Ad blocker detected: Our website is made possible by displaying online advertisements to our visitors. Please consider supporting us by disabling your ad blocker on our website.
Hello! I'm curious if anyone knows what transmission fluid I should use for my 1987 grand wagoneer. it is a automatic and I don't know the last time the fluid was changed before I got it so I'm planning on changing it. thanks!!
thanks!! Just wanted to make sure I didn't use the wrong stuff and i was getting different info across the internet. also just joined this community it seems to be really helpful so far
It has a bit more capacity (about a quart) and I think it also has a drain plug. The drain plug is nice for changing the fluid. After a few 'hard wheeling runs' I will just drain the fluid and refill. Nothing hurts a tranny more than getting the oil hot.
Totally agree with will e - get a pan with drain plug, it will make your life way better!
I didn’t do it when I was changing fluid/filter, but next time I have to drain ATF I’m getting a new pan with a drain plug (or I’ll put a drain plug in my stock pan). Taking an ATF shower is definitely not the best experience
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Sometimes we reinvent the wheel not to have more wheels but to have more inventors
1988 Grand Wagoneer - AMC 360 with ProFlo4 MPFI, TF727, NP229 FOR SALE 2021 JLU Willys EcoDiesel - new shiny toy
sirrus wrote: ↑Thu May 28, 2020 9:05 am
Any dexron 3 ATF will work. I used Valvoline max life atf, works good. Don’t forget to change a filter while you’re in there
wagonguy87 wrote: ↑Thu May 28, 2020 11:29 am
Im planning on keeping my wagoneer for a long time and a drain plug would definitely help thanks so much to both of you guys!
Keep in mind it is a tight fit, so don't get a really deep pan, it will hit the crossmember. Take a look underneath the truck and you will see what I mean.
sirrus wrote: ↑Thu May 28, 2020 10:45 am
Totally agree with will e - get a pan with drain plug, it will make your life way better!
I didn’t do it when I was changing fluid/filter, but next time I have to drain ATF I’m getting a new pan with a drain plug (or I’ll put a drain plug in my stock pan). Taking an ATF shower is definitely not the best experience
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
A way to prevent that is have a large enough oil pan... Losen all the bolts but keep some on onaide tight.. then pop the cover off and itll drain on the loose side.
As for fluid like mention dexron 3. I manually ( flushed) my jeep by having a friend hold the cooling line into a milk jug.. turn the Jeep on. Shift through neutral and gears turn off the engine when its almost full.. 1 gal is 4 quarts. Then i refill with 4 quarts.. and do this until about 13 or 14 quarts.
Anyway dexron 3 been fine for me the last 20k miles.
Reminds me i gatta drop the pan and change it soon in another 10k miles or so Fluids only good for 30k-50k miles for dexton 3 i believe ?
1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee 5.9L Limited 219k
1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4.0 I6 laredo 430k
1990 Jeep Grand Wagoneer 155k
1976 Jeep J10.. 85k(repaired)