EastWestHemi
Senior Member
- Joined
- Feb 25, 2017
- Posts
- 150
- Reaction score
- 70
- Location
- New England
- Ram Year
- 2016 2500
- Engine
- 6.4 w/4.10s
I broke down and ordered a Maghytec 45/545 transmission pan with the step, 2 quarts over stock. Also purchase the ATS thermal bypass delete, which I’m hoping will bring my trans temps down 20-30 degrees.
I got a great deal from Walmart on a 12 quart pack of supertech Atf4 for 4.44 per quart.
To top it off, I purchased to steel filter adapter for the spin on filter.
With the Mopar filters, it wasn’t cheap, but will make for a great of a Father’s Day morning in the garage.
I’ll post some pics when done. It’s about to be 100 degrees here for the next three months and it doesn’t freeze in the winter so I’m not concerned about the thermal bypass delete and having the tranny cooler freeze up.
My tranny consistently runs around 170-75, but when idling it runs creeps up to 190 for some reason.
After the stealership did the transmission recall and dropped the pan I hated the sloppy RTV job the guy did, tons of blowout on the sides, which worries me about blowout into the pan. Checked the level the other day and they were 3/4 quart low. I’m sure he didn’t check it at either operating temp or cold, as is prescribed on dipstick. I heard they probably just dumped the same fluid back into the tranny, which explains why it was short— I bet some spilled. Either way, since this truck needs to last I’m going to do the tranny right for piece of mind.
The PML tranny pan was the cheapest in cast aluminum and was leaning that direction, until I saw Moe’s selling the maghytec for $20 more with free shipping and no sales tax.... it was a no brainer. Thanks Moe’s
Btw— thanks Ram for my POS welded drag link. It’s focking spectacular. I’m waiting and counting the days until you put a real one on there.
I got a great deal from Walmart on a 12 quart pack of supertech Atf4 for 4.44 per quart.
To top it off, I purchased to steel filter adapter for the spin on filter.
With the Mopar filters, it wasn’t cheap, but will make for a great of a Father’s Day morning in the garage.
I’ll post some pics when done. It’s about to be 100 degrees here for the next three months and it doesn’t freeze in the winter so I’m not concerned about the thermal bypass delete and having the tranny cooler freeze up.
My tranny consistently runs around 170-75, but when idling it runs creeps up to 190 for some reason.
After the stealership did the transmission recall and dropped the pan I hated the sloppy RTV job the guy did, tons of blowout on the sides, which worries me about blowout into the pan. Checked the level the other day and they were 3/4 quart low. I’m sure he didn’t check it at either operating temp or cold, as is prescribed on dipstick. I heard they probably just dumped the same fluid back into the tranny, which explains why it was short— I bet some spilled. Either way, since this truck needs to last I’m going to do the tranny right for piece of mind.
The PML tranny pan was the cheapest in cast aluminum and was leaning that direction, until I saw Moe’s selling the maghytec for $20 more with free shipping and no sales tax.... it was a no brainer. Thanks Moe’s
Btw— thanks Ram for my POS welded drag link. It’s focking spectacular. I’m waiting and counting the days until you put a real one on there.