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10R80 Solenoid Kit 2018

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10R80 Solenoid Kit 2018, remanufactured and ready to install. Fits the 10R80. Ships fast from the USA.

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About this product

2018 is the year the 10R80 spread across Ford's lineup, so this page gets searched by owners of very different vehicles: an F-150 with the 2.7L or 3.5L EcoBoost or the 5.0L V8, a redesigned Expedition or Navigator, or a Mustang with the ten-speed automatic. If yours is binding on a shift, flaring between gears or throwing a solenoid code, this remanufactured 10R80 solenoid kit for the 2018 model year is the replacement once the diagnosis points at the solenoids themselves.

How the solenoids run a 2018 10R80

Every shift in a 10R80 is a hand-off between clutches: one applies while another releases. Six direct-acting shift solenoids, one per clutch from A to F, push on regulating valves in the main control, and the current the computer sends sets how hard each clutch is squeezed. The computer also needs to know exactly how each solenoid flows. At the factory every solenoid is flow-tested and stamped with a band number from 1 to 5, and the transmission control strategy is built around those numbers. That is why a solenoid problem on this unit usually shows up on particular shifts, and why the wrong replacement can make a good truck shift worse.

Symptoms that point to the solenoids

One 2018 caution: a no-upshift-past-2nd complaint with P0757 and P2701 reads like a stuck B solenoid, but Ford tied it on 2018 Mustangs to a damaged one-way clutch in the front support. Rule that out before replacing solenoids.

Diagnose before you order

Transmission Digest documented a 2018 F-150 that still had a 7-8 bind after two new valve bodies; it was cured only when the B and C solenoids were replaced with units carrying matching band numbers. Our 10R80 shift solenoid guide covers the band-number check, scope testing and the bench test step by step. Expedition and Navigator owners will find model-specific checks in the 10R80 Expedition shift problems guide, and Mustang owners in the 10R80 Mustang common problems guide.

Fitment for 2018

This listing is for 2018 10R80 applications: F-150 (2.7L and 3.5L EcoBoost, 5.0L V8 and Raptor), Expedition, Lincoln Navigator and Mustang. The base 3.3L F-150 kept a six-speed automatic that year, so confirm your transmission tag. Main control calibrations changed during 2018 production, so match the 13-digit solenoid body strategy on your casting and the left-side case tag, or give us your year and VIN to check. A 2017 launch-year truck should look at the 2017 10R80 solenoid kit instead; everything else for this transmission is in the 10R80 parts collection.

Install notes


Specifications

Fits10R80 2018
Part typeSolenoid Kit
ConditionRemanufactured
BrandOEM
ShipsFrom the USA
Warranty1-year

Complete the job: parts that go with this

Doing this repair right usually means replacing these at the same time. Same transmission, ships together.


10R80 Solenoid Kit 2018: common questions

Does this kit fit a 2018 Mustang and a 2018 Expedition?

It is listed for 2018 10R80 applications, which include the Mustang, Expedition, Navigator and most F-150 engines. Calibrations varied, so match the solenoid body strategy on your main control or send us your VIN to confirm.

Why does my 2018 F-150 still bind on the 7-8 shift after a new valve body?

A documented cause is solenoids whose band numbers do not match what the computer expects. On that shift the B clutch applies while the C clutch releases, so the B and C solenoids and their band numbers are the first place to look.

My 2018 Mustang will not shift past 2nd and shows P0757. Is it the solenoid?

Possibly not. Ford linked that complaint and code pair, P0757 with P2701, on 2018 Mustangs to a damaged one-way clutch in the front support. Confirm with a mechanical check before buying solenoids.

Does the 2018 10R80 need a relearn after solenoid replacement?

Yes. Verify or program the solenoid body strategy, let the vehicle sit, then drive the adaptive learning cycle. Expect firmer shifts for a few days.

What fluid should I use?

Mercon ULV only. It is a low-viscosity fluid and older Mercon types are not substitutes.


Repair guides for this job

Sources
  1. Transmission Digest — 10R80 caught in a bind on the seventh to eighth shift (Wayne Colonna). Backs the 2018 F-150 7-8 bind that persisted through two new valve bodies and was fixed by B and C solenoids with matching band numbers. www.transmissiondigest.com/10r80-bind-seventh-to-eighth-shift/
  2. Transmission Digest — 10R80/10L90 10-Speed Solenoid Function (Mike Souza). Backs the solenoid-per-clutch layout, separate part numbers per location and the solenoid body strategy check. www.transmissiondigest.com/10r80-10l90-10-speed-solenoid-function/
  3. Ford Motor Company (via NHTSA) — Technical Service Bulletin 23-2123, 10R80 Harsh/Delayed Engagement And/Or Harsh/Delayed Shift. Backs the solenoid performance and friction element code list and the reprogram-first, then main control repair path. static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2023/MC-10234596-0002.pdf

10R80 Solenoid Kit 2018

$223.84
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