Wigglesrewind
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- Location
- Grand Rapids, MI
- Vehicle Year
- 2006
- Make / Model
- Mazda B3000 2WD
- Transmission
- Automatic
Hey everyone, long time stranger returning after being ranger-less for about 10 years or so. Just picked up a 2006 mazda B3000 2WD and was doing a trans filter and fluid change and noticed it has an 18 bolt trans pan which according to what ive read is a 4r44e. The truck definitely drives like a 4speed. Runs about 2700rpms at 70. Im surprised by this as my vin sticker trans code is D which should be a 5speed.
I was under the assumption that even though the 2 transmissions are very similar they arent interchangable due to the trucks computer. I wouldn't really care normally except the truck has 165k on the clock and was looking at maybe picking up a spare trans and dont want to waste time removing one that i couldn't use. a junkyard by me usually runs 50% off days and has a half dozen late model rangers i could pick over and find a cheap spare.
Just wondering what to make of this...certainly seems like its a 4speed auto but that leaves me wondering how they made that work unless the transmissions are more interchangable than ive read.
Bestow your wisdom on me ranger nation!
I was under the assumption that even though the 2 transmissions are very similar they arent interchangable due to the trucks computer. I wouldn't really care normally except the truck has 165k on the clock and was looking at maybe picking up a spare trans and dont want to waste time removing one that i couldn't use. a junkyard by me usually runs 50% off days and has a half dozen late model rangers i could pick over and find a cheap spare.
Just wondering what to make of this...certainly seems like its a 4speed auto but that leaves me wondering how they made that work unless the transmissions are more interchangable than ive read.
Bestow your wisdom on me ranger nation!
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