Ford Escort Has Pieces of Metal in Transmission Fluid

I am afraid your Escort is one sick puppy. My thinking about this is simple, your transmission shop would not have seen pieces of metal in the pan if there wasn’t a problem to begin with.

It is nice to think that it might be a CV joint or piece of a half-shaft that is causing the problem because you are likely thinking it means that the tranny won’t have to be replaced with the $4,000 bill that you are likely facing (the Escort uses a front transaxle because it is front-drive which makes things more expensive) if the problem turns out to be the transmission and not another device.

It is impossible for pieces of a CV joint or half-shaft to be pushed into the transmission because the transmission is effectlely a sealed unit that has to be taken apart to be worked on. Now, it is possible that the CV joints are shot and the half-shaft may be bad as well, but that is a mechanical issue unrelated to the transmission.

So, here’s my thinking tell your transmission shop to order and install a rebuilt tranny because it is the only thing that will solve your Escort’s problem. Let me know what happens.