# Automatic transmission fluid — oil pan capacity (1994)

Canonical URL: https://miatatorque.com/spec/automatic-transmission-pan-capacity-1994/

Applicability: NA 1994 (BP, 4AT)

Confidence: fsm

4 L / 4.2 US qt / 3.5 Imp qt · Automatic transmission fluid; Dexron®II or M-III

Always confirm against your factory manual. Match every restriction and follow all stages and procedure notes. Disputed claims must not be automatically resolved. The complete record below preserves every printed unit, source claim and procedure.

```json
{
  "id": "automatic-transmission-pan-capacity-1994",
  "name": "Automatic transmission fluid — oil pan capacity (1994)",
  "aliases": [
    "Automatic transmission fluid — oil pan capacity",
    "Automatic transmission fluid",
    "Dexron®II or M-III"
  ],
  "applies_to": [
    {
      "gen": "NA",
      "years": [
        1994,
        1994
      ],
      "engines": [
        "BP"
      ],
      "trans": [
        "4AT"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "kind": "capacity",
  "capacity": {
    "l": [
      4,
      4
    ],
    "qt_us": [
      4.2,
      4.2
    ],
    "qt_imp": [
      3.5,
      3.5
    ]
  },
  "fluid": {
    "type": "Automatic transmission fluid",
    "standard": "Dexron®II or M-III"
  },
  "procedure": {
    "notes": "Oil pan capacity as printed; the actual service refill requires the manual’s level check."
  },
  "confidence": "fsm",
  "sources": [
    {
      "source": "fsm-1994",
      "page": "K–3",
      "as_printed": "Dexron®II or M-III\nOil pan\n4.0 {4.2, 3.5}",
      "capacity": {
        "l": [
          4,
          4
        ],
        "qt_us": [
          4.2,
          4.2
        ],
        "qt_imp": [
          3.5,
          3.5
        ]
      },
      "fluid": {
        "type": "Automatic transmission fluid",
        "standard": "Dexron®II or M-III"
      },
      "document": {
        "id": "fsm-1994",
        "tier": 1,
        "title": "1994 Mazda MX-5 Miata Workshop Manual",
        "covers": [
          {
            "gen": "NA",
            "years": [
              1994,
              1997
            ],
            "engines": [
              "BP"
            ]
          }
        ],
        "note": "Mazda's base manual for 1994–97; later model years got supplements, which we haven't checked yet."
      }
    }
  ],
  "jobs": [
    "trans-fluid"
  ],
  "system": "transmission",
  "component": "transmission-fluids",
  "componentName": "Fluids & capacities",
  "url": "https://miatatorque.com/spec/automatic-transmission-pan-capacity-1994/"
}
```