Wix never impressed me with their transmission filter applications. Wix Air
and oil filters are good quality. I might use a fram X2 oil filter, if I
found a $10 dollar bill on the ground, but for 5 bucks a wix oil filter is a
quality prouduct.
ATP is solely trans oriented, they make fluid additives, accelerator, shift,
and detent cables, auto flywheels, you can even get alot of internal parts
from them.
Boog
----- Original Message -----
From: "Will Coughlin" <willcoughlin2@hotmail.com>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Friday, December 14, 2001 1:29 AM
Subject: Re: DML: Synthetic fluid for 45RFE?
> Wow, this just keeps getting more complex- now we have evidence of a
45RFE's
> with ATF+3 factory fill. I'd now be willing to bet that the '99 and early
> production '00 Jeep GC 4.7L's had a ATF+3 factory fill in their 45RFE's.
The
> ATF+4 fluid will mix/interchange with ATF+3 in transmissions originally
> designed for ATF+3, but it doesn't work the other way. If you have a '00+
> with an original fill of ATF+4, apparently you can't(read: probably
> shouldn't) add or change with ATF+3. Remember that some people had a
problem
> with their early production 45RFE's not being able to seat and seal the
> dipstick and fluid was being expelled out of the dipstick tube?? What if
> somebody such as yourself has an early production ATF+3 filled 45RFE
> transmission and has the problem of the fluid expelling/dipstick sealing?
> The dealer will replace the dipstick with an updated part #. What does it
> designate on it? ATF+3 or ATF+4? Maybe we need to ask somebody who had the
> TSB/update performed on their truck. As for the filter kits, I wouldn't
put
> a Fram filter on a Yugo, much less on a Dodge, so I don't even consider
> them. Wix on the other hand, I think I got them straightened out last
week.
> Look for updated part#'s and actual production in a few weeks. I was
> contacted by the WIX rep after writing him a letter and describing the
> problem to him. When I explained to him what the situation was, he quickly
> sent out a stock pull and part#/sales update. He called for a stock pull
of
> the filter kits that were for the "42RE/46RE", but numbered for the 45RFE
> P/N. The kits will be re-labeled with the P/N corresponding to the
42RE/46RE
> transmissions. Pioneer has a P/N out for the 45RFE's, 2wd and 4wd, but
still
> have not produced them. HTH,
>
> Will Coughlin willcoughlin@hotmail.com
> '00 Reg. cab 2wd, 4.7L/NV3500HD/9.25" 3.92 sure-grip
>
> ----Original Message Follows----
> From: "Hemikota" <hemikota@home.com>
> Subject: Re: DML: Synthetic fluid for 45RFE?
> Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2001 21:02:46 -0500
>
> Actually my 10/99 45RFE has ATF3. It says so on the dipstick. I heard
that
> the ATF 4 will misc with the 3. On filters, only one aftermarket company I
> have found actually knows the difference between the 45 RFE and the other
> (46,44,42). ATP (Automatic Trans. Products). They have separate listings
> for 2wd and 4x4 and they ARE different from the older pans. The dealer
> p/n's cross exactly to these #'s. I have them on order since mines
> approaching 25k. WIX, and fram list the same kit for the 45 RFE as for
the
> 727/904 style trannies. Its not right.
> Boog
>
>
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