One problem related to transmission fluid leaking has been reported for the 1996 Ford E-350. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
Subject vehicle is a Ford e350 superduty van chassis manufactured in may 1996 with vn 1fdle40g7thb33164 equiped with a e40d transmission. The transmission in a 1997 class c motorhome started to leak. The problem was detected before complete failure, whcih could have resulted in a fire. Vehicle had to be towed to garage. When transmission was rebuilt a seal had to be replace. The oem part number was e9tp 7ap48 aa. The seal was replace with a part from percision International with part number 16601ev, which came with the following advisory "the origianal design silicone rubber is not as compatible with new Ford mercron v fluid. Also it's not able to hold up to the demands of heavy duty truck applications. " if this is in fact the cases the affected vehicles should be reviewed and if necessary recalled.
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