Lol. But you took the time to comment about it which absolutely helps my engagement and make sure this video reaches more people. I cannot think you enough 😘
@SNOWFOX954 rtv works in some cases when using the proper amount but anyone who's not stupid has pulled apart engines to discover excessive amounts of rtv in the oiling system like the pickup tube screen.
@@peterbuiltcummins413 I interpreted his comment regarding ATV as sarcasm (could be wrong). I abhor RTV improperly used, squeezed out between surfaces in bulges like a herniated sausage. Many times doing re-repair work AFTER someone else had already been there and finding loathsome amounts of RTV, tells me I now have to go through everything. On the flip side, nothing more beautiful than equal distance "lines" of RTV between two surfaces that you can see but not touch, that's professional work. @DEinTheGarage Appreciated the vid!
I have watched about 5 of these videos and I gotta say, NONE of the other ones should have been uploaded. Yours is all that is needed. Thanks! And thanks for even going over the P0944: loss of hydraulic pump prime note at 18:06 You're also the only one to show the fill process. Which is honestly a HUGE chunk of importance on this DIY!!! I have a Hemi, but it should all be about the same. Tackling this job this weekend so lets go!
Did my 65rfe. Used the pump down the dipstick tube trick - no spillage at the pan. Added a drain plug - easy. Used the OEM ATF RTV - has no set up time and it actually says get it installed within 5-10 mins. It's been 40k miles and not a drop leaking. Thanks for the vid.
Hey! Nice job on this video. You got me motivated to get in the garage and do mine. From what I gather, you want to drain the other remaining fluid out of the transmission cooler that's done by disconnecting the drain or return line. That is the return line from the transmission cooler in your radiator at the radiator. After having everything buttoned up and having fresh fluid placed in your freshly serviced transmission, start the vehicle , disconnect the hose at the radiator. Your return line hose at the radiator. Let the vehicle run until clear. New fluid comes out. Shut her down then top everything up. You get all fresh fluid through there. Just FYI
Thought Id offer a tip. if you're replacing the pan with one that has a drain plug, just drill the lowest point of the pan and drain into a catch container. It makes it soooo much easier and less messy for ~$40.
Everyone listen up!!! IT IS CRUCIAL!!! That you seat that metal gasket correctly at 16:21. I mistakenly read the directions wrong and seated it on the feeding tube and my 2010 jeep grand Cherokee did not want to engage into any gear. This gave me a boat load of unnecessary codes. Thanks for the video! This helped a lot, wish I saw it sooner!
Yeah if you don't seat it correctly into the case and don't use the tube to do it, you'll run the pump dry as it can't suck any fluid. IF you pull the pan back off and seat it correctly you might be able to save it. I've done 3 of these services and have always seated the seal separately with a blunt object and made sure the lip of the seal was pressing against the tranny.
I just did my trans a couple weeks ago and the filters hadn't been changed since 2004-2005 😰 a light flush and a refill with a qt of the Lucas conditioner made her extremely happy. Having my jeep happy is very important since shes critical for my job. If I can't pull my 2100 lb boat and 500 lbs of oysters 100 miles round trip then I can't work. I don't have to travel that far every day but when we get a bunch of rain and they close all the local oystering bottom I have to travel to go to work. My 2001 4.7L limited doesn't even slightly struggle to haul a little more than 1 1/2 tons long distances now that I got her tuned up and happy. Pro tip: KEEP YOUR JEEP HAPPY
Hi man how is your jeep running? do you usually do this service? I recently bought a WJ and want to do all the maintenance but some people told me to avoid the transmission fluid change since the transmission can be messed if never has be done before. It has 130k miles and I don't know the maintenance background from the last owners...
Nicely done sir! Nothing like taking a shower in ATF! I recommend using a low profile storage tote (also called "under bed box") for catching the used fluid.
