So I changed my transmission fluid and transfer case fluid today. I ended up going back with OE Mopar ATF+4. I found it at Wally World for $4.42 / quart. Any way when I dumped the trans the plug has a little magnet in it. The little magnet had shavings and sludge stuck to it. The magnet is about 1/4 inch in diameter and with all the stuff stuck to it, it was about 7/16 inch in diameter. The fluid was a little dark but not too bad. Don't ask how it smelled, cause my nose doesn't work, I can't smell a thing. Any one here ever change their G56 fluid out? What did you find on the plug?

BTW, the Mopar ATF+4 said it was a full synthetic fluid. I didn't know that.

 

sounds like machineing and burrs that were left on the gears.

I'd realy be worried if you had the same on the next change.

 

I may dump it again in 10K miles to see what's there. I'm hoping you are right about the manufacturing debris, although most manufacturers now ( I call on a lot of them) are very **** about cleanliness. I guess time will tell.

 

A few bits and shavings would be normal IMO. That baby is working pretty hard pulling that beast of a camper of yours. At 60k I would expect to see a little wear. Like Drew said, the real test will be on the next change.

 

What time you leavin out tomrrow melon? Did you cut the muffler out yet?

 

Im leavin out b4 the chickens come out of the trees. And on the muffler, I have been studying that thing for a while. Pulling that gooseneck the exhaust already echoes pretty load on the hwy. I am afraid I would have to wear ear plugs when Im loaded down.[:@]

 

if your heading my way I got new saw-zall blades. . .these wreckers did a number on some 22/32 floorboards, I'm wondering what they would do with that 4" exhaust

have that bad boy dump out right before tha axel[8D]

 

If I were you I would do the muffler like mine instead of the delete pipe. I pull my camper and there is no more drone than stock.

 

Heck, I could just turn the pipe up and stick it through the hood about 3ft with a tink tink

 

Mopar ATF is not 100% synthetic fluid as if it was you would have paid a lot more for it then $4.42. You would be lucky if the Mopar ATF you bought contained 12% synthetic base fluids. FYI, in the Mobil Castrol lawsuit a Judge ruled that the word synthetic is just a marketing term. Remember that just because it can be called synthetic does not mean its 100% group 4 or 5 synthetic fluid like you buy from Redline or Amsoil.

JMHO