The capacity for transmission fluid on the 2006 Ford Explorer is 11 quarts.To change the transmission fluid You will want to first make sure the car is level on the ground and then pop the hood open. Now locate the transmission fluid container, it should be on or near the transmission itself, and find the dipstick. Pull it out and wipe it clean, then put it back in and pull it back out. Note the amount of fluid it says is in there, and how much You need to put in to fill the container. Use a funnel and top of the container until it is full, or right at full. Being a smidge under is fine, but do not overfill. Now close up the container and You are good to go.
Ok so first off the 2006 explorer does not have a transmission dip stick. Filling and draining is done through a hole on the bottom of the transmission. To check level first warm the engine and apply the parking brake. With the engine running, put the vehicle in Neutral and locate the drain/fill screw underneath. With a catch pan ready, unscrew the small screw. A little bit will drip out but shouldn’t run out unless it’s been over filled. (Note that if the engine is not running and/or vehicle is in park the transmission will not be pumping the fluid and fluid will then drain when screw is removed.) With the screw removed, you can now use a pump with a hose to start adding more fluid. Keep adding tell the fluid starts to run back out of the hole. Remove hose and wait about 1 min for over filling to finish draining and then replace the screw. When adding a stop leak/stop slip additive you want to remover screw when engine off. Use something to measure how much is being drained. Replace screw when you have drained the amount that you will replace with additive. Then start vehicle and place In neutral and add the additive the same way as described above. (Please make sure the parking brake is applied to prevent the vehicle from rolling.) *** FYI *** So inside the transmission pan is a tube that is about 3 or 4 inches tall. The top of this tube is the full level of fluid. So any extra will drain out when the screw is out but none will come out when the fluid is low. This keeps the transmission from ever being over filled. Over filling this transmission will blow out seals really fast and will destroy the transmission.
Where exactly is the dip stick tube located I have took out every plug n the transmission and can't locate if7063322080
Jim
February 14, 2022
There is no dipstick on a 2006 Ford explorer.
David B.
April 9, 2020
The capacity for transmission fluid on the 2006 ford explorer is about 11 quarts.
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