Ford Escape & Fusion: 35mph "Jumping" FIXED (Torque Converter Shudder)

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@outdoorsinthe608 7 күн бұрын

You sir are the man!! I just did this to my 2016 Escape fixed it immediately. I really thought I was going to need to replace the torque converter or the the whole transmission. Mine was shuttering bad for awhile now. Thank you so much 👍👍

@BigBensCarsAndCycles 7 күн бұрын

@@outdoorsinthe608 glad to help!

@francoisoosthuizen6663 3 ай бұрын

Love your work Ben. Really appreciated

@gcrauwels941 Ай бұрын

Stepson was gifred a '13 Escape with 147K after his van was flooded in NC. It has a shudder occaisonally. I called a service manager buddy of mine that recommended this product, then I noticed this video upon search and you mentioned it too. I've got enough Mercon LV to drain & fill twice, and a tube of this stuff to try it out.

@BigBensCarsAndCycles Ай бұрын

@@gcrauwels941 that should work out fine. Thanks for checking out the video. Good luck!

@gcrauwels941 Ай бұрын

@@BigBensCarsAndCycles We did a drain & fill twice, added the friction modifier, and the shudder is GONE. Totally outstanding.

@allanharris4281 Күн бұрын

When I bought mt 2016 Escape used at 43k kms, the dealer told me what I now know as 'shudder' (Thank you, Ben!) was me 'dogging the engine' and encouraged me to accellerate quicker, which of course makes it go away. He was so dishonest! I did have the oil changed out later at 50k kms with another dealer. My Escape has the shudder and the 5 - 4 downshift issue, both of which seem intermittant at 134k kms. I never 'hit the gas' when passing or climbing a hill as that 'mild thud' bothers me greatly. How long can you go with a transmission like this?

@BigBensCarsAndCycles Күн бұрын

@allanharris4281 hi, the 5-4 thud is your forward clutch piston seal leaking line pressure. I would drive it until it quits engaging drive (could be years). Then replace the forward clutch, loaded center support, pump, converter, valve body, solenoid body, flexplate and overdrive clutches. Then you'll be set for many years

@allanharris4281 Күн бұрын

@@BigBensCarsAndCycles That is a relief, I thought the tranny was dropping out imminent! Do you believe in using Ford oils in Ford cars or does that matter? Thanks, so much!

@joeymurphy9201 Ай бұрын

Hey Ben. ‘13 escape 2.0 here, 136k miles. I don’t know its service history and when the fluid was changed if ever. Would you recommend maybe 1 drain and fill and include the shudder fix and see how it goes? I’m worried about replacing too much of the original ATF

@joeymurphy9201 Ай бұрын

It shudders pretty good in 45 and up speeds. Like if you step on it and it downshifts, it gets pretty choppy

@BigBensCarsAndCycles Ай бұрын

@@joeymurphy9201 in order for the additive to work properly, you should get as much clean new fluid in there as possible. 1 drain isn't enough i dont think, if the fluid is old and gritty. if yours doesn't look too bad on the first drain yea go for 2 more

@JayBennett-jo8er Ай бұрын

I have 220k on my 2014 escape titanium... With the same shutter problem at 35mph .. would you suggest doing this with such high miles??

@BigBensCarsAndCycles Ай бұрын

@JayBennett-jo8er yes, if you've kept up on fluid changes throughout it's life. If the fluid is currently nasty, grimy and smelly, I wouldn't. It would cause firm shifts and possibly slip

@JustinG9698 2 ай бұрын

I have a 2016 escape with the 2.0. I have some popping coming from the rear diff when turning at low speed while accelerating. I saw a comment on another one of your videos about this and you told the person to change fluid and if that didn’t work it was the clutch on the rdu. The question I have is that replaceable on all of them or is it possible I’ll need the whole rdu?

@BigBensCarsAndCycles 2 ай бұрын

Hi, you can replace the viscous coupler separately from the RDU

@JustinG9698 2 ай бұрын

@@BigBensCarsAndCycles thanks! I’m hoping the fluid change helps it. We’ve been driving it doing that for a while now. It’s our only vehicle. We were told we had to replace the whole rear end and was quoted 3500.

@JustinG9698 2 ай бұрын

@@BigBensCarsAndCycles just in case the fluid change doesn’t help. Do you happen to know a part number for it?

@braxtoncooper4760 29 күн бұрын

Fusion is doing this at 235,000 then going into limp mode. Do this or torque converter replacement?

@BigBensCarsAndCycles 29 күн бұрын

@braxtoncooper4760 if your codes are p0741 and p1744 replace the torque converter and also do the pump, filter and flexplate. That'll be a good repair. If you want you can put in a reman center support if you tear the trans down

@braxtoncooper4760 29 күн бұрын

@ I’m not getting any codes or warning lights on the dash.

@braxtoncooper4760 29 күн бұрын

@ thank you, I’m going to try your video then go this route! Also wish I would have subscribed sooner.

@bitscoe3354 3 ай бұрын

What are your thoughts on using Shutter Fix in a 2013 Ford Focus?

@BigBensCarsAndCycles 3 ай бұрын

Hi! since the fluid doesn't touch the clutch, it won't do anything to help unfortunately

@bitscoe3354 3 ай бұрын

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@bitscoe3354 3 ай бұрын

In the Amazon reviews for Shutter Fix there are two from Focus owners: "I bought this for a shutter on a Ford focus I watched 1 million videos on this product and I was hoping that it worked. It takes a while for it to cycle through so you won’t notice it right away, but it does work. It took me about two weeks and the rattling And the shaking is gone. !" and "This product made my wife’s 2014 focus shift significantly better. Did it fix the underlying issues we had? No, those transmissions are terrible. But this product made here car shift better until we could get a new car for her. 5 stars." Are they getting a placebo fix, or could the Shutter Fix be doing something to something other than the clutch?

@BigBensCarsAndCycles 3 ай бұрын

@bitscoe3354 it's impossible for the shudder fix to fix a focus dual clutch, because the fluid doesn't contact the clutch.

@irishdadx4 3 ай бұрын

The 2013 Focus automatic transmission does not have a torque converter. It is actually a computer shifted manual transmission that has a dual clutch...it's like two manual clutches stacked on top of each other and they alternate Since the focus does not have a torque converter this fix will not work for 2012-2018 mk3 focuses. Also, the focus transmissions DO NOT use regular ATF fluid. Ben has a video on his channel that lists several different trans fluids that can be used in place of the Ford fluid.