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ATF+4 for your ailing transmission

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Old Feb 4, 2007 | 04:49 AM
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the MOPAR ATF+4 is available at walmart, it may be just the solution to all your ailing transmission, but please leave some for me as I need to change my filter and fluid soon

Walmart at Renton Washington




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Old Feb 4, 2007 | 11:57 AM
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i just bought a 96 dodge ram 1500 4x4 with a blown motor we put a new motor in and changed the tranny fluid and the guy told us we have to use atf+4 i suggest valvoline atf+4 fullsynthtic it smells really bad but it is great stuff also while ur at it if ur truck is a 4x4 u might want to change the transfercase fluid to it is really easy to get to and change but to fill it u have to use a turkey baster to put the fluid in i think it holds like 3 qts or somthing like that
 
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Old Feb 4, 2007 | 12:29 PM
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At one of my local(ish) walmarts they have mopar oil filters,oil, and tranny fluid. The other 3 dont....its weird.
 
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Old Feb 4, 2007 | 12:43 PM
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i would suggest lucas oil, for your tranny, when u do a fluid change just replace a qt of +4 with lucas transmission stop slip, even if its not slipping, Ihave had great experience with lucas oil with every thing i have used it for.
 
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Old Feb 4, 2007 | 05:06 PM
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As one who has used Lucas and learned the hard way...DON"T!! It is not compatable with ATF+4. Lucas is a viscositythickener which can radicaly change how ATF+4 functions in your truck, for the worst. I managed to get mine out quickly. The tranny shuddered and slipped horribly until I got it all flushed out.
The only other fluid you can run (short term) in a Dodge tranny is seafoam, and that's only to clean it out.
 
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Old Feb 4, 2007 | 05:35 PM
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wow, didnt know that, sorry bout the bad advice guys, worked great in a chevy lumina though.
 
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Old Feb 4, 2007 | 05:46 PM
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No biggie, it works well in older rams, andI have used the Power steering product in my truck, which solved a squealing issue. We used it for yearsback in the midwest in farm equipment and semi trucks.
 
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