Transmission identification

[Maustang]

Well I just pulled the trans out of my car today.
Turns out its been pulled before.
My question is
Is there a way to determine if its the original trans.
By matching numbers that are on the trans to the vin or something else?

 

[CobraBob]

This very question came up a couple of years ago. And if I remember right, the answer was that you couldn't tell if the factory transmission was replaced other than through records/Carfax/Oasis or a visual inspection.

 

[Maustang]

That's what it seems to me.
I am replacing it with a new T56.
If it was the original I was going to keep it.
But since there is no way to determine that it is the original then I'm just going to sell it.

 

[bdcardinal]

Ya Ford does not do matching numbers for engines or transmissions. The most a dealer would be able to help you with is to cross the tag number in a part lookup versus what is on the engine or transmission.