Any 90 weight gear oil will work. You fill the crankcase till when you insert your finger into the filler hole you can feel the oil. Do not overfill it so it runs out of the hole this will be too much. ANSWER 2: DO NOT USE GEAR OIL!!!! you will be putting a new transmission in it very soon. The Ford owners manual calls for MERCON ATF Transmission Fluid. yes this manual trans takes automatic trans fluid.
It is important to have the right fluid in a car to help it run smoothly. For a 1992 Ford Ranger with a Manual Transmission the best gear oil is Mercon V.
The gear box ( manual transmission ) is bolted to the rear of the engine
According to the 1996 Ford Probe Owner Guide : For the manual transaxle ( transmission ) ( Ford SAE 75W/90 gear oil , meeting Ford specification API GL-4 )
I have an 86 and it is. If first gear is not really low, it probably is.
1999 ford explorer 4.0 manual transmission gear shifter wont fit on shaft
It depends on what vehicle it is in, and in some cases the exact transmission. Older Ford Rangers for instance come equipped with 2 different manual transmissions, one a Ford Transmission and the other a Mazda. The Ford uses gear lube and the Mazda A/T fluid. Most use a gear oil of varying weights, but some can use automatic transmission fluid. Check your owners manual or call the dealer.
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automatic or manual? automatic, use mercron manual, use gear lube
On a 1990 Ford Ranger ; The 5 speed manual Mitsubishi transmissions ( trans code " D' ) take 4.8 pints of 80-90 W gear lube The 5 speed manual Mazda transmission ( trans code " M' ) takes 5.6 pints of MERCON automatic transmission fluid
If your transmission is manual, you will have to change gear. If it is automatic, you won't.
Is it a manual or automatic gearbox? Both the automatic and the manual require Dexron/Mercon.
80-90 w gear lube ANSWER Motorcraft Mercon Automatic Transmission Fluid in your 1993 Ranger manual (Mazda )transmission (YES - ATF ! ) 80 gear lube was used in 1991 + 1992 for the Mitsubishi manual transmission / 2.9 L engine equipped Rangers