3.6 water in transmission after new engine

[Steiblerm]

I recently had to swap out the engine in 2017 ram 3.6 the engine runs very well, but I noticed the transmission was making a weird noise so I pulled out the filler plug and white oil came out so I'm assuming the water I put in the radiator was mixing into transmission. Does anybody know how something like that could even happen?

 

[Wild one]

I recently had to swap out the engine in 2017 ram 3.6 the engine runs very well, but I noticed the transmission was making a weird noise so I pulled out the filler plug and white oil came out so I'm assuming the water I put in the radiator was mixing into transmission. Does anybody know how something like that could even happen?

Look at the thermal management unit (aka: coolant heater) on the side of the transmission,as it's the only thing that can send coolant into the transmission

 

[Steiblerm]

I will check it out. Can I by pass it?

 

[Wild one]

I will check it out. Can I by pass it?

You can pull the coolant hoses off it,and "T" them together then drain the coolant out of the heater. The 3.6's use a differant coolant heater then the 5.7's use,and it has a rep of leaking coolant into the transmission.
There was a guy on one of the facebook pages yelling about it just a day or 2 ago,he was on his 4th coolant heater on his 3.6's transmission.
The hoses are a bit of a pain to get at,you'll want a pair of the proper hose clamp pliars to get at the clamps to remove them.
This style of pliars is what i use on newer hose clamps that are a pain to get at.

https://www.amazon.com/Prokomon-Radiator-Pliers-Automotive-Removal/dp/B08H23HFKC/ref=sr_1_13?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.IAKppKkloigCCXKDpUM9CG4zKjJZhIoa0_L2EtrcKWdejnIgOhUkD_VIiKsCD-Z2cKtxHtvG1vZ9moDo2RJD4fL9NmkroK2n9oNACB_uFuxtC5o3UIptuG8_u2p9RvtR1mSXFdsqkQUun2fleCl5Sg9CyM-fBpjFjlEuSoeX8FnfVdzgxD900T9CGgbDSV6qfhbPdFR7o7t1ony-fAYCRYgD9IsJ5gaB-Qi1NBM3-0omucxhSIkyrmU7wLy-kUUfAVAU9282ZlPO9u3FmrOFrAUNUGU-aTTOL6B_pGYbzrE.Lii6Uses3AJtPrZEpg3Z2Oq9PeuGVEAGlu2jGIxQ7To&dib_tag=se&keywords=hose+clamp+pliers&qid=1723477422&sr=8-13

 

[Steiblerm]

Thank you! So I would T the red and blue lines? Do you think that's where water is getting in the transmission?

 

[Steiblerm]