I did mine today on my Ram 1500 Warlock. Lots of ground clearance, no jacking required. Did it cold, 4 quarts out, 4 back in. Drives fine. No leaks or drips.
When I bought my 2024 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon XR I asked the dealer about when the transmission needed to be serviced/fluid change. The service advisor told me they don’t service them. 🤷🏻♂️
That’s a lie as Jeep doesn’t care once you’re out of warranty. ZF says every 50,000 miles but under load or heavy offroad every 30,000 miles. If you are not going to keep your jeep then it doesn’t matter. The key is really to keep your fluid clean and change it before it is dirty.
@@JohnSmith-ij4xehow do i know if i have a zf transmission? I have a 14 durango and dealer also told me they are sealed and maintenance free but yet they offer to do it for $1200-$1500 🤦🏻♂️
So I have an issue or am I old school?.... Refilling the transmission seems like a pretty easy procedure. But I would like to know why the torque converter is not drained? Because you still have the old fluid mixing with the new fluid? Do you do the same procedure again after running a while? Because I still see fluid that is old circulating with the new fluid.
I guess Mopar 8-speed and ZF Lifeguard 8 are the proper fluids for the Dodge/Chrysler ZF transmissions? Lots of TH-camrs are saying that Valvoline and Amsoil are good alternatives. I assume the correct fluid is green for a reason?
Tyler I am having trouble finding an answer to the proper procedure for fluid level checking. You state that the vehicle is to be level but what about the transmission. That is, when my jeep wrangler JL and my Grand Cherokee are level the transmission is angled downward toward the rear around 15 degrees maybe more. I dont know if this is the case with the truck or any other ZF transmission equipped vehicle. There is a substantial differ in the actual fluid level between the vehicle level and the transmission being level.
Just did a lot of research on this because I just did my transmission. The transmission itself needs to be level, not the vehicle. And it did in my case also, al six quarts of fluid was needed which also seems to be an indication that it will be the right amount.
I came to that conclusion from finding others that stated the same. I first change fluid about 25k miles back and installed an aftermarket aluminum pan. At that time I did get vehicle level. I actually used the old pan and installed pvc fitting with old filter input that goes through bottom of old oil pan. This allowed me to use a 5 gallon bucket connected with tubing to the transmission fluid input protruding from the bottom of pan. So I remove pan train, fill up bucket that is held higher than transmission. Fill up bucket start vehicle and put in drive. fluid goes through transmission and torque converter and exits pan. This way I was able to achieve a complete flush. But is a pain to do. But I could remember if I ran the transmission through the gears before final fill and top off. This time I just did a drain and fill and determined that just putting transmission in drive without wheels spinning was not correct. I have a jeep wrangler jl and to get transmission level I had to drvie rear tires on to my ramps with 4x4 on top. This put my rear axle 22 inches above ground. then I had to stack 4x4 so I could get floor jack high enough to reach pumpkin so I could get tires off of 4x4 and ramp. So putting in drive and not spinning tires left pan low of fluid. After letting tires spin and moving through reverse and d1 and d2 I had to add more fluid. Thanks for the replay..
@@MichaelGreenham yes it is. On a RAM trany, 86 to no more than 120 degrees, but most recommend not over 100. Take your pic. Personally I kept it under 100.
For what it’s worth, I just did this and only 3.8 L came out and I put ~6L in to proper level… my guess for the discrepancy is it came from the factory full and then when connected the rest of the fluid filled the cooler lines dropping the total fluid level. So I had been running low for the last 80k…. Dang
4 quarts came out of mine, I put 4 back in. I am not getting under my truck with it running. Not doing that shifting nonsense. I only do this service when the truck is cold.
I did mine today on my Ram 1500 Warlock. Lots of ground clearance, no jacking required. Did it cold, 4 quarts out, 4 back in.
Drives fine. No leaks or drips.
Thanks for the vid .Can definitely do myself but I can’t without the lift tot change the gears
Why couldn’t you fill it as directed and drive around the block, check and add / remove as needed ? Especially if you don’t have a lift.
2022 2500 hemi .gonna attack this before 60k @55 k now
Great video ,Thanks .im gonna use a pump up1 gallon garden sprayer to fill trans .
Very helpful video.! What is the torque sequence and torque for the bolts for the drain pan?
Very light. They don’t take much force to remove, little force to reinstall.
Mopar fluid on eBay was only $60 for all of it. It was super expensive from the dealer
Is there a publicly available 5th Gen. Ram 1500 mechanic’s manual with all procedures and spec’s?
When I bought my 2024 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon XR I asked the dealer about when the transmission needed to be serviced/fluid change. The service advisor told me they don’t service them. 🤷🏻♂️
That’s a lie as Jeep doesn’t care once you’re out of warranty. ZF says every 50,000 miles but under load or heavy offroad every 30,000 miles. If you are not going to keep your jeep then it doesn’t matter. The key is really to keep your fluid clean and change it before it is dirty.
