hi all,
this question must have been asked 100 times..
i need to change the transmission fluid .i know that i could used the Ford OEM but i am retired and not all the $ to be able to buy their price bottle,are they 1-2 other option oil i could used?
i am located in the province of Quebec,
we have other brands too,Castrol,Valvoline!!!!

in the transfercase is it the normal automatic fluid? i have a couple of castrol ATF+4 sill that i wont used,,can i in the transfercase?

thanks for your help,
it is confusing on the web for information so i came here IN the Group.

thanks
Gervais.

 

Welcome to the forum
Bienvenue sur le forum
(from an online app my French is awful)

2006 Ranger will have a 5R55E(4.0l) or 5R44E(3.0l or 2.3l) automatic
In a 4x4 automatic the pan is deeper so may need an extra 1/2 quart
Totally dry they use 10 quarts(or 10.5), but........................you can't drain torque converter which can hold 3 quarts if not a bit more
Most of the time if you drop the pan and drain ATF you will only get 5 quarts out, so will only need to refill 5 or 6 quarts, the rest is in the torque converter, valve body, pump and transcooler
So you don't need 10 quarts
MERCON V Automatic Transmission Fluid is Ford spec, you can use any brand that says Mercon V compatible

Transfer case holds about 1.25 quarts(2.5 pints) bone dry, so maybe 1 quart on refill
Yes, pretty much any multi-purpose ATF will work in transfer case
Ford specs, MERCON Multi-Purpose (ATF) Transmission Fluid

As for Castrol ATF + 4 I see this "You may use ATF +4 in most applications that call for older Dexron and Mercon fluids" so yes you can use it in the transfer case

 

Super RonD,
Fryday i will go shopping and stop at Canadian Tire for some Mercon V ,compatible oil ....i think they have Valvoline in the brands they are selling and it is good quality.

i still have these Castrol ATF4 that i used ,if i remember correctly,in my Colorado so i will use it here in my Ranger.

i really appreciated your answer,it so confusing on the internet and that is one of the reason i joined the Group here,,to have good and right informations.
Thanks again
Merci

Gervais.

 

well
i just changed the oil,
it was so black,,,
so full of carbone think!
i never seen an automatic transmission oil (in a transfercase) so black in my years!
i think it was the OEM of the truck,it has 187,000 or 190000 km ,,i dont remember.

i changed it for the Castrol,
i wonder how it will engage and disengage now but it was slow before but it was working

now what i have left is the transmission fuid

gervais