List of Ford transmissions explained

List of automatic, dual clutch automatic, and manual transmissions and transaxles used in vehicles manufactured by Ford Motor Company.

Automatic

• 1950–1965 Ford-O-Matic
• 1958–1979 Cruise-O-Matic
  • MX/FX
  • 1968–1981 FMX—A hybrid of the FX and MX
  • 1964–1981 C4
    • Most small block V8 powered cars of the 1960s and 1970s in the North American market
  • 1966–1996 C6
    • Most big-block V8 powered cars/trucks of the 1960s and 1970s in the North American market, All Fseries trucks without O/D, 80 thru 96 (97 For F250HD, F350, and F-Superduty models)
  • 1974–1989 C3—Light-duty, smaller than the C4
  • 1982–1986 C5—Improved C4, with a lock-up converter
  • 1985–1994 A4LD—C3 with overdrive
  • 1989–1998 E4OD—C6 with overdrive
  • 1999–2004 4R100—Replaces the E4OD transmission
  • 1995–2001 4R44E—Electronically controlled A4LD, light-duty
  • 1995–1997 4R55E—Electronically controlled A4LD, heavy-duty
• 1997–Current 5R44/5R55 Series—5-speed 5R44E/5R55E/N/S/W based on the 4R44E/4R55E, Bordeaux Automatic Transmission Plant / Sharonville Ohio transmission plant
  • Lincoln LS and Ford Thunderbird
  • Ford Falcon (Australia)
  • 2005–2010 Ford Mustang V6, GT^[1]
• 1980–1993 AOD—Ford's first 4-speed automatic transmission, based on the FMX but with a torque-splitting feature.
  • 1992–   AOD-E—Electronic AOD
    • 1993–2008   4R70W—Strengthened AOD-E with lower 1st and 2nd gear ratios
      • Application vary by year
        • Ford F-Series
        • Ford Crown Victoria
        • Mercury Grand Marquis
        • Lincoln Town Car
        • Ford Mustang
        • Ford Expedition
        • Ford E-Series
    • 2003–2008   4R75E & 4R75W
      • Applications vary by year
        • 4.2L, 4.6L, & 5.4L (2v & 3v)
          • F150
          • Ford E-Series Van
          • Ford Expedition
        • Ford Panther platform
        • Ford Crown Victoria
        • Mercury Grand Marquis
        • Lincoln Town Car
        • Ford Mustang (GT and Mach 1)
        • Mercury Marauder
        • Ford Police Interceptor
• AXOD family—Van Dyke Transmission
  • 1986–1991 AXOD—4-speed transaxle
    • Ford Taurus, Lincoln Continental, Mercury Sable
  • 1991–1993 AXOD-E—4-speed electronic transaxle
    • Ford Taurus, Lincoln Continental, Mercury Sable
  • 1994–2003 AX4S—4-speed electronic transaxle
    • Ford Taurus, Ford Windstar, Lincoln Continental, Mercury Sable
  • 1995–2007 AX4N/4F50N—4-speed electronic transaxle
    • Ford Freestar, Ford Taurus, Ford Windstar, Lincoln Continental, Mercury Monterey, Mercury Sable
• 1980–1994 FLC—3-speed hydraulic transaxle
  • Ford Escort, Ford Tempo, Mercury Topaz, Ford Taurus, Mercury Sable, and Ford EXP
• 1989–1997 4EAT-G—4-speed Mazda design transaxle
  • Ford Probe
• 1990–2003 F-4EAT—4-speed electronic transaxle—Mazda transaxle
  • Ford Escort, Mercury Tracer
• 2000-2013 4F27E—Strengthened 4-speed F-4EAT
  • Ford Focus, Ford Transit Connect
• 1994–2007 CD4E—4-speed transaxle, Batavia Transmission—Replaces the 4EAT-G transaxle
  • Ford Contour, Ford Escape, Ford Mondeo, Ford Probe, Mercury Cougar, Mercury Mariner, Mercury Mystique, Mazda Tribute, Mazda 626.
