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how many quarts to refill 2 when changing tranny gasket and filter on a 2008 dakota

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Old 10-26-2011, 12:19 PM
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Question how many quarts to refill 2 when changing tranny gasket and filter on a 2008 dakota

how many quarts to top off transmission after changing gasket and filter only.4.7 magnum v-8
 
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Old 10-26-2011, 04:54 PM
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I dont know about a 2008 but my 2000 calls for 10qt with a 42 RE trans. I think when I did it I had to put in about 9 qt
 
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Old 10-26-2011, 05:01 PM
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thanks i got a 08 quadcab.nice lil truck.had 05 silverado extend cab hurricane irene dropped tree on it an totaled it in august bought 08 dakota quadcab with 4.7 magnum.like it.
 
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I will move this to the 3rd Generation Dakota Sub-Forum.
 
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Old 10-27-2011, 07:01 AM
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I wanna say its 6 but don't quote me on that the gasket is is rtv the dealer has it for about $5
 
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Just did my 08 and it took every bit of 7 qts. Filters come with a new gasket, don't use RTV it's not the right application for a new model transmission pan.
 

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