oil, coolant, brake fluids.

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Asked by Joseph Jun 06, 2009 at 07:48 PM about the 2006 Ford Ranger

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

hi i have a project for school that i need to know somethings in order to get it done but i can't find that info please help.
06 ford Ranger 4.0L v6- how much oil does it take?
then how much coolant it takes, how much brake fluid it takes, how much tranny fluid it takes and how often those fluids have to be changed when operating at 30,000km/yr

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Go by your local auto parts store, or you could just call them. They should be able to look up all that info except brake fluid. There really isn't a spec for the amount of brake fluid your vehicle will hold. what I can tell you is that it's not over a gallon. It's probably somewhere around a quart of fluid. Your owners manual will tell you how often to change what fluids. If you don't have a owners manual, since your truck is still somewhat new, you should be able to go by your local Ford dealership and get one.

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under sever driving cionditions change oil every 3000, if not using full syn....tranny service every 30,000 , rad service at 100,000 then once a year after the first service, service 4 wheel drive and transfer case every 50,000. takes 5 qts oil, 12 qts tranny fluid (if auto) 3.75 qts if manual, 5.5 gal antifreeze capacity, 2.2 qt capacity in front and rear differential, 2.0 capacity in transfer case........why the hell do I have this information off of the top of my head? There is no listed specification for brake fluid capacity or clutch cylinder capacity for a ford ranger.......

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It takes 5 quarts of 5w30 and you will need 2 gal of green coolant

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You should get a manual which will have all the info you asked 5 years ago. Go to themanualstore.com

My 2003 Ford ranger 2.3L automatic transmission 2wd she takes 5 quart's of oil but always have extra on hand if it is your only vehicle!! , And antifreeze 2 1/2 gallons 3 at most my dad's tractor trailer took 5- 6 gallons. You 2.3L should only take 2 or 3 gallons. 3 gallons is probably because I spilled some. Break fluid you only need one jug I think one I used was quart size and I didn't use it all but oil doesn't go bad by extra if it's your only vehicle because you don't want to add old stuff back to the new stuff to make it to parts store been there it sucks. Waste of your time to. Buy extra you will have it for next time and just write down what your vehicle takes and share with us. I hope I helped you out. My truck has 5r55e transmission and I am going to be going crazy because my code scanner said I have shift coast solenoid problem ok cool I'll get new one what I thought. Now it's not saying anything says my truck passed I didn't touch trans yet so can it be lose wire possible or is same problem there but scanner won't say it more than once idk anyone with info on the 5r55e trans I can use any info on the transmission as possible thank you God bless

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