Just for kicks, I counted the number of turns. Have you dropped the pan at all? On the 40 mile trip back to our house the transmission overheated. Baffles also act as a heat sink to reduce fluid temperatures. If it is like the 2001 model. This is where they usually are. If you can't find, or get, the right sized vacuum hose, windshield washer hose is often an acceptable replacement. The total capacity of most automatic transmissions is often double or more of the volume of fluid that exits when the pan is removed.
I just snaked a hose down from the top of the engine and poured it in from there. As soon as you let off the brake the tires start to spin. The transmission was still going strong at 140K when the truck was totalled. He replaced the front seal and told us there has to be a lip around the seal, He rebuilt the front pump, new bushing, new seal, new o ring, and a new gasket. Click on image to view larger in a new tab or window.
All fluids has now been changed. Be careful, these screws are threaded into aluminum, so it's easy to strip out the threads. Both of them said that they had not seen Chrysler transmission failures due to overheating from a stuck check valve. In other words, the rear band clutch has worn a little, which is no surprise for a truck with 183,000 miles on the odometer. Would you recommend doing this mod? After we were done filling the trans. I know I am a little late on this, but i have an 01 Ram 1500. They state that the transmission characteristics are better than when it was new.
I jacked up the truck and placed it on jack stands. He told me that it can stick, but it isn't likely. If I didn't receive form from Texas, it would still be covered up. What about a Throttle Body Spacer, do they work. He had no interference or clearance issues. The tire fell on its side and the truck landed on the tire.
I've never had a problem. Also, when I start my truck the oil pressure in the transmission doesn't rise as fast, so I have to put it in neutral and give it some gas a couple times. The switch thinks it is in park and not reverse. It may be worn and allowing fluid to bypass it. All I need to do now is clean up the pan so it can be re-installed with a new gasket. Originally it was designed to stop fluid from returning to the pan and help with cold starts.
Consumer took vehicle to dealer, and they didn't want to do anything. I talked to the Napa guy today, he said I shouldn't need to replace the filters, they don't hold that much to matter, just take them off, drain them and then add the right fluid. The first transmission went at 80,000 miles and again at 162,000. Finish removing the pan and any gasket material from the pan or case. Does it have any side effects? He even talked me out of buying one of his transmissions after I told him what my local tranny mechanic was going to do to mine. Change this two to three times and it makes a big difference. I tried to apply that force to the wrench.
The machine should take care of all that fluid anyway. Different dealer fixed gasket on intake manifold that was drawing oil into engine. Then I sprayed some brake cleaner in the pan and wiped it clean with a paper towel, making sure there were no bits of paper towel left behind. Pour in the dye and run the engine for a minute or two. Now the truck has 183,000 miles and the transmission still works great. There isn't anything left there to leak.
I don't have one that goes that low. Then loosen each pan bolt a turn or two and loosen one corner more than rest. There's an Oring on the end of the fitting, set it aside so you can put it back in place when re-attaching the top tranny cooler line to the radiator, no need to seal the threads with the Oring, besides I doubt it would do any good with this type of connector. Steven Roark , Amsoil Dealer , Proud Sponsor of www. I don't have enough expertise in automatic transmissions to predict exactly what would happen. More on this at the end of the article.
Pump it into a milk jug and recycle. I found something online about the fluid possibly draining out of the torque converter, and having to wait a few seconds after you start it up, to put it in gear. Don't have the owners manual handy. You may have damaged it when installing the torque converter. I can only speak from my experience with the two Chrysler minivans I have owned over the years.