98 cheorkee automatic tran. fluid

[sklater]

I do not have the manual that shows how to change the automatic transmission fluid. Where is the plug? How many liters does it hold? What's the best way to change it? What type of automatic transmission fluid do i use, ATF 3, or another one? It is an i6, 4.0 Liter. I need to get it done asap. thanx

[thinmints]

Hello

The drain plug should be on the end of the tranny pan, if you just change the fluid from the pan you will use 4qts of the atf 3 make sure its chrysler specific. if you choose to replace the filter beware that the tube for the dipstick is connected to the pan and you will need to Carefully pulll the pan away form the tube i have a 96 and im still trying to get the tube off without doing any real damage. My advice would be to pay the extra money and have a shop replace the filter and fluid, but if you just want the fluid then you can do it with no problems other than that i wish you luck if you try the latter

[bfavro]

I attempted to change mine in a '96 which ended up being a major headache. Eventually I sprang for the Jeep service dept. to do the filter, costing me about $150, the oem filters are truly a rip off!

In any event if you do it yourself be prepared to remove the muffler (that's what the shop did), that's the only way to get the drain pan off (which has the connected dipstick) to get at the filter.

[glennco1]

But just to let you know, the filter is just a screen, and if you change the fluid every other oil change or so, you shouldn't need to worry about the filter.

I got this advice from a shop, and it worked well for over 50,000 miles until I sold mine

[thinmints]

Originally Posted by bfavro

I attempted to change mine in a '96 which ended up being a major headache. Eventually I sprang for the Jeep service dept. to do the filter, costing me about $150, the oem filters are truly a rip off!

In any event if you do it yourself be prepared to remove the muffler (that's what the shop did), that's the only way to get the drain pan off (which has the connected dipstick) to get at the filter.

If you use a flex head rachet you can remove the bolts holding the pan my only problem is getting the tube off of the pan

[bfavro]

That's exactly the point - the dipstick tube. Unbolting the pan is easy.
You don't want to take the tube off. If you do you need to worry about resealing it. That's why the shop unbolts the muffler and drops the pan and can manuever the dipstick tube down and blamo - the pan, with dipstick tube intact is off.