Please help identify my transmission.

I have a 1996 Ford F150 4x4, 5.0L V8 with 'electronic automatic overdrive transmission'. It has a 1, 2 and D on the shift selector and the overdrive button on the end of the shift lever. It has a transmission code U.

Is this transmission an E40D, AOD-E, AODE-W or 4R70W? Is there a label or tag that would show this somewhere? Thanks for your help.

 

U is the 4R70W (truck version of the AOD-E).

 

Thank you very much!! This forum is a great source of information.

Just out of curiosity, where do you find a listing of transmission codes? My Chilton's book and a quick internet search was no help.

 

I collect info from LOTS of places, so I have no idea where I picked up some of it. Most of the transmission codes can be found at Chilton's online.

 

It's possible that your trans is AOD-E, AODE-W, and 4R70W as they are names for the same transmission. Now there is differences in the AODE. The "W" is for "wide" ratio. 4R70W is a newer name or possibly number from manufacturer. I put a shift kit in a '95 5.0 w/ MAF. It was AODE-w and/or 4R70W. The E4OD is the larger transmission. It's internal parts are similar to C6. The AODE is more similar to AOD or C4. You can tell by the shape of the pan between AODE and E4OD.

 

My '90 F150, 5.0L has an overdrive trans without push button. The gear selector has P, R, N, OD, D, 1. It was recently rebuilt and I was told that it is an AODE trans. I have been trying to find a performance module for my truck but I can't get a straight answer as to what kind of transmission is on my truck. Any clarification would be helpful.

 

tagg, your trans should be an AOD. They never put the AODE in the trucks and the 4r70W was not used until around `93.

 

Can anyone suggest a good performance module for my truck. 90 F150 5.0L AOD trans

 

PRNODD1 is AOD, so says:

Ford Transmission Spotter's Guide .: Articles

as found at the top of this page under "Articles/specs"

 

AOD Performance Products - Baumann Electronic Controls tagg, have a read here.

 

I have a B&M kit that has been sitting on a shelf for some time. Was for my Son's 92 F150 but never got around to installing it. Make ya a heck of a deal. Info:
B&M shift kit Ford AOD

 

No that's the all mechanical AOD transmission.

You're wasting you time, there is nothing a "chip" will do for this vintage truck that you can't get for free. The power upgrades topic is regularly beaten to death on this forum so you should find lots of info on what you need to do if you spend a little time reading on this forum.

 

No.. that's not true at all and it's badly misleading to suggest so.
The AOD is an all mechanical 4speed automatic and the AODE is the same transmission with an electrically locking torque converter. The 4R70w is related to these only in that it uses the same external case but nearly all internal parts are different and this trasnmission is completely computer controlled, so you simply cannot put an AOD or AODE where a 4R70w was or put a 4R70w in to replace an AOD and expect it to operate normally without any other changes, it just won't happen.

 

Are you sure? Im pretty sure (its been about a year) my 94 f150 (from the label on the side) has the AODE

 

We have worked on F150's with 5.0 engines and E4OD transmissions. Most are 1994 through 1996 models with the optional towing package. The F150's with 5.8 engine used the E4OD from 1989 through 1996.

The largest and most accurate source of information for decoding door or build tags is Helm Inc. They publish the O.E.M. service manuals and owners manuals. They sell them to Ford dealers and directly to the public, Helm Inc isn't a free source of these publications. Some O.E.M. service manuals are also available in CD/DVD format.

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