You may experience shudders. Hard shifts could come up and that is not good. There might be jerking. The gears may become stuck. The transmission may slip. If the transmission fluid leaks, that needs to be solved quickly.
Delayed shifts can cause acceleration issues. The transmission fluid needs to be replaced every 30, to 60, miles. Along with fluid changes, terrible sounds will come from the transmission. Old transmission fluid will be awful to the ear. A worn out torque converter will cause a headache. Owner Reviews. Brian December 1, I've never done this job before but it looks pretty straightforward, just basically drain and refill. Join RangerForum. Are you a Ford Ranger fan? If so we invite you to join our community and see what it has to offer.
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Best of all it's totally free! SalRanger2 , Jun 30, Good tip to make sure I can get the fill plug out okay beforehand! I probably might not have done that if you hadn't mentioned it.
My luck I'd drain it first without doing that and then find out it'll take me forever to manage to get a stuck fill plug out. First thing I'll do then is go ahead and PB Blast that fill plug and make sure I can turn the plug out before proceeding.
When refilling, the fill hole seems kinda up there where it'll be rather difficult to tip the quart bottles of ATF and have the fluid run down into the hole. I don't have the special type fluid pump and if I'm too cheap to go buy one what's a good way otherwise? SalRanger2 , Jul 1, I have always ran synthetic gear oil in mine. I have had 3 rangers over the years in the manual. My personal opinion is that ATF is not good for gear boxes.
But I work my trucks hard and dont trust it. I have had a manual fail on me with ATF in it. Never had one fail with Gear oil. You may find it easier to remove the shifter and fill from the top of the trans. While your at it, go to ford and buy the bushing kit. It will replace worn out and sloppy shifter syndrome.
I don't work it hard.
Delayed shifts can cause acceleration issues. The transmission fluid needs to be replaced every 30, to 60, miles. Along with fluid changes, terrible sounds will come from the transmission. Old transmission fluid will be awful to the ear. A worn out torque converter will cause a headache.
Owner Reviews. Brian December 1, Not Dexron. It uses Mercon V, a Ford produ t. Dexron is for GM applications. John M. April 9, The manual transmission fluid used on a ford ranger can be either dexron 4 or 5. Log in or Sign up.
Ranger Forum - Ford Truck Fans. The owners manual specifies the fluid to use is 2. I've never done this job before but it looks pretty straightforward, just basically drain and refill.
Join RangerForum. Are you a Ford Ranger fan? If so we invite you to join our community and see what it has to offer. Our site is specifically designed for you and it's a great place for Ford Ranger Fans to meet online. Once you join you'll be able to post messages, upload pictures of your Ford, and have a great time with other Ranger fans. Whether your an old timer or just bought your Ford you'll find that Ranger Forum is a great community to join.
Best of all it's totally free! SalRanger2 , Jun 30, Good tip to make sure I can get the fill plug out okay beforehand! I probably might not have done that if you hadn't mentioned it. My luck I'd drain it first without doing that and then find out it'll take me forever to manage to get a stuck fill plug out. First thing I'll do then is go ahead and PB Blast that fill plug and make sure I can turn the plug out before proceeding. When refilling, the fill hole seems kinda up there where it'll be rather difficult to tip the quart bottles of ATF and have the fluid run down into the hole.
I don't have the special type fluid pump and if I'm too cheap to go buy one what's a good way otherwise? SalRanger2 , Jul 1, I have always ran synthetic gear oil in mine. I have had 3 rangers over the years in the manual. My personal opinion is that ATF is not good for gear boxes. But I work my trucks hard and dont trust it. I have had a manual fail on me with ATF in it.
Never had one fail with Gear oil. You may find it easier to remove the shifter and fill from the top of the trans.