Paul lynch
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- Location
- Decatur, Illinois
- Ram Year
- 2014
- Engine
- Hemi 5.7L
Hello.
I have a 2014 Ram 1500 5.7L sport
8 speed Transmission
I'll see if I can't explain this clearly.
So, I developed a couple leaks on my transmission oil cooler lines that run from the cooler to the radiator. I lost quite a bit of fluid and the truck was not shifting well. The damage was from, what I noticed, the lines rubbing on the oil pan. It was missing a bolt that mounted a portion of the lines. So, I bought a new set of oil cooler lines. Drained what was left in the pan. (3 quarts came out).I went ahead and bought a new pan and filter and assembled it, ( just mentioning on this transmission the pan and filter is one piece). Then put in about 3¹/² quarts until it over flowed from the transmission fill bolt hole. I started taking apart what I needed to remove the damaged oil cooler lines. I removed the oil cooler on the drivers side of the transmission, I popped off the linkage that is connected to the metal lever on the transmission. Then detached it from the transmission linkage bracket and let it hang. I was then ready to remove the old lines. I removed them and installed the new lines. I bolted the oil cooler back on and popped the linkage back on the shift lever and mounted it back on the bracket. The shift linkage and oil cooler is basically all I really had to remove and install to pull the old lines out and install the new ones. Now, that I've got 3 quarts in the transmission pan I'm ready to start the truck and go through the ridiculous process of setting the fluid properly. However, this is where I noticed I have a big problem. I start the truck and I have these codes pop up, a message on the dash says "service shifter", no lights on my shift knob and I can not shift it out of park. I'm not sure what has happened! I put everything back exactly the way it was. I didn't take apart any electrical plugs or anything. I imagine 1 or more of these codes might have popped up due to when it was shifting badly on my way home to investigate the leak. However, I had no problem shifting it out of park before I started the repair. Would there be something I have to reset after messing with the shift linkage? I did unplug the battery for awhile after having this issue, to see if it would reset. I'm at a lost and in panic mode. Any help would be very appreciated. Please and thank you.
I have a 2014 Ram 1500 5.7L sport
8 speed Transmission
I'll see if I can't explain this clearly.
So, I developed a couple leaks on my transmission oil cooler lines that run from the cooler to the radiator. I lost quite a bit of fluid and the truck was not shifting well. The damage was from, what I noticed, the lines rubbing on the oil pan. It was missing a bolt that mounted a portion of the lines. So, I bought a new set of oil cooler lines. Drained what was left in the pan. (3 quarts came out).I went ahead and bought a new pan and filter and assembled it, ( just mentioning on this transmission the pan and filter is one piece). Then put in about 3¹/² quarts until it over flowed from the transmission fill bolt hole. I started taking apart what I needed to remove the damaged oil cooler lines. I removed the oil cooler on the drivers side of the transmission, I popped off the linkage that is connected to the metal lever on the transmission. Then detached it from the transmission linkage bracket and let it hang. I was then ready to remove the old lines. I removed them and installed the new lines. I bolted the oil cooler back on and popped the linkage back on the shift lever and mounted it back on the bracket. The shift linkage and oil cooler is basically all I really had to remove and install to pull the old lines out and install the new ones. Now, that I've got 3 quarts in the transmission pan I'm ready to start the truck and go through the ridiculous process of setting the fluid properly. However, this is where I noticed I have a big problem. I start the truck and I have these codes pop up, a message on the dash says "service shifter", no lights on my shift knob and I can not shift it out of park. I'm not sure what has happened! I put everything back exactly the way it was. I didn't take apart any electrical plugs or anything. I imagine 1 or more of these codes might have popped up due to when it was shifting badly on my way home to investigate the leak. However, I had no problem shifting it out of park before I started the repair. Would there be something I have to reset after messing with the shift linkage? I did unplug the battery for awhile after having this issue, to see if it would reset. I'm at a lost and in panic mode. Any help would be very appreciated. Please and thank you.