• 2003.5–2010 5R110W – 5-speed automatic with Tow/Haul mode – Replaces 4R100 in Super Duty trucks
  • Ford Super Duty
• 2011–present 6R140 - 6-speed automatic with Tow/Haul mode - Replaces 5R110W in Super Duty trucks.^[2]
  • Ford Super Duty
• 2020–present 10R140 - 10-speed automatic with Tow/Haul Mode - Replaces the 6R140 in Super Duty trucks.
  • Ford Super Duty
• 2005–present Aisin AWF-21 6-speed
  • Lincoln MKZ (2006–2010), Ford Fusion AWD (2007–2009), Land Rover LR2
• 2005–2007 ZF-Batavia CFT30—Continuously variable transaxle (CVT)
  • Ford Freestyle, Ford Five Hundred, Mercury Montego
• 2005–2016 6R60 ZF 6-speed transmission
  • Ford Falcon (BF, FG)
  • Ford Territory (AWD)
• 2006-2009 Ford FNR5 transmission - A 5 speed automatic from Mazda, uses Ford FNR5 fluid
  • Ford Fusion, Mercury Milan
• 2006–2007 6R60 6-speed transmission
  • Ford Explorer, Mercury Mountaineer
• 2007–present 6R80 6-speed transmission
  • Ford Expedition, Lincoln Navigator, Ford F-Series, 2011 Ford Mustang (V6 & GT), 2011 Ford Territory, 2011 Ford Ranger (Note: Global excluding USA)
• 2007–present 6F50—6-speed transaxle, Van Dyke Transmission
  • Ford Edge, Ford Explorer, Lincoln MKX, Lincoln MKS, Ford Taurus, Ford Flex, Lincoln MKT, Lincoln MKZ (2010–Present)
• 2009–present 6F35—6-speed transaxle, Van Dyke Transmission
  • Ford Escape, Ford Fusion, Ford Focus, Ford C-Max, Ford Kuga (in the Focus, C-Max and Kuga it is used with the 1.5 L4 Ecoboost. Also used with the ford escape in 2.0 L4 GTDI variant, and rated for vehicles up to 3.0L)^[3]
• 2009–present 6F55—6-speed transaxle (designed for use with the 3.5L Ecoboost V6)
  • Lincoln MKS, Ford Flex, Ford Taurus SHO, Lincoln MKT, Ford Explorer Sport (2013–present), Ford Police Interceptor Utility
• 2013–present HF35 Hybrid and Plug in Hybrid transaxle.
  • Ford Fusion HEV, Ford Fusion Energi PHEV, Ford C-Max HEV, Ford C-Max Energi PHEV, Lincoln MKZ Hybrid.
• 2017–present 10R80 longitudinal Ford-GM 10-speed automatic transmission^{[4] [5]}
  • 2017 Ford F-150 (including Ford Raptor), Ford Expedition, Ford Mustang, Ford Ranger (T6)
• 2017–present 6F15—6-speed transaxle (designed for use with the 1.0 EcoBoost to replace the DPS6 Powershift transmission)
  • Ford EcoSport, Ford Focus, Ford C-Max
• 2017–present 8F35 8-speed transverse transmission^[6] (1.5 EcoBlue, 2.0 Duratorq, 2.0 EcoBoost)
  • Ford Edge, Ford Escape (2020),^[7] Ford Focus, Ford Maverick (2.0 EcoBoost), Ford S-MAX, Ford Taurus
• 2017–present 8F40 8-speed transverse transmission (2.0 EcoBlue)
  • Ford Edge, Ford Focus, Ford S-MAX, Ford Galaxy, Ford Mondeo, Ford Kuga
• 2018–present 8F24 8-speed transverse transmission (1.0 and 1.5 EcoBoost)
  • Ford Focus
• 2018–present 8F57 8-speed transverse transmission for higher torque (2.7 V6 EcoBoost)
  • Ford Edge ST, Ford Explorer, Ford Fusion, Ford Taurus
• 2020–present 8F SelectShift® 8-speed transverse transmission (2.0 and 2.3 EcoBoost)
  • Lincoln Corsair,
  • Lincoln Zephyr (China)
• 2021–present HF45 Hybrid and Plug in Hybrid transaxle.
  • Ford Escape/Kuga FHEV / PHEV, Ford Maverick HEV, Lincoln Corsair.

