MK 4 ESCORT ATF CHANGE

[mat1912]

Been and bought a 1.6 ghia auto, its a 1988 model, the atf needs changing but after i got my new filter and gasket ive noticed there is no sump plug under the box ! the manual states it holds 7.4 litres. i proceeded to undo the sump (CAREFULLY) and only 2 litres came out, put in new filter and gasket, topped upbt after 3 litres it reads over full, is there any way of draining the system without removing the sump ??

[AlBags]

Drive Shaft openings, usually : )
Pull the N/S!

[mat1912]

seems a bit of a ball ache ! ive got a mk 2 fiesta auto and that had a sump nut on it lol !!

[AlBags]

Tell me :)
Blimey ... they're rare. I used to work for FMC .. transmissions .. and never had a query on those!

[mat1912]

the mk 2 fez is one of 34 cvt's left in the uk and the escort is only one of 7 on the road !! just puzzled as to why no sump plug lol ! would the atf be held in another chamber on the escort ?

[AlBags]

No it's not.
The latest CVT I did look after .. but there were so many failures .. ALL the spares were bought up to repair/service them. Over £3000 a pop now (if there are any left)

[mat1912]

got those figures off that stupid how many left site lol !

[AlBags]

I checked mine and it said there weren't any : )

[mat1912]

lol, a site to really trust then !!

[chas2008]

not really familiar with these boxes, i assume they have a torque converter ? theres usually a lot of fluid stored in that..