@@JohnSmith-ij4xe Yeah, I’m probably going to do it myself
The mounting surface of the transmission pan is the point where the level to the ground must not be the truck if you read the ZF directions.
Wow! I will ask if my dealer does? Thx u
@@JohnSmith-ij4xehow do i know if i have a zf transmission? I have a 14 durango and dealer also told me they are sealed and maintenance free but yet they offer to do it for $1200-$1500 🤦🏻♂️
So I have an issue or am I old school?.... Refilling the transmission seems like a pretty easy procedure. But I would like to know why the torque converter is not drained? Because you still have the old fluid mixing with the new fluid? Do you do the same procedure again after running a while? Because I still see fluid that is old circulating with the new fluid.
The only way to replace all fluid is with a 16 qt flush. Good luck paying for that.
Wait did that Ram come with a factory true dual exhaust? Mine has a pipe right in the way of the drain plug 🤨
This one being a V6 did not get the dual exhaust
@@TylerPotterI think it's because it's RWD, since I don't see a transfer case.
I guess Mopar 8-speed and ZF Lifeguard 8 are the proper fluids for the Dodge/Chrysler ZF transmissions? Lots of TH-camrs are saying that Valvoline and Amsoil are good alternatives. I assume the correct fluid is green for a reason?
My buddy used Redline D6 ATF and it actually fixed some minor issues he was having prior to the fluid swap
I used valvoline maxlife in my zf6, and it worked well. I'm considering it in my Zf8 now and doing more research.
I used Valvoline max life. Works fine.
Tyler I am having trouble finding an answer to the proper procedure for fluid level checking. You state that the vehicle is to be level but what about the transmission. That is, when my jeep wrangler JL and my Grand Cherokee are level the transmission is angled downward toward the rear around 15 degrees maybe more. I dont know if this is the case with the truck or any other ZF transmission equipped vehicle. There is a substantial differ in the actual fluid level between the vehicle level and the transmission being level.
Just did a lot of research on this because I just did my transmission. The transmission itself needs to be level, not the vehicle. And it did in my case also, al six quarts of fluid was needed which also seems to be an indication that it will be the right amount.
I came to that conclusion from finding others that stated the same. I first change fluid about 25k miles back and installed an aftermarket aluminum pan. At that time I did get vehicle level. I actually used the old pan and installed pvc fitting with old filter input that goes through bottom of old oil pan. This allowed me to use a 5 gallon bucket connected with tubing to the transmission fluid input protruding from the bottom of pan. So I remove pan train, fill up bucket that is held higher than transmission. Fill up bucket start vehicle and put in drive. fluid goes through transmission and torque converter and exits pan. This way I was able to achieve a complete flush. But is a pain to do. But I could remember if I ran the transmission through the gears before final fill and top off. This time I just did a drain and fill and determined that just putting transmission in drive without wheels spinning was not correct. I have a jeep wrangler jl and to get transmission level I had to drvie rear tires on to my ramps with 4x4 on top. This put my rear axle 22 inches above ground. then I had to stack 4x4 so I could get floor jack high enough to reach pumpkin so I could get tires off of 4x4 and ramp. So putting in drive and not spinning tires left pan low of fluid. After letting tires spin and moving through reverse and d1 and d2 I had to add more fluid. Thanks for the replay..
@@richardwilkes1953 man, sounds like you did a good job getting all that fluid out. Excellent!
Isn't trans temp part of the process to completely fill it
@@MichaelGreenham yes it is. On a RAM trany, 86 to no more than 120 degrees, but most recommend not over 100. Take your pic. Personally I kept it under 100.
Definitely didn’t do it like the ram dealer. Supposed to let the oil drain at the end until it trickles out then cap it
A lot more work than my old Ford C6.
Can this be easily done on jack stands?
Yeah as long as it's level
Did mine in my garage, just slid underneath in my coveralls.
why not just measure exactly how much comes out and then adding the exact same amount?
For what it’s worth, I just did this and only 3.8 L came out and I put ~6L in to proper level… my guess for the discrepancy is it came from the factory full and then when connected the rest of the fluid filled the cooler lines dropping the total fluid level. So I had been running low for the last 80k…. Dang
4 quarts came out of mine, I put 4 back in. I am not getting under my truck with it running. Not doing that shifting nonsense. I only do this service when the truck is cold.
Good thing I don't own a zf
That's way too much for me to remember
what about the thermal by pass ?
The dealer wants $1200 to do this maintenance. Ridiculous
yeah and no guarantee itll even get done
DIY is the best route.