Will the transmission from a 2008 Ford Focus fit a 2018 model?
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Asked by Dawn
Will the transmission from a 2008 fit a 2018 Ford Focus? They are both Ford Focuses.
Answered by CarsGuide
15 Jan 2024They might both be Ford Focuses, but they're a couple of generations apart meaning that they are not only physically different, they also used different transmissions to each other. Even if, by some miracle, the older gearbox would bolt to the newer engine, the car still wouldn't have the correct electronics to make the transmission work properly.
Even if the transmission in question was a manual which requires much less in the way of electronic control, the unit in the 2008 Focus was a five-speed, while the later car used a completely different six-speed. Even things like the clutch and flywheel would be incompatible. You'd probably even find the gear-shifter for each transmission enters the cabin in a physically different spot, meaning the interior trim would no longer fit.
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