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Old 12-24-2017, 08:41 PM
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I have a 1995 4.0 straight 6 and i keep getting different answers, im wondering what type of fluid and how much to use in my automatic transmission. I figured I better ask you guys because the guy at the parts store looked at me like i asked him the meaning of life or something when i asked. Thank you!
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Originally Posted by Northwest
I have a 1995 4.0 straight 6 and i keep getting different answers, im wondering what type of fluid and how much to use in my automatic transmission. I figured I better ask you guys because the guy at the parts store looked at me like i asked him the meaning of life or something when i asked. Thank you!
If you have AW4 auto trans, takes dexron3 trans fluid (or dex6 if you're feeling fancy) and i cant remember if its 4 or 6 quarts with pulling the drain plug and just dumping the fluid.
Do NOT use atf+4 !!
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Dex/merc
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Where would i find the kind of tranny i have? Where would it be on the tranny?
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Thank you guys! When the sales people are *****ing at each other about what kind of fluid to use it puts a big uncertainty in my head. And if I wanted to do the transfer case what would be going in there? Just a qt of the same?
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Where would i find the kind of tranny i have? Where would it be on the tranny?
95 XJ auto trans is AW4, there was no other auto trans option.
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Originally Posted by Kymasabe
95 XJ auto trans is AW4, there was no other auto trans option.
Thank you very much!
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DEX3/MERC only for AW4. Drain and fill only, no flush or filter change needed, start with 4 qts, but drive for 15 miles, put in park then shift through all ranges then back to park, check level, add as needed. From the FSM
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Thank you guys! When the sales people are *****ing at each other about what kind of fluid to use it puts a big uncertainty in my head. And if I wanted to do the transfer case what would be going in there? Just a qt of the same?
Never listen to the counter jockeys, unless you KNOW you can trust them.

TC uses the same, and drain/fill as well. Fill to the top of the fill plug, like the diffs.
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Fsm? Sorry not too savvy
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Fsm? Sorry not too savvy
Factory Service Manual.

Get one here, best $8 you'll spend on your jeep

http://www.pacificcoastmanuals.com/j...e_manuals.html
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Thank you! I just have the one you buy over the counter at O'Reilly's.
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Factory Service Manual.

Get one here, best $8 you'll spend on your jeep

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Insure that you can remove the fill plug on the transfer case before draining the fluid.


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