E40d trany in fourth gear accelerating or not it will vibrate badly but only slightly in any other gears. The fluid should be within the cross hatched marks on the stick. That hole is where the speedometer cable is hooked up to the transmission. Just throwin' ideas out here. The Mazda 5 speed gets a really bad wrap - make sure that you put good fluid in it, and make sure that it stays full. If I need to replace the transmission, can I mount any of the 5 speeds in my truck or should I stick with what I take out? If the tranny is going bad, you will know it because the fluid turns black in which case the damage is already done.
Had to slow down enough so engine will cut itself off. In a synchromesh gearbox, to correctly match the speed of the gear to that of the. Now look at it again. You can't do it yourself. I pulled the transmission out of the truck, took off the top shift plate to look inside to see if anything was out of sorts. Just changed my pan gasket yesterday.
I left the truck sitting for about a week and there was only the smallest of spots on the driveway, maybe 2 or 3 inches in diameter. Fill until lube comes out the fill hole. Vehicle is out of warranty and Ford Motor Company refuses to pay for the repairs. I should mention that I replaced the oil pan, I guess it would be possible to replace the gasket without lifting the engine, but why make your life harder? Don't use the multi vehicle fluid. The biggest engine available for the 1995 Ford Ranger is a 4.
Do not overfill the trans! I had the same issues with mine when I got it in 1996 - it is a 1988 F150 , and everything was great until I did the swap boy that has been a pain in the butt! Do you have to lift the motor? Purchase a filter desingned for this purpose. Pull up on the drive unit and it will come out, look on the side of the drive unit and you will see the level indicator line for full and add. FelPro makes a good gasket for that engine it's blue with 4 blue pins that you screw into the block they hold the pan and gasket up so you can get the bolts in easier. Some say that the Ford reccommended transmission oil for a '91 4-speed is an 80 w gear lube. Remove those then the cover.
Service your transmission about every 24,000 miles, or every two years, whatever occurs first. Hope t … his helps. While checking stuff out, I noticed I'll probably need to replace the oil pan gasket and the valve cover gasket too. I'm guessing the valve cover gasket will probably take me all of an hour to do but that oil pan looks to be a bitch. I Started the truck slipped her in first and she crawled like a baby.
After changing the motor mounts and radius arm bushings it's like a new truck. Its a finicky transmission, only good when taken care of, never good when mistreated. What fluid did you put in the tranny? Interesting to say the least. You'll need the right size funnel to add fluid, at the dipstick tube. Refill it with about 3 quarts then check it.
Do this everytime you check the transmission fluid. Or, should I not worry about it and just wait 6 months or so and drain the tranny again and see if the fluid has any less shavings? Not brown or black or metallic looking. I believe the Thunderbirds had a big problem with the fluid overheating, and the transmission developing a bad shudder, I think a aftermarket cooler would prevent headaches in the future, ask around. Your fluid in your T-bird shoud be the same color that it is in the quart bottle. I'm guessing the valve cover gasket will probably take me all of an hour to do but that oil pan looks to be a bitch. If I need to replace the transmission, can I mount any of the 5 speeds in my truck or should I stick with what I take out? On some vehicles you check cold and with the vehicle not running. With a manuel tranny you will always have shaving on the magnet and alot of shaving can build up over time.
With a manuel tranny you will always have shaving on the magnet and alot of shaving can build up over time. It requires 5 quarts for oil changes. This problem has occurred to the only two other persons that I know that own like vehicles F150, 94-95, manual trans. They have different bolt patterns. That hole is where the speedometer cable is hooked up to the transmission.
The mazda has case supports lines case into the metal that run on the outside of the tranny. Not brown or black or metallic looking. But they cannot seem to locate the problem. If you do have to change the tranny and want to keep a 5 speed try to find a zf. If I need to replace the transmission, can I mount any of the 5 speeds in my truck or should I stick with what I take out? It gives 2 different readings between the 2, and I would hate to over fill it and cause damage.