A manual transmission requires 5.6 quarts of transmission oil. An automatic will require 9.7 quarts of Mercon Transmission Fluid. It is important to use Mercon and not any other type of ATF.
The 2002 Ford Explorer AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS take Motorcraft MERCON " V " automatic transmission fluid ***note : starting with the 2002 model year of the Ford Explorer 4 door , there is NO AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID DIPSTICK***
According to the owners manual, a 1997 Ford Explorer 5 speed manual transmission takes Ford Motorcraft Mercon ATF (automatic transmission fluid)
Motorcraft MERCON automatic transmission fluid
Motorcraft MERCON automatic transmission fluid is used in the 5 speed manual transmission according to the 1997 Ford Explorer Owner Guide ( 5.6 pints / 2.6 liters )
Pull the dipstick out for your automatic transmission and it should have the type of fluid to use ( Motorcraft MERCON - ATF or Motorcraft MERCON V - ATF )
According to the 1998 Ford Explorer owners manual : ( Motorcraft MERCON automatic transmission fluid ) The all wheel drive transfer case takes 1.3 quarts
MERCON V It's Ford's transmission fluid.
It usually goes in where the dipstick for the transmission is.
That would be a version of the 4R70W automatic transmission
Ford Mercon, Type H specifications. Also, the OEM dipstick should also tell you.
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.
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