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How do you change transmission fluid on a Dodge truck?

How do you change transmission fluid on a Dodge truck?

Open the hood and remove the transmission fluid dipstick. Add 4 quarts of transmission fluid through dipstick tube. Continue adding fluid and checking the dipstick until fluid shows. Back the truck off the ramps or raise the truck up slightly to remove the axle stands and lower the truck to the ground.

How to check the transmission fluid level in a Dodge Dakota?

How to Check the Transmission Fluid Level in a Dodge Dakota. 1 Step 1. Start the engine and let it run until your Dakota is at normal operating temperature. Make sure the truck is sitting on level ground so that 2 Step 2. 3 Step 3. 4 Step 4.

How do you clean transmission fluid off a dipstick?

In most newer vehicles it will have a yellow T-handle on the top of the dipstick. Pull the dipstick out of the dipstick tube and wipe the transmission fluid off of it with a clean rag. Insert the dipstick back into the tube, making sure it is fully seated in the tube.

What to do if your transmission fluid is leaking?

Shift the truck into reverse, then into park, several times, then check the fluid level with the engine running. Add fluid to bring the fluid to the appropriate level on the dipstick. Check under the truck to be sure the fluid isn’t leaking. If it is, tighten the transmission bolts further.

How to change transmission fluid in a Dodge Dakota?

This video will show you how to change transmission fluid on your car and save you from spending your hard earned money at a shady repair shop. The vehicle is a 2002 Dodge Dakota with the 45rfe transmission which is also the same as a 545rfe and is found in many other vehicles such as the Dodge Ram, Durango, Jeep Grand Cherokee, etc. Loading…

Where to check the transmission fluid level in a Dodge?

It is located at the back of the engine on the passenger’s side near the firewall. In most newer vehicles it will have a yellow T-handle on the top of the dipstick. Pull the dipstick out of the dipstick tube and wipe the transmission fluid off of it with a clean rag.

In most newer vehicles it will have a yellow T-handle on the top of the dipstick. Pull the dipstick out of the dipstick tube and wipe the transmission fluid off of it with a clean rag. Insert the dipstick back into the tube, making sure it is fully seated in the tube.

Shift the truck into reverse, then into park, several times, then check the fluid level with the engine running. Add fluid to bring the fluid to the appropriate level on the dipstick. Check under the truck to be sure the fluid isn’t leaking. If it is, tighten the transmission bolts further.

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