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- Location
- FL
- Vehicle Year
- 1997
- Make / Model
- Ford Ranger
- Engine Type
- 4.0 V6
- Transmission
- Automatic
- 2WD / 4WD
- 2WD
Hi all,
Recently acquired a 1997 Ranger Supercab 4.0L with a dead 5R55E transmission. Transmission does not engage in any gear, verified the linkage is working and tried leaving it in drive a few minutes to see if pressure would build but got nothing.
Fluid is black, overfilled halfway up the dipstick. I’ve never seen it like this in 40 years of working on cars! How do you overfill that much?
I was looking for opinions if I should bother dropping the pan and doing a filter change and filling to the proper level just to see if there is any life left in it. My gut says the pump is dead and maybe the torque converter too.
Thanks.
Recently acquired a 1997 Ranger Supercab 4.0L with a dead 5R55E transmission. Transmission does not engage in any gear, verified the linkage is working and tried leaving it in drive a few minutes to see if pressure would build but got nothing.
Fluid is black, overfilled halfway up the dipstick. I’ve never seen it like this in 40 years of working on cars! How do you overfill that much?
I was looking for opinions if I should bother dropping the pan and doing a filter change and filling to the proper level just to see if there is any life left in it. My gut says the pump is dead and maybe the torque converter too.
Thanks.