how many quarts in a a4ld?

[89' RICE COOKER]

i dont know anything about auto trannys. i picked up some Aamco Dextron III Mercon fliud (is this ok). the Dextron III Mercon through me of a little since the dipstick says to only use Mercon fliud. How many quarts does it take? i put about 3/4 of a quart in the torqe converter when i mated the engine and tranny. how much should i add? is this the right fluid?

 

[kiddiccarus]

Yes that is the correct fluid, but without my manual in front of me I dont know the proper ammount. 351wcoupe should know the correct answer though.

 

[89' RICE COOKER]

believe it or not i looked through my haines manual for about 15 min and it just kept refering me back and forth. nothing about capacity. thanks for the help kid, the dextron III just confused me.

 

[kiddiccarus]

Oh yeah if no one has told you yet. Throw away that damn Haynes manual and find a Chiltons, Haynes manuals are wrong, misleading and full of holes. chiltons are 10 times better.

 

[kiddiccarus]

http://www.fordpowerproducts.com/pdf/A4LDTransSpecSheetrev10-04.pdf

9.5 Quarts

 

[89' RICE COOKER]

yeah thats what i've heard. Thanks for the link, great help. i am assuming that is including the converter. if anyone wants to sell a decent 5-speed lemme know.

 

[bhuff30]

If the entire system is empty, it could be close to 10 quarts, but it may also be less if you still have any in the lines or transmission. When you drop the pan, you actually only get out 3-4 quarts.
Just put everything together and start the thing up. Leave it in park, and keep adding oil until it shows enough. Drive it around the block and top it off again.

 

[89' RICE COOKER]

hahaha....i was putting the tranny fluid in a little bit ago. i get to about 6 quarts and just keep dumpin fliud in. i had the radio on in the garage but not too loud. not paying any attention, i keep pouring, then all of a sudden i remember you got to start the engine after about 4 quarts to let the fluid run through. i stop pouring and unplug the radio, and sure enough, i hear something leaking. look under the car and i have about 2-3 quarts of fliud running out the garage into the driveway. it leaked out of the little valve on top of the tranny. what a mess.

 

[freakintiger]

Dohh! What a mess!

 

[kiddiccarus]

LOL I hope you have floor dry to clean all of that up. I have to check the drain plug twice when I change my oil because I am afraid of the same thing.

 

[5.0 Nostalgia]

I have an 89 Ford Shop Manual. It says 10 quarts or 9.5 litres. Dexron II Series D.

Good luck with that mess. I can't change transmission fluid without spilling it.

 

[4bangen]

ive put about 30quarts in mine so far and im still adding
leaky little peace of crap!
ive got a t-5 just waiting for a swap.