All depends.
Which one you have, some gear lub some mercon
Dave
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According to the owners manual , the 5 - speed manual transmission on a 1998 Ford Ranger takes 2.8 quarts ( 2.65 liters ) of Motorcraft MERCON ATF ( automatic transmission fluid )
Even though it is a manual transmission, it takes mercon III automatic transmission fluid.
For a 1993 Ford Ranger , 5 speed manual transmission : ( trans code " M " / Mazda ) It takes 2.8 U.S. quarts of MERCON automatic transmission fluid
According to the 1997 Ford Ranger Owner Guide : The 5 speed manual transmission takes : ( 2.8 U.S. quarts of MERCON automatic transmission fluid ) Helpfull
On a 1995 Ford Ranger ( North America models ) The 5 speed manual transmission takes : ( 2.8 U.S. quarts of MERCON automatic transmission fluid ) * transmission code " M " *
For a 1994 Ford Ranger ( for North America ) The 5 speed manual transmission takes : ( 2.8 U.S. quarts of MERCON automatic transmission fluid )
automatic trans takes 3 and manual takes 2.8
According to the 1999 Ford Ranger Owner Guide : The 5 speed manual transmission takes ( 2.8 U.S. quarts of Motorcraft MERCON automatic transmission fluid )
On a 1992 Ford Ranger : It depends on which 5 speed manual transmission you have : The Mitsubishi transmission , code " D " ( takes 4.8 pints of 80-90W gear lube ) The Mazda transmission , code " M " ( takes 5.6 pints of MERCON automatic transmission fluid )
On a 1994 Ford Ranger : The 5 speed manual transmission takes ( 2.8 U.S. quarts of MERCON automatic transmission fluid ) ( transmission code " M " / Mazda )
In a 1989 Ford Ranger : It depends on which 5 speed manual transmission you have : A Mitsubishi ( transmission code " D " ) takes ( 2.4 U.S. quarts of 80-90W gear lube A Mazda ( trans code " M " ) takes ( 2.8 quarts of MERCON automatic transmission fluid )
According to the 1998 Ford Ranger Owner Guide : The 5 speed manual transmission takes ( 2.8 U.S. quarts of Motorcraft MERCON automatic transmission fluid )