K! Thanks,Bernd. Now I will motor with confidence! :)
Steve P.
--- "Bernd D. Ratsch" <fasstdak@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> Go with a simple fluid/filter change and have the
> bands checked for
> adjustment. ATF+4 is the recommended fluid.
>
> - Bernd
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On
> Behalf Of steve
> preston
> Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2004 9:07 PM
> To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
> Subject: DML: Who knows about 42RE transmissions?
>
>
>
> Hey there! Question:
>
> We have a 2000 Grand Cherokee 4.0/42RE with 40,000
> miles that is doing some wrong stuff all of a
> sudden.
> The other day,I did a U-turn in a parking lot,and
> lost
> drive for about three seconds. Then,it banged into
> gear at about 1500 rpm,and took off. Then the next
> day,it lost drive for about a second as I pulled off
> of my road onto the highway. Both times,the Jeep had
> only been running long enough to get fully warm. I
> checked the fluid level,and it was right in between
> the add/full marks. I added about 1/2-3/4 of a quart
> of fluid to make it exactly full,and have been
> driving
> it for about a week now. It has not "slipped" out
> anymore,but as I`m cruising down the road I *think*
> I
> can feel something,like it is wanting to slip or
> downshift,just ever so slightly. What should I do?
> My
> prior Dak had this transmission,and a mechanic told
> me
> (when it was brand new) I should not fail to have
> the transmission
> flushed out and serviced at 20,000 miles. Well,that
> Dak didn`t last long
> enough to reach that mileage,before I traded for my
> 2001 Dak. But
> ANYWAY,short story long,with the Jeep,the thought of
> having a
> transmission flushed out scares me,because I have
> heard horror stories
> about it being done wrong,or the tranny not living
> much longer
> afterward. Like I said,this is a 2000 model,so I
> don`t even know if it
> is filled with Chrysler`s latest fluid. Should I
> have it flushed out and
> the filter replaced,or what?
>
> Many thanks! Steve P.
>
>
>
>
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