You can also go down to your local hardware or big box store & get a lid for the 32 gal rubber trash cans, they always have extras cuz not everone needs the lid when they get one of those trash cans! just cut a hole in the center & walla you got a big ole oil catcher you can place over just about any size drain pan 👍✌
Nice job! I used the aftermarket pan with drain plug and really glad I did. Definitely makes the transmission service a lot less messier. Lube locker gaskets worked great both on diff cover and transmission pan for my 04 WJ.
Also the large plastic square pan for concrete at lowes works very well for fluid changes under vehicle. Can also put you regular catch pan within that for splash and overshoot
Super helpful! I have an 06 Commander that needed a new pan so I figured I may as well do the filters at the same time cause I’m not sure when it was serviced last. Was good up until the little seal for the filter. Watched about 5 other videos before finding this one.
Nice job Douglas.I think you came out a little cleaner than Eric did on his.🤣😂🤣😂I think I would have replaced the pan with the one with the drain plug or added a drain plug to that one.All in all though,still a nice job buddy.👍👍
I need to do a drain, filter and fill on my 88 Bronco 2...waiting till spring when the carport isn't below freezing LOL. I think its only been about 29k miles since the transmission was rebuilt so its definitely due for a service. Going to do 35k intervals after this, but figured the fluid is getting pretty dark so its definitely worth the time to do a service now. Only been about 5 years since it was rebuilt.
As someone whos done this on my back in a dirt driveway(ofcource i took an atf shower when i took the pan off). I can say without a doubt that ATF smells terrible new or burnt the stink stays in for days i feel like.
Just did this last year jeep now has a really good gasket for the pans supposedly lifetime little pricey but it works I have the inline 6 model Grand chee
For the 45/545RFE, always lay eyes on the screws retaining the accumulator plate to the side of the valve body, be sure they are still fully seated. Also look over the face of the plate for cracks. If you cannot see the plate clearly on the transmission's valve body, then take the few minutes to remove the 6 screws holding it on, lower the valve body, and then inspect the plate. Better yet, replace the plate with a stronger plate, some heavier plates prefer to drill and tap 3 new screw holes. Reinstall valve body and torque the 6 screws to 250 INCH-lbs,then apply filter(s) and pan.
Also I was so happy to see you install the sump filter seal properly. So many people on RU-vid just slide it onto the filter's neck and then install the filter. I don't know who is teaching people to do it that way but they need to stop.
This will come in handy. 2000 Dakota 4x4. I'm just going to punch a hole in my factory pan and let it bleed out as I've bought a B&M aftermarket pan with a drain plug. About to get under it this weekend and try to get this done.
I did mine about a year ago and used a rubber gasket with no silicone, torqued it down to the proper inch pounds and havent seen a drop on the pan . just make sure you tighten them all to the same number. as long as they are all tightebned the same it will have even pressure and no spots that might pull the pan in tighter, creating a gap to leak. I wish I would have gotten the pan with a drain plug. Tranny no longer engages when put into drive so I'm going back in. I also always put a tarp down then drive the truck over it and raise it up. having a wide, shallow plastic tub works well to collect the oil and fluids from underneath. Theres almost always some that doesn't qquite make into the tub. usuaally only a few drops but over time a garage or driveway begins to look like homes on the other side of the tracks
Can’t stand the smell of gear oil! 😝 Nice job. I used the fel pro gasket on my 42RE because Dan H did. Tiny tiny bit of leaking in a year since the job. I’ll go your route next time. Stay warm!
I appreciate your video, and used it as reference when I did my last filter(s) change and fill about 2 months ago. Unfortunately, I'm about to redo my tranny fluid change, but this time I'm not going with a rubber gasket. The old pan was fine, not warped and nothing on the mating surface, but I used the new gasket that came with the kit, and it was garbage and leaked right away. Then--as if that wasn't bad enough--I adjusted the snugness of the bolts, and one of them snapped, so now it's leaking is even worse than before! So what you've hear about the gaskets, is true insofar as I am concerned. This time, RTV and a brand new pan; if it leaks then, I'm pushing it off a damn cliff!
