Well the 1993 Ranger was a new design compared to the previous Rangers and ther were no major changes to it until about 1998 I believe. So I do not see why it would not work. You could know for sure if you look at a haynes manual if the haynes manuel for a 1993 is the same as a 1997 you should be alright.
Sources> I own a 1993 ranger, worked on just about every part of it.
I just did what you are asking. I own a '93 5-speed that went bad and put in a '98 5-speed. The difference is that the '93 is a manual speedometer and the '98 is electric. So, to make it work, I pulled the tail housings off, and discovered that the shafts are the same, just that the '98 was missing the drive gear for the speedometer cable gear. I removed the gear from the '93 and put in the shaft for the '98 and swapped tail housings. That's it. If you live in Eastern PA, good luck finding a 5-speed for a 3.0 under $700. I found mine at E-Z pull in New Ringold, PA for $80. I got lucky.
Motorcraft MERCON automatic transmission fluid is used in the 5 speed manual transmission according to the 1997 Ford Ranger owners manual
According to the 1997 Ford Ranger owners manual : Motorcraft MERCON automatic transmission fluid is used in the 5 speed manual transmission
According to the 1997 Ford Ranger Owner Guide : ( 5.6 U.S. pints / 2.65 litres of Motorcraft MERCON automatic transmission fluid is used in the manual transmission )
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
Even though it is a manual transmission, it takes mercon III automatic transmission fluid.
Motorcraft MERCON automatic transmission fluid in the 5 speed manual transmission on a 1997 Ford Ranger , according to the Owner Guide
The type of automatic transmission fluid to use is stamped on the automatic transmission fluid dipstick according to the 1997 Ford Ranger owners manual
The slave cylinder for a hydraulic clutch on a Ford Ranger is inside the manual transmission bellhousing
I was looking at the 1997 Ford Ranger owners manual at : www . motorcraft service . com ( no spaces ) Click on Owner Guides The owners manual shows ( 5.6 pints / 2.65 liters ) for the manual transmission
Bottom of the engine.
Will a 1997 Aerostar transmission fit in a 2000 ford ranger?
yes, the manual transmission is the same in the 1993-1997 model and the 1998-present model. it is the Mazda M5OD-R1 transmission There are differences that you will need to fix: the '98 has an electronic speedometer sensor, the '93 had a gear drive cable. the tail housing and gear inside can be swapped. Also the hydraulic clutch fitting is slightly different so the slave cylinder needs to be swapped. easy fix. I know because I did it.