hi, im kev, i have a 2000 cherokee sport, a while back a light appeared on the instrument panel, looks like the gearbox (transmission), so i guessed it was low on oil. today i finally got round to getting under there and actually trying to top it up / check it out. so... on the side of the casing is a bolt which says don`t remove .... so i left that 1 .. on the other side of the box ( passengerside if you are in the u.s ) theres a sensor of some discription, so i thought it might be possible to fill it from there... so i undid it... nothing came out until the last bit of thread, the bolt came off and oil went everywhere.. i got the bolt back in , but now i need to know how i fill the damn thing up! the don`t remove bolt is approximately the same height on the casing and therefore oil would also come out of that hole! where is the fill point?

many thanks in advance,
kev

 

throught the dip stick tube.

 

hi, thanks for the reply... where might i find the dipstick? ive been under the car, i found a sumpnut, a bolt on the passengerside with the sensor in it and a bolt on the other side with do not remove.. and thats it...

 

Under the hood coming from near firewall. Also where you check fluid level. You'll need a funnel. Probably has a yellow cap. Don't use oil though. Trans fluid. Check your manual for specifics on which grade of trans fluid to use.

 

brilliant, thanks very much, i`ll go look !

 

feel free to call me stupid ( im from britain ) but i cant see anything like that on or near the firewall... theres the yellow dipstick for the engine oil and thats it.

 

Is it manual trans or automatic? Automatic should have a dipstick. Manual I am unfamiliar with.

 

ahh.. this is a manual 2.5 petrol

 

Sorry. Buy a Chilton or Haynes repair manual.

 

yeah. could do with it for work tomoro. i have the gearbox oil etc, just need to top it up so i dont kill it.

 

Alright..I checked my Grand cherokee Haynes repair manual. It doesn't say which side of trans but appears to be passenger side from illustration.It is on the side of the gear case. About @ 90 degrees. Looks like it is a nut. Be sure vehicle is level. If you have to jack it up to get under it you'll have to jack other side too to make it level. Be careful and use safety jack stands. Or just park it over a small ditch.

 

ok, thanks very much for looking it up!