help id a tranny in my explorer

[rmn42689]

i have a 93 ford eplorer4x4 with a 4.0 and wondering what kinda of tranny is in it. Its a 5 speed and i looked at the tag and got:
F27A
ZA
B038234

Thats how it appears and i didnt see nething like that in the library but it does have a fill and drain plug. Let me know if yins have an idea thanks.

 

[kunar]

M50D (mazda 5 speed)

http://www.therangerstation.com/tech_library/ManualTransmission.html

 

[AllanD]

There is only ONE 5sp trans used on the 4.0 engine

Kunar is right, it's a Mazda M5OD-R1

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[rboyer]

I actually recently corrected a guy on Craigslist who listed a Mitsu trans from a 2.9 Ranger as being for an Explorer. He replied telling me that they used them in "certain year Explorers" and that it will definitely bolt right in! I hate talking to brick walls.

 

[rmn42689]

o ok thanks guys, i mite have to get a used one somewhere cuz idk when this thing is going go...think the throwout bearing and a couple syncros are bad

 

[LittleHorse]

I actually recently corrected a guy on Craigslist who listed a Mitsu trans from a 2.9 Ranger as being for an Explorer. He replied telling me that they used them in "certain year Explorers" and that it will definitely bolt right in! I hate talking to brick walls.

this guy didn't happen to live anywhere near Shawnee, OK did he?

I drove 2 hours to pick up a transmission that had been listed on craigslist as being for an Explorer, got their and found a Mitsu. I told him I'd call him back after I measured the length of mine and made sure they would interchange (knowing they would). The next day I went and pulled one out of an Explorer and paid half the price for it.

 

[rboyer]

this guy didn't happen to live anywhere near Shawnee, OK did he?

I drove 2 hours to pick up a transmission that had been listed on craigslist as being for an Explorer, got their and found a Mitsu. I told him I'd call him back after I measured the length of mine and made sure they would interchange (knowing they would). The next day I went and pulled one out of an Explorer and paid half the price for it.

No he was somewhere in PA. In a perfect world one would be able to just search the internet for a manual trans for an explorer and know that they're getting a M5OD. Unfortunately ignorance and stupidity prevent that.