offroadordnance

I put on a filter from Omix Ada "made in china" now it slips and kind of bangs when it catches. I've put in about 4 quarts ATF, level is tad bit over max. I made extra sure old gaskets came off with old filter and made sure new filter lined up before tightening it down. Called a tranny guy and he says the gasket or O-ring isn't sealing. I'm putting old filter back on tomorrow per his suggestion. Am I missing something or could the Omix filter be bad?

It's a 98' 4.0l, AW4

JerrytheJeep

Grease your slip yoke and check your engine and transmission mounts. Then get back to us. Is the issue that its leaking/losing fluid or that it slips and bangs?

offroadordnance

Motor mount's new. It slips and then hits and go's, never did it until right after I did the A/T filter.

JerrytheJeep

And your transmission mount? Should have been replaced when you did the motor mounts. Make sure its all buttoned up.

The aw4 is electronically shifted, I hear you can manually shift it by unplugging the tcu and using the 1-2,3, and D settings. Maybe if that works for you? I'm not an expert so take my advice with a grain of salt.

freegdr

Sounds like either low on fluid or gasket issue ...

tjwalker

What fluid did you put in after your filter change? Dex/Merc III or ATF+4??

Because some (not all to be fair) have trouble with ATF+4, I will not use it and I will not recommend it on the AW4 transmission.

xjsnake

This was my first thought as well. Dex/Merc III for me only.

offroadordnance

Dex/Merc 3 is what I put in.

cruiser54

I'll bet the filter/screen isn't fitting securely. Got your old one for comparison?

offroadordnance

Going back to my shop to find the old one. I'm no tranny expert at all. If I install the old filter, can I run a bead of gasket maker instead of the fiber gasket to make sure the seal is perfect? I've got the "gear oil" RTV maker, which I was told to use on the pan. Also, does 3 1/2 qts sound correct?

freegdr

I always used Blue gasket maker throw gasket away. As for amount go by dipstick reading cant never just add a set amount convertor could be low.

offroadordnance

Thanks, appreciate the feedback about the RTV. I did the fill and measure method and ended up a little north of full @ almost 4 qts.

freegdr

Over full...just as bad as under full

offroadordnance

Autoparts isnt open for an hour. Is it okay to use the gear oil rtv on the filter? The gaskets on the old filter gaskets were rock hard.

flex

Did you check it well it's running