Automatic transmission malfunctions (Ford Scorpio 1, 1985-1994)

signs	Elimination Method
Shift lever is difficult to move or locks up	Check gear lever.
	Check the gearshift mechanism and gearshift lever slider.
	Check the automatic transmission safety control relay.
	Check transmission identification plate (on the crankcase).
Oil leaks at the height of the hydrokinetic transmission after replacing the sealing ring, as well as the transmission pump	Check the correct installation of the ring in the housing of the hydrokinetic transmission.
	Check: – the condition of the engine crankshaft rear seal and the oil pump sealing ring – the tightness of the hydrokinetic transmission aluminum bolts, the hydrokinetic transmission housing drain plug, and the hydrokinetic transmission weld.
Traces of oil leakage from the gearbox are visible from the outside	Check: – the O-ring at the rear of the gearbox housing – the horizontal oil lines on the crankcase and their connections – the adjusting bolt of the front planetary drive – the gasket for the shift lever and the reduction lever – the gasket between the rear of the housing and the control connections – the gasket for the oil pan – speedometer drive cable gasket - vacuum regulator gasket.
Oil leakage without external traces	Replace vacuum regulator.

Automatic transmission malfunctions