Mazda
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Mazda F3A
The 3-speed automatic transmission F3A was designed by Mazda for its top of the line FWD vehicle Mazda 626 in 1983, when 3-speed automatic transmissions were extremely popular.
Speeds
3
Type
AT
Drive
FWD
Max torque
120
ATF capacity (L)
6,6
ATF change (L)
3
ATF type
Dexron VI
Other and alternative codes of this transmission
F3A
JATCO F3A
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About this transmission
Transmission general data
The 3-speed automatic transmission F3A was designed by Mazda for its top of the line FWD vehicle Mazda 626 in 1983, when 3-speed automatic transmissions were extremely popular.
This transmission turned out to be quite good in the ratio price\quality, and despite some vulnerabilities, after some adjustments it was used on Ford vehicles in the class up to 1.6 liters - Ford Festiva, Stylus, Aspire.
Technical issues and repair guidelines
This transmission was also installed on Chevrolet Spectrum and Mazda started using this transmission in 1986 on the 323 model.Then GEO, Suzuki Swift, and Mercury had been using this transmission until 1995. Ford had been manufacturing a budgetary Aspire equipped with the F3A until 1997, when 3-speed automatic transmissions were ousted from the market. It’s a very rare case when the F3A transmission gets in repair services. Spare parts for repair of this transmission are only kits of gaskets and seals and kit of bushings. The open filter with a metal lath gets replaced quite rarely, in most cases it is just washed for reasons of economy.
Vehicle fitment explorer
Confirmed vehicle applications. Every row is drawn from our source-verified fitment database.
| Make | Model | Year | Drive | Engine |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ford | ASPIRE | 94-97 | 3 SP FWD | L4 1.3L |
| Ford | FESTIVA | 90-93 | 3 SP FWD | L4 1.6L |
| GEO | STORM | 90-93 | 3 SP FWD | L4 1.6L 1.8L |
| Isuzu | STYLUS | 91-93 | 3 SP FWD | L4 1.6L |
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