve" with the new one on the right. Note that the end with the hole in it goes into the pump first with the hole on the upper side (like shown).
This is a side by side comparicon of the springs, with the new spring on the right:
This is a very easy fix to make and I do recommend it. For comparison purposes, it is much easier than an engine oil change!
Also note that there is more than one manufacturer for this fix kit, so your might look dirrerent. The one shown above is Transgo F4A-valve.
What prompted me to do this, besides occasional infrequent issue on really cold days where the car had sat for days, was information from this thread:I have a 2000 ford escort ZX2 with a F4E-III transmission. Will this kit fit my trans? I found the part from one of your other posts http://www.transmissionpartsusa.com/F4A_EL_GF4A_EL_Transmission_Pump_Valve_Kit_p/500-000033933.htm I'm just not sure if the F4A-EL means it will work on a range of transmission or just a couple specific ones. I'm having the same issue as everyone else here so I'm hoping I can try this simple fix. Thanks