5R44E Solenoid Kit 1997, remanufactured and ready to install. Fits the 5R44E. Ships fast from the USA.
Most people land on this page because a Ford Ranger or Mazda B-Series pickup with the 5R44E five-speed automatic is throwing shift solenoid codes, dropping into limp mode, or shifting at random, and the obvious fix looks like a new set of solenoids. Read this before you buy. This listing is not a loose bag of solenoids. It is a complete remanufactured 5R44E/5R55E valve body that comes with the solenoids installed, a separator plate and new gaskets, bench tested on a valve body tester before it ships. If your problem turns out to be worn valve bores rather than tired coils, this is the part that actually fixes it.
The 5R44E is the lighter-duty five-speed in Ford's 4R44E-to-5R55E family. It shares its valve body design with the 5R55E and the earlier four-speeds. The PCM fires on/off shift solenoids to move the shift valves, uses the EPC solenoid to set line pressure, and pulses the TCC solenoid to apply the converter clutch. Each solenoid only works as well as the bores and valves it feeds. After many years of heat cycles, the aluminum bores wear oval, pressure leaks past the valves, and the computer reads that loss as a solenoid or ratio fault even after the solenoids have been replaced. On the remanufactured unit, the pressure regulator, boost and TCC regulator valves are replaced with updated parts, and other updates are made as each core needs them.
First rule out wiring. Check the case connector and the pins for corrosion or fluid wicking, measure each solenoid's resistance at the connector, and run a line pressure test. If the electrical side checks out and pressure is low or unstable, the valve body is the prime suspect. Our 5R55 harsh or delayed shifts walkthrough explains how to tell valve body wear apart from servo bore wear and band problems, so you do not replace the wrong part.
The source listing covers the 5R44E and 5R55E from 1997 up. Industry catalogs differ on when the 5R44E itself first appeared in Ranger and B-Series trucks, and some list it only from 2001, so a 1997 truck may have a 5R55E or a four-speed 4R44E/4R55E instead. Read the transmission tag on the driver side of the case and match it before you order, or send us your year and VIN and we will check it for you. Do not use this unit on a 5R55W or 5R55S Explorer, because those take a different valve body and solenoid pack. Every 5R55-family part we stock is on the 5R55 parts page.
| Fits | 5R44E 1997 |
| Part type | Solenoid Kit |
| Condition | Remanufactured |
| Brand | OEM |
| Ships | From the USA |
| Warranty | 1-year |
Doing this repair right usually means replacing these at the same time. Same transmission, ships together.
It is the whole valve body. The unit is a remanufactured 5R44E/5R55E valve body with the solenoids included, and it comes with a separator plate and new gaskets. If you only want loose solenoids, this is not that part.
Maybe. The unit covers the 5R44E and 5R55E from 1997 up, but many early trucks used the four-speed 4R44E or 4R55E instead. Check the tag on the transmission case, or send us your year and VIN before ordering.
No. The solenoids come with the unit. Do inspect the case connector and wiring, because a damaged connector will cause the same codes on the new valve body.
Refill with Mercon V ATF and check the level hot. Then clear the codes, reset the adaptive tables with a scan tool, and drive through all five gears so the PCM can relearn shift pressures.
Only if the cause is in the valve body. In this family, P0735 is often caused by intermediate or overdrive servo bore wear in the case, which a valve body cannot fix. Pressure test and inspect the servo bores first.
