I'm preparing to drain/drop the pan and change out the solenoid/Governor kit. Its a 42RE. Using a friends garage and want to be sure I have all the tools needed to keep it smooth. I know once I'm in the box it shouldn't be difficult but anything special for draining and dropping the pan without making a complete mess? Also, just to be sure, how many quarts should I have on standby to refill the pan?
You have the replacement parts already? Otherwise have a look here: www.electricaladvantage.com It is a messy job and you need to have a large drain pan to keep the mess as less as possible. You loosen all the pan bolts a bit, and then remove most of them, except 3 bolts on one row. Pry the pan until the fluid starts coming out and let it drain as much as possible. Loosen the 3 bolts further, so that the pan comes down more and more fluid will drain. The manual calls for 3.8L (4.0 Qts) of fluid ATF +4.
No, you just loosen the pan bolts and let the fluid drain out. If you prefer you could try syphoning out some of the fluid, but i have never done that.
They were all small. It almost looked fuzzy, but cleaned up nicely. The jeep is now shifting all on its own! Now to see about getting the engine light switched off. Not sure if I need the electronic reader to do that or it will on its own.
Gonna double check levels before making the trip home.
Best is to get a scanner and clear the fault code/ check engine light. It should finally go out by itself, but it can take maybe 40 warmup cylces before that happens.
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