Dual-clutch automatics

These are dual-clutch transmissions.

• 2008–present 6DCT150 Ford Powershift 6-speed wet clutch
  • Ford Fiesta
• 2008–present 6DCT250 Ford Powershift (DPS6) 6-speed dry clutch
  • Ford EcoSport, Ford Fiesta, Ford Focus.
  • The 2012-2016 DPS6 Powershift transmission was used in the 2012–2016 Ford Focus and 2011–2016 Ford Fiesta sedans. This transmission is the subject of a massive number of lawsuits alleging Ford lied in order to sell cars Ford knew had defective transmissions.^[8]
• 2008–present 6DCT450 Ford Powershift (MPS6) 6-speed wet clutch
  • Ford Focus, Ford Mondeo, Ford Kuga, Ford Galaxy, Ford Fiesta, Ford C-Max, Ford S-Max
• Getrag Transmissions
  • 2020 7DCT300
    • Ford Puma
    • Ford Fiesta
  • 2017–present 7DCL750 Getrag - 7-speed
    • Ford GT (2nd gen. V6)
• Tremec Transmissions
  • 2020–present Tremec TR-9070 7-speed
    • Shelby GT500

Manual

• 1960-1967 Ford/Mercury HED 3-speed transmission (non-syncro first gear)
• 1968- Ford Type E (aka Built or 2000e) 4-speed transmission Came in Anglia 105E, Cortina MkI, Lotus Cortina MkI, Cortina MkII to up to '68, Consul Classic, Consul Capri, Corsair, Escort TC, Mexico Mk1 and RS1600 MkI.
• 1976–1985 BC or BC4
• 1982–1995 BC5
• 1995–present IB5
• MT75
  • Ford Sierra, Ford Granada, Ford Escort Cosworth, Ford Scorpio, Ford Transit
• 1981–1994 MTX-III
• 1989–1995 MTX-IV
• MTX-75, "Cologne" transmission
  • Ford Contour, Ford Escort, Ford Focus, Ford Mondeo, Jaguar X-Type, Mercury Cougar
• Toploader
  • RUG SROD (Single Rail Over drive) 3-Speed+OD 83-86 F-150 78-84 Fairmont/Granada (SBF only)
• Type 9 (or Type N, T-9)
  • Ford Capri 1.6, 2.0 1983 onwards, Capri 2.8 1982 onwards, Ford Sierra 1.6, 1.8, 2.0, Sierra XR4i, Sierra XR4x4 2.8, Merkur XR4Ti
  • New Process 435 heavy duty 4 speed transmission
  • Clark / Tremec 4 speed OD and SROD
• Tremec or Borg-Warner transmissions
  • Borg-Warner T-18/T-19 transmissions - circa 1966–1991 Ford F-Series
  • Borg-Warner T-10 transmission – 1957–1965^[9]
  • Borg-Warner T-5 transmission – Ford Sierra; 1983–1995 Ford Mustang; 2005–2009 Mustang V6
  • Tremec T-170/T-175/T176/T177 1984-1990+? F-series
  • Tremec T-45 transmission – 1996–1999 Mustang Cobra, 1996–2000 Mustang GT
  • Tremec T-56 transmission – 2000 Cobra R and 2003–2004 Mustang Cobra, Ford Falcon (BF) I6T and 5.4l V8 BF MK1 - BF MK11
  • Tremec TR-3160 transmission – Mustang GT350,^[10] Mustang Mach 1, 2024– Mustang Dark Horse
  • Tremec TR-3650 transmission – 2001–2010 Mustang GT; 2003–2004 Mustang Mach 1
  • Tremec TR-6060 transmission – 2007–2014 Ford Shelby GT500, Ford Falcon (FG) I6T, 5.4L and 5.0L supercharged V8
