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Old Jul 11, 2009 | 11:55 PM
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Question tranny fluid

i have a 99 cherokee 4.0 witch tranny fluid should i use?
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Old Jul 12, 2009 | 06:46 AM
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Here you go.
http://www.wjjeeps.com/service/transmission.htm
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Old Jul 12, 2009 | 08:15 AM
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Originally Posted by dlundblad
Absolutely positively, undeniably WRONG for Cherokees.

With an Auto tranny you want a Dexron III fluid.

With a manual you want a GL-4 80w-90 gear lube. Not GL-5. The sulfur with eat the yellow metal portions of the tranny.
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Old Jul 12, 2009 | 09:44 AM
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Originally Posted by whowey
Absolutely positively, undeniably WRONG for Cherokees.

With an Auto tranny you want a Dexron III fluid.

With a manual you want a GL-4 80w-90 gear lube. Not GL-5. The sulfur with eat the yellow metal portions of the tranny.
Sorry there pal, it was in the wrong section...
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Old Jul 12, 2009 | 01:41 PM
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im going to get my fluid changed and some people on the net is saying use atf+4 and my mechanic wants to use dexronIII so im confused on what to use. its a 99 cherokee not a grand cherokee i didnt know if this was the right section to post. its a 4.0 2wd . so for sure dexronIII?
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Old Jul 12, 2009 | 02:35 PM
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Originally Posted by xenogear_id
im going to get my fluid changed and some people on the net is saying use atf+4 and my mechanic wants to use dexronIII so im confused on what to use. its a 99 cherokee not a grand cherokee i didnt know if this was the right section to post. its a 4.0 2wd . so for sure dexronIII?
Your mechanic is right. Dexron III is the fluid for an AW-4 in your Cherokee.
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