Daniel Zukowski
Member
- Joined
- Mar 16, 2020
- Posts
- 66
- Reaction score
- 10
- Location
- Albany, NY
- Ram Year
- 2014 1500 Laramie Limited
- Engine
- 5.7 Hemi
I have a question, I have a 2014 RAM Laramie Limited 5.7 Hemi with just about 80K on it now with the 8 speed automatic transmission, I purchased it at a dealer used and I am the 2nd owner so I have no idea if the transmission was serviced at the 60K mile mark by the original owner so I am interested in doing a service on it for peace of mind. Thinking if it still has factory fluid since I have no clue if it was ever service previously what fluid do I use, I was told ZF fluid but is that Synthetic and OK to mix with what came in the truck when it was new? I imagine a filter change with fluid is only about 7 quarts of fluid and does not completely drain everything like the cooler and torque converter so new ATF will be mixed with the remaining old (OEM)? Do you recommend one replacement pan over another since I am told the OEM pan has the filter built into it? I was thinking about using the Dorman pan so I could do just filters and gasket replacements in the future, thoughts? I certainly do appreciate this forum and all the great knowledgeable people in it. Thanks in advance!