• Getrag transmissions
  • Getrag MT-285 6-Speed Manual - 2002-2004 Focus SVT
  • Getrag MT-82 - 2011–present Mustang GT
  • Getrag MMT6 - 2013–2018 Focus ST, 2003-2012 Focus ST220 (non-US), 2017–2018 Focus RS, Volvo C30, C70, S40, S60, S80, V50, V60, V70, Ford Transit (front-wheel drive, non-US), Ford Mondeo, Ford S-Max
  • Getrag iB6 - Ford Fiesta, Ford Fusion with 1.6L EcoBoost, Ford Focus with 1.0L EcoBoost, and numerous non-US market models including S-Max, Mondeo, Focus ST (petrol and diesel),
  • Getrag MT1550 - 2021-present Bronco (2.3L only)
• Mazda M5OD transmissions
  • M5OD-R1 – Ford Ranger, Bronco II, Explorer, Aerostar.
  • M5OD-R1HD – Ford Ranger (4.0L V6 only)
  • M5OD-R2 – Thunderbird Super Coupe, Ford F-150, Bronco (except with 3511NaN1 V8)
• Toyo Kogyo (Early Mazda)
  • TK 4 4 speed manual (No Overdrive) (Ranger, Bronco II 83-85, Aerostar 85)
  • TK 5 5 speed manual (With overdrive) (Ranger, Bronco II 85-87, Aerostar 85-87)
• Mitsubishi FM145/FM146 5 speed (overdrive) (Ranger/Bronco II 86-92 with 2.0L, 2.3L, and 2.9L engines only)
• ZF Transmissions
  • S5-42- Late 80’s and early 90’s F-250+
  • S5-47- Mid 90’s to 2000 F-250+
  • ZF 5 DS-25-2- Pantera, GT40
  • S6-650- 2000-2003 F250+
  • S6-750-  2003-2006 F250+

References

1. [Ford 5R55E transmission#5R44E/5R55E/N/S/W]
2. Web site: NEW TORQSHIFT SIX-SPEED TRANSMISSION HARNESSES, CHANNELS INCREASED POWER FROM NEW FORD ENGINES | Ford Motor Company Newsroom . 2011-05-21 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110912023905/http://media.ford.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=32098 . 2011-09-12 .
3. Web site: 6F35 Transmission parts, repair guidelines, problems, manuals. 2020-11-02. go4trans.com.
4. Web site: Exclusive: An Inside Look At Ford's New 10 Speed Transmission . www.thetruthaboutcars.com . 2015-03-16.
5. Web site: Saturation Dive: Ford 10 Speed Transmission Power Flow . www.thetruthaboutcars.com . 2015-04-17.
6. Web site: Craig . Renneker . Sessions 2018 . CTI Symposium USA.
7. Web site: oemdtc. 2019-10-02. 8F35 – Illuminated MIL With DTC P0766 And/Or Intermittent No Reverse Engagement – 2019-2020 Ford & Lincoln Ford. 2020-11-02. en-US.
8. News: Howard . Phoebe . Suit: Ford lied and blamed buyers . Thursday, May 9, 2018 . The Detroit Free Press . May 9, 2018 . A1 . en.
9. Web site: The Borg-Warner T-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20050404033537/http://www.classicar.com/articles/T-10.asp . 4 April 2005.
10. https://web.archive.org/web/20150909205545/http://www.tremec.com/noticias_detalle.php?m=501