it says ATF III on the bottle and standards GM 6417 M Dexron III G, FORD WSA-M2C-195A, Mercon, ALLISON C4, CAT TO-2, MB 236.1, 236.5, 236.6, 236.7, MAN 339F, ZF TE-ML 02F, 03D, 04D, 09, 11B, 14A, 17C

found the CEL all the lights where gone and a plastic cover was hiding the connections
got the codes 12 ecu reset, 46 battery charge off range, 33 AC relay, 52 running to rich. nothing about the tranny

 

ATF +4 is 4.50$ to 6.50 a quart.

ATF +3 has not been manufactured since ~'04

Dexron and mercon have completely different friction modifiers.

Do you know the history of the tranny? how many miles on it ? They generally last 130k miles if taken care of.

Check the following site.
http://www.allpar.com/mopar/transmissions/fluids.html


46, charge voltage too high. Add distilled water to battery to just below the vents, about 1&1/4 inches below top surface. Use Eye protection

Get digital multimeter, check voltage at battery engine off/running idle/running ~2000rpm.post results

Remove and clean battery lugs. Follow ground wire from battery to firewall and engine, remove. Make mating surfaces shiny, retighten.

Look closely at the wire connections on back of alternator.
Check running voltages, post results

AC relay: Does the AC work?

Running too rich could be the O2 sensor, too much fuel pressure, weak spark, faulty injector, coolant temp sensor reading too cold.

The connectors at the engine computer can get corroded and cause weird intermittent issues. With battery disconnected carefully remove connnectors. There should be clear dieelectric grease on all the pins and barrels. If you see green or black then a full cleaning is necessary. Use a bright light and inspect closely

Many times the transmission is blamed for what is an engine issue.

Just a possibility here

 

Just tossing out my experience and result of tranny shifting and engine/power jerk. IF you have tried everything else and still get jerking at high speeds... I replaced my computer/brain and the problem stopped.

 

I live in sweden so here a oil change to atf 4 would cost 170 $ thats about half of what a tranny in good shape would cost. so Im going to change tranny driving so long with about half the oil in the tranny must have hurt it in some way. I dont believe an oil change to atf 4 will solve the problem. very sertain this is not an engine problem.
thanks for all the help guys. will defenitely check all the CEL codes also and service the engine

 

Greetings Ya'll,

Does this "key dance" also apply/ work on the 2000 2500 cargo Van (318 EFI)?

 

Yes it should.

 

Alloro, Thank you for replying. This "Key Dance", ... Is it "On", "Off", "On", "Off", then "On"?

 

Correct and it all has to be done within something like 5-10 seconds.

 

Alloro, Would that apply to a 2000 Dodge Ram 318 also?

 

If by ram you mean the pickup then I don't have a ram pickup to confirm, but I see no reason why it wouldn't. If you mean a ram van then I can say yes it applies.