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Transs. slips after oil change - 1986 Lincoln Town Car

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Some times on higher mileage cars your transmission will slip when you have the transmission serviced or flushed. The reason for this is that transmission fluid has detergents in it that help clean your transmission. When transmission fluid ages it losses most of its detergent which causes your transmission to become a little gummy inside. This gummy residue helps your transmissions bands and clutches to stick. Now since you have new fluid and new detergent in it it has cleaned away this gummy residue causing your transmission to slip. There is a simple solution for this problem. All you have to do is make your bands and clutches sticky again. Simply go to your local parts store and get a bottle of Lucas transmission treatment. Within a few day you should notice the slip decrease and totally disappear within 100 miles or so. I hope this helps you out. If you have any more questions please feel free to ask.

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