SMOKING MTX, I think my tranny is going, HELP!!!!!!!

[It's_SHO_Simple]

So I was driving tonight and this 03 GT Mustang with Saleen rims and a loud exhaust pulled next to me, I eagerly dropped into second and mashed it and I was ahead and pulling all the way until 80 and I shut down because I saw smoke coming out from my hood. I immediately drove my car home, but making my way home I was finding it harder and harder to shift into first and eventually after 3 light I could no longer shift into 1st gear and not much later I was not able to shift into 2nd soo I had to make it home driving in 3rd gear. Upon arriving at home I was overwhelmed with the smoke from under the hood, I tried once again to shift into 1st and could not until I started in 5th and worked my way down and it went into 1st. So do I need a new tranny or can this be fixed or repaired??? I am really in a bind becuase this is my daily driver and I don't know what to do. Thanks for any help I would appreciate any help!!!

 

[shodup]

See if you can have your fluid checked, if by chance it overheated and burned off too much fluid it wouldn't shift.

 

[It's_SHO_Simple]

How do you check the fluid level of an MTX, sorry if I sound dumb but I really don't know.

 

[Racer X]

the fill plug... it sounds to me like you have a clutch issue though. Did the pedal effort or feel change in any way? Is the transmission making any new or unusual noises?

 

[AREA 91]

If you were burning tranny fluid, you probibly threw a diff pin. That means a new tranny and clutch. You are gonna have to jack up the car and look all over the tranny.

 

[It's_SHO_Simple]

Yes before all of this happened I was smelling something weird like burning plastic or rubber? And when I would release the clutch in 1st gear the pedal feel of the clutch was a bit different kind of like it was skipping or not grabbing just a little bit from 1000 rpm to 1700 rpm.

 

[It's_SHO_Simple]

So do you guys think it's just a clutch issue? Should I drive the car to my mechanic or should I get it towed there, is it safe to drive with a bad clutch? And is smoke common when a clutch failure is occuring?

 

[1993MTXSHO]

time for a new clutch... My car did the same thing was impossible to shift and i drove in 3rd. After it cooled down it was better, I had some smoke but not much, it smelled like ass though.

 

[It's_SHO_Simple]

Thanks a lot guys I will try to order a new clutch and flywheel tomorrow.