on the drivers side on the side of the trans, you have to crawl under the truck. there is the drain nut. right above it is the fill nut. take the fill nut out and stick your little finger in the hole, if you feel fluid, your good. on the drivers side on the side of the trans, you have to crawl under the truck. there is the drain nut. right above it is the fill nut. take the fill nut out and stick your little finger in the hole, if you feel fluid, your good.
An automatic transmission on Ford Ranger holds three quarts of transmission fluid. That is after you drain all the old transmission fluid out.
On a 2000 Ford Ranger : On a manual transmission , underneath the vehicle , on the transmission will be a fill plug . With the vehicle level the fill plug is cleaned and removed to check the fluid level ( the fluid level should be at the bottom of the fill plug hole )
check the transmission fluid first
For your manual transmission , I believe it is on the drivers side
The 1972 Ford Ranger pickup truck transmission holds 12 quarts of transmission fluid. The 1972 Ford transmission can only use a transmission fluid made for Ford transmissions.
Should be a plug at the side of transmission - fill to this level
Should be a drain plug in the bottom of transmission Should be a fill-check plug in the side of transmission
there is a transmission fluid check dipstick under the hood, get a funnel and use this tube. It drains directly into the transmission. check often while adding fluid, to much will damage it.
Manual transmission fluid type ....... MERCON automatic transmission fluid. - Haynes Manual #36071 - 1993-2005 Ford Ranger Pick-ups.
The manual transmission on a Ford Ranger should be changed on a regular basis. Fill the transmission with any good quality regular or synthetic transmission fluid.
A 1996 Ford Ranger will hold approximately 2.8 quarts of transmission fluid. The transmission fluid can be purchased at any auto parts store such as NAPA.
Manual transmission fluid is MERCON automatic transmission fluid.