What I usually do when the transmission is 100% empty and I'm not sure how much oil it holds, is to add about 8 quarts of fluid then start the engine and let it idle for about 20 seconds while manually shifting through all the gears while firmly holding the brakes on. Then I shut off the engine, wait a minutes or so and pull the dipstick. If no fluid is on the stick then I add about 2 more quarts and repeat. Once fluid is present on the stick then with the engine running I'll add a pint at a time until the fluid level is up to the proper level. Shift again through all the gears, recheck the fluid level, test drive it, and do the final recheck of the level. I've never seen any chart that is 100% accurate on how much a transmission holds - they'll be quite close but the only way to be certain is to do a final level check after a road test of a few miles.
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Go to ford owners.Com and download the latest version of the owners manual then go to capacities and fluid recommendations and the amount is there
What I usually do when the transmission is 100% empty and I'm not sure how much oil it holds, is to add about 8 quarts of fluid then start the engine and let it idle for about 20 seconds while manually shifting through all the gears while firmly holding the brakes on. Then I shut off the engine, wait a minutes or so and pull the dipstick. If no fluid is on the stick then I add about 2 more quarts and repeat. Once fluid is present on the stick then with the engine running I'll add a pint at a time until the fluid level is up to the proper level. Shift again through all the gears, recheck the fluid level, test drive it, and do the final recheck of the level. I've never seen any chart that is 100% accurate on how much a transmission holds - they'll be quite close but the only way to be certain is to do a final level check after a road test of a few miles.