Ford 5 Speed 5R110W Trans Service Question

timmac wrote:
So I drained the trans fluid from the pan by the plug provided by Ford and refilled to 4.5 quarts and drove around and checked and it showed no trans fluid on dipstick so I added another 1/2 quart and drove around and the very hard to read dipstick still shows no fluid I did get a reading at 1st when I replace the trans fluid but nothing now.

So does anyone know how many quarts the transmission pan holds, I did not remove the pan just drained the pan and refilled.

I thought it was 4 1/2 quarts but I could be wrong.

After you filled the pan cold and then drove the vehicle, some of the fluid in the pan filled air pockets in clutch packs, servos, internal galleries, torque converter, coolers, etc. As previously stated, refill what you removed and you'll be close. Keep filling the pan 1/2 a quart at a time until almost full and you'll be fine. (check level when hot) Don't overfill and leave room for fluid expansion if filling cold. The fluid level will rise on the stick as the ATF warms up.

Chum lee