I have a 01 dakota 3.9 2wd ,2door ,an was looking to change the filter an fluid at transmission pan.
Is there a 2nd filter that's round on my type?
An does brand matter so long as it's the aft 4 fluid?

Also what weight on the gear oil change for the rear ,at times I'll be pulling a trailer. An do I need the traction additive ?
Also what is the torque for gasket an filter.
Any info is appreciated .

 

When I jack up back one tire turns one way an the other in opposite direction

 

This should answer your question.....

https://www.subaruoutback.org/thread...-ground.23515/

 

Not sure what tranny you have but if you do have a spin on filter, go with Mopar due to the anti drain back valve that aftermarkets probably won't have. Brand of ATF+4 does not matter. I use the Walmart Super-Tech stuff and am at 343K (545 RFE) with no rebuilds. I just do a single drain and fill every 25K or so. Having a pan with a drain plug makes this easier, since you don't have to keep pulling the pan. Not sure which diff you have but 2WD does not need traction additive so don't add any, however if you buy fluid with the additive already added, it won't harm anything.

 

Oh no! Just saw the damned date of the thread. I fell victim to Really Old Man pulling up old sht again!

 

Dear Everyone.....
Wouldn't it be better to archive these old threads rather than keeping them in the feed??

When I get an email that says this thread has been updated, I assume it is a current thread.
No reason I should have to play "Sherlock Holmes" just to reply to an email!. If this is not
possible, perhaps we need to find some other software that allows archiving to be separate
from live feed!
Other sites I have been on do not have this issue!

Sorry someone feels victimized. Didn't they read the thread date?
Or did they just assume.... as I did , the thread is current......?

 

Pls delete.

 

Lighten up, dude. Maybe the humor didn't translate here too well on the interwebs but it was totally in jest on my part. Of course I missed the date! That was the whole point, but blaming you was convenient. Oh and since the date is at the top of each post, you can put your tweed hat and magnifying glass away.

 

Since I get the digest version the posts appear to me as above, and I assume that the date is
current
So ok Perhaps my focus is more on being helpful, than pedantic. I'll have to work on that.
But maybe replying to the old post helps someone new

Yeah, well the humor was lost in translation. Now that we worked that out, let's move on.

I notice the wheels in your avatar are black, could you post a photo of them?
I have been thinking of doing the same for a year now and would like to visualize that.
Thank You

 

Here you go....





And here is a before....