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The auto box in my AU needs replacing and i was wondering if an auto from a 93 ED classic can be used? i know the bell housings need to be changed.
Does the AU auto function in any way different to the ED auto? thanks. |
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the auto can be used... i put one in my car cos i wanted to be able to check the oil with a dipstick...
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thats interesting KRISTO, any other differences in operation, i had it in my mind the electrics might be a little different in the earlier ones?
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Yep, they fit, and they work. Each year/model, the box's operation was changed slightly and smoothed out/refined, but essentially they are the same/similar and you'd be hard pressed to pick the difference. I had an NC box in my EL and it worked fine.
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as JC said... they're pretty much the same...
you really couldn't tell the difference... as i said.. i changed mine so it could have a dipstick, cos it annoyed me that i had to get underneath the car to check the oil on the box..
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i was under the impression that you could retrofit a dipstick to the AU boxes
im pretty sure thats what my car has and yes they're pretty interchangeable
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Any trans servicing place will do one for $100.
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yeah, they're pretty easy to do....
was stupid to get rid of the dipstick i think.. i changed mine with an earlier box after mine blew up...
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i believe that no trans dipstick was one of only an extremely small number of flaws about the AU Falcon.
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yeah thats a good point
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having no dipstick wasnt such a bad move i know that many people who put dex3 in thier eb-el boxes destroying solenoids etc at least having no dipstick it takes at least some knowledge to even look at it in the first place
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either way, i much prefer having a dipstick, everytime i check the car before a long trip i can check all the fluids..
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Kristo: Because its fun to try and stick your finger in a small hole in the side of the gearbox, when you cant even fit your shoulder underneath the sideskirt due to your car being lowered so you can loosen a tight bolt on the side of said gearbox....
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hahaha.. monty, i'll gladly miss out on that fun...lol
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as for putting an e series box in an au, i believe if you put a ba shifter in too, you can make use of all 4 gears as the e series boxes will hold first gear, unlike au ones... |
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Oh late ef's hey. Makes sense, i started playing with taxis when all the EL's were on their second 'boxes already. Oh well scratch that, one less flaw in the AU. When you say hold first, do you mean if you take off in 1st it won't shift up? Or you can manually downshift to it? Cos i can do the first one but not the second.... But i think my automatic is a well-bred mongrel.
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ooooooh i get it
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i understand that fully mik.. its a good point... i guess though, it comes down to, if you don't know about it don't touch! if only most people that didn't know followed this rule, they'd keep themselves out of alot of trouble...
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Yeah any of the 4 speed boxes EA S2 - AU are interchangeable. The AU box is the pick of the bunch. The electrics have the same connectors.
I have an EB trans in my AU Turbo You need to use the bellhousing off the car ie if you want to fit an AU with an EB trans you will need to use the bellhousing that suits. I cant recall if that is the donor bellhosing or the AU bellhousing its been a while..... little help?
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i decided to go with an au2 auto as the ed unit was an unknown quantity and according to ford facts the au auto's are geared to work with the intech engine and have a better shift???
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ba to au are the interchangeble???
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