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ter plastic tubing. Tubing only has to be long enough CHECKING FLUID CONDITION Inspect the appearance of the fluid during the fluid level check. Fluid color should range from dark red to Transmission operation should also be checked if the fluid is severely discolored and contains quanti- A small quantity of friction material or metal particles in the oil pan is normal. The particles REFILLING AFTER OVERHAUL OR FLUID/ The best way to refill the transmission after a fluid change or overhaul is as follows: (1) If transmission has been overhauled, install transmission in vehicle. (2) Remove dipstick and insert clean funnel in transmission fill tube. (3) Add following initial quantity of Mopar Dexron IIE/Mercon to transmission: (4) If fluid/filter change was performed, add 4 pints (2 quarts) of fluid to transmission. (a) If transmission was completely overhauled and torque converter was replaced or drained, add (b) Remove funnel and install dipstick. (5) Operate vehicle until fluid reaches normal operating temperature. (6) Apply parking brakes. service brakes. Then shift transmission through all (8) Remove dipstick and check fluid level. Add only enough fluid to bring level to Full mark on dipstick. Do not overfill. If too much fluid is added, excess (9) When fluid level is correct, shut engine off, release park brake, remove funnel, and reseat dip- TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE (TCM) Use the DRB scan tool to diagnose transmission control module function whenever a fault is sus- OIL PUMP VOLUME CHECK Measuring the oil pump output volume will deter- mine if sufficient oil flow to the transmission oil Verify that the transmission fluid is at the proper level. Refer to the Fluid Level Check procedure in t ATF+3, type 7176, Auto- matic Transmission Fluid. (1) Disconnect the To cooler line at the cooler inlet and place a collecting container under the dis- CAUTION: With the fluid set at the proper level, (2) Run the engine at curb idle speed , with the shift selector in neutral. (3) If one quart of transmission fluid is collected in the container in 20 seconds or less, oil pump flow vol- (4) Re-connect the To cooler line to the transmis- sion cooler inlet. (5) Refill the transmission to proper level. FLUSHING COOLERS AND TUBES When a transmission failure has contaminated the fluid, the oil cooler(s) must be flushed. The torque The only recommended procedure for flushing cool- ers and lines is to use Tool 6906A Cooler Flusher. Fig. 44 Transmission Fluid Level 21 - 248 AW–4 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION XJ SERVICE PROCEDURES (Continued) |