2011 ram 1500 gearbox issue
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I am a little confused, are you in Sweden or in the U.S.?
Did you just recently purchase this truck or have you had it for for sometime?
Were you told it was in a hurricane or flood when you purchased it?
Did you purchase it from a dealer or private owner? A dealer will have a warranty.
Something to look at, did you use the proper transmission fluid when it was replaced?
Did you just recently purchase this truck or have you had it for for sometime?
Were you told it was in a hurricane or flood when you purchased it?
Did you purchase it from a dealer or private owner? A dealer will have a warranty.
Something to look at, did you use the proper transmission fluid when it was replaced?
The car is in sweden right now, it was bought to me in last december.
Yes i did know that the car was damaged by water thru either a flood or hurricane.
It was bought on a auction so theres no warranty, thus i did now about the problems with it.
I did use an gear box oil from Q8 called "Unitrans JK" that complies with the Chrysler +4 ATF oil.
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If multiple fluid changes haven't resolved the issue, another one probably won't either. Time for professional help. And take the other guidance seriously to change other fluids too. Chrysler axles have definitely had vents on them (had one on our 2005 Grand Cherokee) so they CAN get water in them if submerged.
Do you have any idea if the water got above the lower body? Water damage can really wreck vehicles by damaging wires and rusting things inside panels. I would never buy a flood vehicle unless I knew exactly where the water line was.
Rob
Do you have any idea if the water got above the lower body? Water damage can really wreck vehicles by damaging wires and rusting things inside panels. I would never buy a flood vehicle unless I knew exactly where the water line was.
Rob
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OK you said you have changed the tran. fluid and filter, Have you completely
drained all of the fluid out of your torque converter and the lines going to the transmission oil cooler and the oil cooler.
If not you are just contaminating the new oil you are putting in.
Hope this helps
Jeff
drained all of the fluid out of your torque converter and the lines going to the transmission oil cooler and the oil cooler.
If not you are just contaminating the new oil you are putting in.
Hope this helps
Jeff
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Before this is all done with, i`ll lay odds on that the transmission is going to have to be pulled & rebuilt.
And if he HASNT drained and flushed the transfer case and differentials, its a GOOD BYE to those items as well.
Flood vehicles, its not just a bad idea, its insane to even buy them...! Scrap yard for parts, thats all they`re good for.
Dan,
yes its likely you have the 545RFE. You might as well start shopping for a transmission and a new torque convertor.
Before re-installing the new transmission, you better flush the transmission coolant lines real good.
And if he HASNT drained and flushed the transfer case and differentials, its a GOOD BYE to those items as well.
Flood vehicles, its not just a bad idea, its insane to even buy them...! Scrap yard for parts, thats all they`re good for.
Dan,
yes its likely you have the 545RFE. You might as well start shopping for a transmission and a new torque convertor.
Before re-installing the new transmission, you better flush the transmission coolant lines real good.
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OK you said you have changed the tran. fluid and filter, Have you completely
drained all of the fluid out of your torque converter and the lines going to the transmission oil cooler and the oil cooler.
If not you are just contaminating the new oil you are putting in.
Hope this helps
Jeff
drained all of the fluid out of your torque converter and the lines going to the transmission oil cooler and the oil cooler.
If not you are just contaminating the new oil you are putting in.
Hope this helps
Jeff
Nope i did not drain the torque converter simply because i dont know if it can be done? If so please let me know how.
As a start i only changed the oil in hope of getting all water out.
The next step is to try to flush out the old oil/water in the gear box.
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Before this is all done with, i`ll lay odds on that the transmission is going to have to be pulled & rebuilt.
And if he HASNT drained and flushed the transfer case and differentials, its a GOOD BYE to those items as well.
Flood vehicles, its not just a bad idea, its insane to even buy them...! Scrap yard for parts, thats all they`re good for.
Dan,
yes its likely you have the 545RFE. You might as well start shopping for a transmission and a new torque convertor.
Before re-installing the new transmission, you better flush the transmission coolant lines real good.
And if he HASNT drained and flushed the transfer case and differentials, its a GOOD BYE to those items as well.
Flood vehicles, its not just a bad idea, its insane to even buy them...! Scrap yard for parts, thats all they`re good for.
Dan,
yes its likely you have the 545RFE. You might as well start shopping for a transmission and a new torque convertor.
Before re-installing the new transmission, you better flush the transmission coolant lines real good.
The car was so cheap so i dont mind shopping for either this or that.
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Hi Nonisossose, Yes the torque converter and trans. cooler can be flushed.
Look around for a local mechanic - transmission repair shop.
I know here in the states they have a machine they hook to the trans.
cooler lines and can flush the entire system and replace with new fluid,
but before you put new fluid back in replace the filters again.
I know around where I live they charge 2-3 hundred dollars to do it.
By doing it that way it will flush the whole system.
Hope this helps
Look around for a local mechanic - transmission repair shop.
I know here in the states they have a machine they hook to the trans.
cooler lines and can flush the entire system and replace with new fluid,
but before you put new fluid back in replace the filters again.
I know around where I live they charge 2-3 hundred dollars to do it.
By doing it that way it will flush the whole system.
Hope this helps
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Hi Nonisossose, Yes the torque converter and trans. cooler can be flushed.
Look around for a local mechanic - transmission repair shop.
I know here in the states they have a machine they hook to the trans.
cooler lines and can flush the entire system and replace with new fluid,
but before you put new fluid back in replace the filters again.
I know around where I live they charge 2-3 hundred dollars to do it.
By doing it that way it will flush the whole system.
Hope this helps
Look around for a local mechanic - transmission repair shop.
I know here in the states they have a machine they hook to the trans.
cooler lines and can flush the entire system and replace with new fluid,
but before you put new fluid back in replace the filters again.
I know around where I live they charge 2-3 hundred dollars to do it.
By doing it that way it will flush the whole system.
Hope this helps
The problem is that it is not anyone nearby me that does that kind of flushing job.
But we are now going to our own flush.
We're going to remove the flow line from the oil cooler and put a hose on that and put the hose in a can of fresh new oil. Then start the car and let it flush out the old oil and fill with new until it comes fresh oil out of the hole in the gear box.
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Hi Nonisossose, Maybe you might want to try hooking a pump to one line. I would think the lower line, and put a hose to the other with the new oil and let the pump do the work of flushing the system instead of starting it.
Just a thought. and remember to flush the trans. cooler also.
Hope this works for you.
Just a thought. and remember to flush the trans. cooler also.
Hope this works for you.