How to change transmission fluid and filter?
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Well, that's why it's helpful to have a buddy for this procedure so that when you see it start sputtering, you can tell them to kill the engine. It's just the pump going then, not like you're driving it without fluid. That part of the procedure is to be done in Park or Neutral only.
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U make it sound so permanent/inferior......like there's no other rubber hose anywhere underneath the XJ. The short piece of rubber EFI fuel hose, which is pretty stout stuff, is easily replaced at the next pan drop. It's easy to do a quick visual inspection when underneath doing a motor oil/filter change.
And it is still a weak point. Among other things, it is vulnerable to foreign object damage. Leaving the metal intact is much better. That way you don't have to remember to check it at all. In addition, the worm drive clamps are a weak point, too. What if they loosen up between oil changes? When the hose blows off at highway speeds, a burned up, expensive transmission is next.
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Here is a link where someone referenced my post about doing a "forward flush" without dropping the pan. Works well, is easy, and doesn't require multiple drops to change out all the fluid.
https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f2/tra...4/#post2566375
https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f2/tra...4/#post2566375
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Hm. My dipstick puts up a little fight going in and coming out (I've done the drain-fill-drive-repeat 2x now and obsessively check the fluid anyhow). Should I be concerned about the dipstick issue?
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Here is a link where someone referenced my post about doing a "forward flush" without dropping the pan. Works well, is easy, and doesn't require multiple drops to change out all the fluid.
https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f2/tra...4/#post2566375
https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f2/tra...4/#post2566375
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EFI fuel hose would be the lesser of two evils in this application. One can't tell the composition of the hose by the picture. However, once you cut that line, it IS permanent AND inferior. EFI fuel hose is not designed to deal with the temperatures and pressure of trans fluid.
And it is still a weak point. Among other things, it is vulnerable to foreign object damage. Leaving the metal intact is much better. That way you don't have to remember to check it at all. In addition, the worm drive clamps are a weak point, too. What if they loosen up between oil changes? When the hose blows off at highway speeds, a burned up, expensive transmission is next.
And it is still a weak point. Among other things, it is vulnerable to foreign object damage. Leaving the metal intact is much better. That way you don't have to remember to check it at all. In addition, the worm drive clamps are a weak point, too. What if they loosen up between oil changes? When the hose blows off at highway speeds, a burned up, expensive transmission is next.
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What you've done would have nothing to do with the dipstick problem. Should go in and out of the tube easily though.
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So is yours a "fabric" or metal filter? The ones I've seen on line look to be metal w/a screen over the opening.
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I have mine professionally done. Yes I pay, but I like peace of mind.
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Bottom line, I've been changing tranny filters in various old cars way before the XJ/AW4. I consider it just one of the many maintenance items to be changed after buying a used car. That's just me and my opinion on how to have a reliable DD vehicle. An old, unchanged tranny filter bothers me way more that cutting a dip stick tube that is already 2 pieces held together with a rubber o-ring.
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They changed the dipstick tube in 2000 when they went to the coil pack. If it doesn't fit in easy, flip the handle over and try again.
@dbj383 I slept better knowing I've got heavy crude in the crankcase ;-)
@dbj383 I slept better knowing I've got heavy crude in the crankcase ;-)