Use the red peratex high temp gasket sealer it's been a great help out gasket seal no leaks ever just don't put huge amounts of the permatex just put on your pointing finger and smooth it all the way around the edge of pan with a thin coat not a 1/4 " thick or 3/8" thick of globbed on permatex
i watched Eric O over at south main auto do this task. All the same except he used a permatex product that is made specifically for ATF. The orange stuff is for gear lube. Excellent video and I cant wait to flood my garage with red shit tomorrow.
aha finally changed fluid at 480xxx as upshift into 5 was starting to become finicky. No problems after the filters. Except after 10k. lost gears ⚙️ and pump pressure….. dropped the pan and pickup filter spout had aluminum seal on it but had pulled out of socket………(I did not seat it in with a socket…….) also. it’s amazing all these videos with 80-120xxx transmissions with brown fluid and fillings…….. I had 480xxx on it, fluid still red from stock, no fillings, barely any sludge to cover the magnet; and I work that Ram harder than those overloaded truck memes
Nice job Doug I too am a big fan of the red permatex however I do Goodyear still love The Simple Green it smells good and clean good as well now we don't have people throwing their products at us so until that happens Simple Green it is. To answer your question I find the smell of ATF disgusting in any form whether it's fresh or burnt.
If I can get my hands on someone’s shop or just wait till spring I think my 4l60 in my 5.3 05 Chevy 1500 could definitely use a trans filter and fluid change at 220 k miles and it’s never been replaced I tow with it everyday and when I’m not towing I am plowing with it so I’m guessing its Probably a great idea to do it with all the stress I’m putting it through
i just did this last weekend, word of advise, if that seal doesnt seat properly, your transmission will not shift at all! Ask me how i know. Not sure what it matters but ill be dip in sh*t it does. I had to fingerprint that pan 3 different times.
I would recommend 4 pieces of advice for doing this service: 1.) Install a gasket instead of RTV, it isn't that much money, and will be much quicker next time you service the transmission. 2.) Purchase an aftermarket transmission pan that has a drain plug. You can get them for about $40-50. That way you can crack open the drain plug the next service and not risk spilling everywhere and it will be a much quicker service. 3.) If you cannot remove the seal for the sump filter easily (i.e. it doesn't come out with the old filter) leave it. If you do not install the new one correctly you can burn up the transmission fast without a proper seal. 4.) Use Mopar ATF+4 fluid type 9602. It isn't that much more than what you get at local autoparts store, you just have to order online or go to local MOPAR dealer. Here is a useful link for all WJ owners: wjjeeps.com/service/maintenance_wj.htm
@@ryanv7195 As long as you get a good quality gasket, and torque it down properly (correct sequence and torque spec). I also don't reuse it, so every 30k when I change my tranny oil and filter, i put a new gasket on. The doorman aftermarket pan with drainplug makes it alot easier too.
I didn't know 7 quarts is what's required. I just did mine the other day and 5 quarts wasn't working very well, 6 quarts and she barely shows a drop on the end of the dip. I need to add another. This is my last WJ that I'm ever owning!! It's a unicorn though. 02 WJ 4.7 HO W/ Select-Trac T-Case. Once I'm done with all of this it's going on CL!!! I did a bunch of work to it; ripped out the hydraulic radiator fan, replaced with electric and aluminum, coil packs, spark plugs, new rockers/lifters, new 02's (all 4), new water pump, tranny service as well as external cooler, new power steering pump and pressure line... idler/tensioner pully.... I'm done. lol I don't want to even look at it anymore.
If it's just on the tip that's not enough, the cold mark is for 70°. If it's hotter than that outside it will never be on cold, so you're still low if that's the case.
Gear oil's pretty awful smelling but I have a special hate for brake fluid. I actually kind of like the smell of ATF, but don't enjoy the ATF bath. Any pan I take off without a drain plug gets one welded into it before it gets put back on.
