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What direction do you turn the 'oil drain plug' bolt to loosen on a 1997 ford explorer?
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∙ 12y ago
The Explorer has the 5R55W transmission and has a unique system for the drain plug/fill meter. The drain plug unscrews with a hex nut (size?) in the traditional counterclockwise direction.
To fill the transmission, some early models have a fill plug on the back of the case near the extension housing, later models do not. There is no dipstick to check fill levels, what you do is re-install the drain plug, which is hollow. Use an Allen wrench to remove the "core" of the drain plug and then fill the transmission until oil comes back out of this hole, then re-install the core and you're done. DO NOT fill the transmission with fluid p to the level of the fill plug (this was the reason the fill hole on the case was eliminated) it will overfill and burn up the unit.
All 4R44 5R55 series transmissions use MERCON V fluid.
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