How to know if a transmission is bad

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Asked by Anthony Apr 23, 2022 at 12:27 PM about the 2001 Ford Explorer XLT 4WD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Does anyone know how to tell if a
transmission is bad with out driving the
vehicle. I need to get an engine from the
wrecking yard and they can't tell me the
reason why the car is in the junkyard so I
wanna know if there is anyway I can find out
if the cars there cause the transmission went
out they won't allow me to do a compression
test before buying a new engine. Can I smell
the transmission fluid to see if it smells burnt
or something else

3 Answers

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Go somewhere else or rebuild the motor you have . If the tranny was bad they may have changed the fluid in hopes it would fix it , I don't think there's any way to tell short of driving it or removing the pan to look for metal .

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If the price is right see if they'll give you some kind of guarantee, in writing. Like 30 days or something. If not, go somewhere else. Hope that helps! Jim

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160,005

There is now great easy way to tell. As Jim suggested above, try to get a used one with a warranty.

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