Replaces the Ford 6F35 valve body with its shift solenoids already installed, curing harsh 2-3 shifts, flare and slipping on 2015-2019 Escape and Fusion.
A 2015-2019 Ford Escape, Explorer, Fusion or Edge (or a 2015-2017 Taurus) that bangs from 2nd to 3rd, flares between gears, slips under light throttle, or hangs in neutral for a moment before it engages Drive is describing a worn 6F35 valve body, not a one-off glitch. This assembly replaces the OE unit CV6Z-7G391-A with the shift solenoids already bolted on and wired to the internal connector, so you are not transferring your old solenoid pack onto a bare casting - the whole thing goes in as one piece.
On the CV6Z-platform 6F35, the valve body carries both the hydraulic valving that applies each clutch and the shift solenoid pack the TCM commands to time those shifts. The two parts fail together on this casting: the aluminum bores the pressure control and shift valves ride in go oval, so line pressure bleeds off past the valve instead of holding a clutch applied, while the solenoids themselves silt up with clutch material and stop responding cleanly. Replacing solenoids alone on bores that have already gone oval buys a few weeks at best - the bore wear is what actually needs replacing.
If you already replaced the solenoid pack by itself and the same complaint came back within weeks, that is the strongest sign the bores are worn and the full assembly is what actually fixes it. Our Ford 6F35 transmission problems guide walks through separating this bore-wear pattern from the 6F35's other common failure, the 3-5-R clutch and wave plate, before you spend money twice. If you only need a replacement solenoid pack for a casting that is not yet worn, the standalone 6F35 solenoid pack for CV6Z-7G391-A is the cheaper first step.
This assembly is built for the CV6Z-7G391-A casting used on the 2015-2018 Edge, 2015-2019 Escape, 2015-2019 Explorer, 2015-2019 Fusion and 2015-2017 Taurus. If your 6F35 is an earlier Escape, Fusion, Mariner or Milan from 2008-2011, those use a different, earlier casting - see the early 6F35 valve body with solenoids listing instead.
Drain the fluid, drop the pan and pull the filter, then unplug the internal wiring connector at the valve body before backing out the bolts in a spiral from the outside in so you do not drag the separator plate or drop a check ball on the way down - note where each check ball and accumulator spring sits in the case before the old body clears it. Start every bolt by hand before torquing any of them, reconnect the internal connector, and fit a new filter and pan gasket. Most of these applications have no dipstick - the level is set through the fill plug at a specified fluid temperature and confirmed at the overflow tube, not by quantity poured in. Clear the adaptive shift tables with a scan tool afterward and drive through a relearn, since a good valve body with the old adapts still loaded will shift badly and get blamed for a problem it does not have. If the original failure ran hot, check the 6F35 transmission cooler as well, since overheated fluid is what cooks the bores and solenoids on this unit in the first place.
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| Replaces OE part | |
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| Fitment - Edge | |
| Fitment - Escape, Explorer, Fusion | |
| Fitment - Taurus |
Doing this repair right usually means replacing these at the same time. Same transmission, ships together.
Ford valve body assembly CV6Z-7G391-A, used on the 2015-2018 Edge, 2015-2019 Escape, Explorer and Fusion, and 2015-2017 Taurus.
The bores the pressure control and shift valves ride in wear oval on this casting, which bleeds off line pressure regardless of how new the solenoids are. Replacing the full assembly addresses the actual cause instead of just the symptom.
Most of these applications have no dipstick. Fill through the plug at the specified fluid temperature and confirm at the overflow tube rather than by quantity poured in.
Yes. Clear the adaptive shift tables and drive through a relearn cycle. A good valve body still running the old adapts will shift badly and look like a bad part when it is not.
No. 2008-2011 Escape, Fusion, Mariner and Milan use an earlier 6F35 casting with its own listing. This CV6Z-7G391-A assembly is built for 2015 and newer applications.
Yes, the solenoid pack comes bolted on and wired to the internal connector, so the assembly installs as one piece.
