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Old Sep 24, 2007 | 05:06 AM
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tranny fluid

ok im gonna sound stupid her but how much tranny fluid do i need in a 96 f150 five speed
 
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Old Sep 24, 2007 | 05:11 AM
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Check the fluid capacities page in your owners manual.

My repair manual shows 7.6 pts for that transmission in 96, which equates to 3.8 quarts if my math is correct.
 
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Old Sep 24, 2007 | 05:15 AM
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im second owner was used as work truck before i got it so all paperwork is gone along with my haynes manual aint gotta clue were it went. thanks though
 
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Old Sep 24, 2007 | 07:58 AM
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wanna flush it ? Easy and much better .

Take off the top cooler line on the radiator .... stuff a rubber plug into the rad hole ( sometimes it tries to puke out some there ). Hook a hose to that cooler line you got hanging and place in a 5 gallon bucket to catch oil comming out . Get about 12 quarts ready to pour . Crank her up , and while the old fluids squirting into the bucket , you need to be pouring new stuff into the dipstick .... and watch for the color to turn pink going into the bucket .... when its pink , shut her off .

Replace the cooler line , crank her up and check level . Add if needed .

(Oh and try to be pouring fluid back into the dipstick , the same rate as is comming out into the bucket .... Yea its a rough guess .... but you dont want the pan to run dry for long . You can tell if you are too slow adding it .... because the fluid will be sputtering out the rubber tube in the bucket )
 
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Old Sep 24, 2007 | 08:28 AM
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ah, he has a stick shift, not an automatic.
 
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Old Sep 24, 2007 | 12:49 PM
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pfft ..... yea he did say 5 speed didnt he . Christ not only do I need spall check ... but apparently need READ check too

ok but if you wanna change the auto trans fluid in your buddies truck .... then theres the instructions
 
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Old Sep 24, 2007 | 02:08 PM
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Look on the bright side. At least somebody is learning something.
Sorry 17fordguy I don't know the answer to your question either.
 
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Old Sep 24, 2007 | 03:50 PM
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ok thanks for the help every one i was just askin cause my old s-15 used like 2 gallons and i could hardly get a whole gallon in the f-150
 
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for the mazda 5 speed it is 7.6 pints which is 3.8 quarts and for the zf 5 speed it is 6.8 pints which is 3.4 quarts. are you going to put the atf back in it? when I put new seals and the 3 plugs in mine I used royal purple synchromax oil.it is an all synthetic oil designed for transmissions using the atf. I did that in 2005 and it still shifts smooth.
when i get the time and energy i am going to change the rear end 80-90 oil to royal purple max gear synthetic 75-140.
i am just starting to do things on my truck again,after my operation,chemo and radiation for pancreatic cancer starting in april of 2006. Jack
 
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i avoid the synthetic to many mechanic stories of it destroying gears
 
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