I’m having some issues with my 04 4.0 WJ. P1391 “Camshaft sensor not installed properly” so my timing is off. Could you do a video on how to do this on a 4.0L? Love the videos, keep it up
2 suggestions. 1: Punch a hole in the bottom of the spin off filter and let it drain before removal. It will make your day a lot less messy. 2: I use a silicon grease called DC-7 made by Dow Corning on all seals and even gaskets. Makes installation and removal a lot easier. Make sure the mating surface on the transmission has been degreased. Any oil can and usually becomes a source of a leak.
Question and a comment. Get one of those concrete mixing tubs at home store. Work great for all fluid changes or rebuilding a steering box in. Question I’m about to do my AW4 and tcase on 2000 XJ. Read mixed use ATF and dex/merc. What would you recommend?
I have always put ATF in the AW4. That is definitely what it takes. Dex/Merc would not make much sense unless someone has found it somehow preforms better than the ATF. Personally I would stick with ATF
Did you ever have to replace or update the electronic plug on the transmission and drop the valve body. I'm getting a code for that replacement and was wondering if you did a video on it.
I have a 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 4.0L 6 cylinder engine. I’m trying to change out my transmission fluid maybe even flush it but I don’t know the type of transmission it has and how many quarts It would take. Limited information online, RU-vid, and owners manual
Worse than ATF? Definitely gear oil for me. One time I did my rear end, and while trying to squeeze the shit out of the bottle, the nozzle slipped out of the fill hole and I got a solid blast of it right on the top of my head lmao it was stuck in my hair for days. I even tried dish soap, figured it cleans grease off ducks, it should work for my hair, right? Not really. It helped more than anything else I tried though haha
all good til rtv i used the gasket in the kit and no leaks i just changed my fluid at 230k still rtv on and chrysler symbols on filters im almost thinking its never been dropped.
Hey man i drive a 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4.0 . My truck suddenly had trouble accelerating. Rpms would go up with out switch gears. I went up to 30mph. It felt like my catalytic converters was gone. Gears were kind of rough for a while but anyway my truck ended up not going foward or reverse . I had to wait like a minute or two or turn it off and on. I couldnt hear my gears switching from park to drive sometimes. Sorry for the long story but long story short i went to a mechanic he said he hooked it up to a machine or computer and he says my pressure is low and i might have an internal leak. Recommends an old transmission or rebuild. I dont know man im leaning towards a bad solenoid and filter. I mean ive had history with the shifting sounding rough. What you think
Textbook job as usual! Really wish I had that torque spec though lmao! (Probly 13ft lbs 🤣) By far the best smell in the world is the McGuire's hot shine tire shine! Next is some fresh 93 octane gasoline and then last place would have to be gear oil! Absolutely disgusting!
I did a service on mine, added in 7 quarts and still the dip is clean as in not showing anything on it after idle in neutral at operating temp. What in the world could be the problem? Not 1 drop on the ground.
Just add more, I never kept track of mine but added more than 7 quarts for sure till it was completely full. While you're at it add a bottle of lucas oil transmission fluid, it helps even if the tranny works fine.
Because automakers want to play the "filled/sealed for life game" They want you coming back for a new car after a few years when the transmission blows up from lack of service.
Will this be the same for the 4.0I or is that a different transmission? If so, what transmission do I have? I have a 2003 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 4.0I 2WD.
Gotta move front drives driveshaft on my 99 explorer to get pan out cuz you got cat and driveshaft in the way which means you will always create a mess lmao!
@@tedz74 Thanks. I know the size. What did he say ? It sounded like 5 "seats." I didn't know if there was a glitch in the audio, or is there a regional (?) shorthand for "sixteenths?"
O Yhea, gear oil is by far the worst smelling of fluids for me by far, I would wear atf as a cologne compared to gear oil, not even in the same world of smells and to make it even worse, you will never be able to get the smell out of any of your clothes you get it on, you might as well just throw them away. I had an old CJ-5 that had a gear oil leak and it put a dent in my wardrobe for sure. 💩💩🙊🙊🕯🕯🧰🧰💣🪠🪠
