Transmission type 98 4.0

[yosaabo]

Im new to this so I apologize in advance if I post in the wrong thread.

I have a 98 Ford explorer 4.0 V6 XLT 4x4 that needs a new transmission.

it is an automatic transmission.
I dont know if it is 4 or 5 speed.


I have tried to look it up and find out what tranny I have but have not gotten a conclusive answer.

I have called junk yards and some say there is only one tranny for that 98 year and some say there are more than one.

which is it?

I think it is a OHV since it says 4.0 EFI on the plastic intake under the hood.

I would really appreciate your help.

the vin number has an "X" on the 8th spot.

Thanks!

 

[alohamonte]

transmission code should be on the inside door jam tag

 

[vroomzoomboom]

both OHV and SOHC trucks used a 5r55e trans. they will work form 97-00 i believe.

 

[explorer-aus]

both OHV and SOHC trucks used a 5r55e trans. they will work form 97-00 i believe.

I thought the cars with the OHV (XL) had only the 4 speed?

 

[vroomzoomboom]

I thought the cars with the OHV (XL) had only the 4 speed?

95-96 had the 4r55e (4spd).

 

[FLYIN 5.0]

Are you sure that the trans is shot? They are known for valve body issues.

 

[yosaabo]

Im pretty sure the tranny is shot...

I bought if off a co-worker that was the original owner. The radiator had cracked and allowed antifreeze aka water into the tranny. It had been sitting for a while so I replaced the radiator and had my ford dealer flush out the tranny twice.

She had been running it without a dip stick for I dont know how long so there was tons of debris.

they told me to drive it and flush it out in 3 months again. It didnt make it past the first month.

I have read from these informative forums that water causes the seals in the tranny to fail or the seals absorb the water and the glue fails.

It was slipping between 2-3 gears so I was just going to try the valve body gasket process but then the reverse began to fail and then every gear so I decided to just look into replacing the entire tranny.

I just want to make sure I have the right transmission. Since the parts dealer I asked said there were different ones depending on if you have a OHV or SOHC. I read 4.0 EFI under the hood so according to a post on here that means it is a OHV (Over head Valve) and not a SOHC (single over head cam) it is parked at my inlaws so ill have to check the sticker on the driver door post to see what it says.

 

[FLYIN 5.0]

Yeah it does sound like you need a tranny. All that junk in there clogging everything up is no good.