A/T - G4A-EL, 4EAT Engagement Problems
TECHNICAL BULLETIN # 312TRANSMISSION: G4A-EL, 4EAT
SUBJECT: Engagement problems
APPLICATION: Ford, Mazda
DATE: January 1995
G4A-EL, 4EAT Engagement Problems
^ Bind up in Reverse
^ Bind up in Drive
^ Drives forward in Neutral
^ Drives backward in Neutral
^ Neutrals in Drive
^ Neutrals in Reverse
These symptoms may be caused by installing a manual valve of the wrong length. Complete valve body assemblies can be installed in any application, however, the manual valve must match the case. Non-turbo cases use a manual valve length of 5 1/8 inches, the turbo and V-6 cases use a manual valve that is 5 3/8 inches in length (figure 1).