my son has a ford explorer he had the car oil changed a t giffey lube they checked the trans etc///he heads out on a trip gets 200 mi out travling at 75?? starts slowing down//eng racing smoke out the back stops the trans had dumped oil all over the underside calls a hook takes it to ford lol they take two days(he rented a carand finshed his trip) then tell him e needs a 3300 trans job he then calls dad////i get a trailer/w/winch and go to get the junk /// get there figuring ill hare to winch it on but i decied to try to see how bad it is ///start it NO LEAKS im able to drive it on to trailer no signs of trouble i get it home drive it off into garage NO LEAKS thans seem fine???? he was not drinking i not drinking the whole car is covered with oil ford bill said cked needs trans only(the service was closed so no in put there well???? answer this one PLEASE///pete
I don't know how that place stays in business. I cringed when I heard one of their commercials on the radio the other day.........you can't expect a bunch of kids to know enough about what they're doing to work on the cars made today without extensive training in auto mechanics.....it's as simple as that. Anybody who takes their car there and pretends they are getting good service is just asking for trouble. :bglasses:
Sounds like they overfilled the trans. When the trans got hot, it aerated the fluid, then overheated the oil, then puked the extra oil out. Check the fluid level. It may be fine, or it could have caused some wear.
Exploder I'd be more likely to agree with the Ford garage. These trucks will puke a ton of atf and then fix themselves (or seem to) when they cool off. Fill it up and go for a drive at interstate speed, it will do it again. You might get by with a front bushing and seal in the front pump but I doubt it.
when i was 17 ....my first mech job was at Kmart auto..(only 2 months)...while there ,they must of had 6 engine overhauls that they were billed for ....most were simple oil changes...btw..none of mine...the manager wasnt even knowledgable one bit...what a flim flam joint it was... I always dreamed of opening up a oil change place with adult looking professional looking employees....midaged....it would catch on...especialy the older crowd costomers...
