Re: Transfer Case question / 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee
 

James proclaimed:
> This car has the Quadra Drive. It has 145,000 miles on it.
>
> I had the oil changed in this car today. The mechanic checked all of the
> fluids, and found them all ok, except for the transfer case, which he said
> was very low. He filled it up with Dextron III. My manual says this is
> acceptable.
>
> The car immediately started making extreme noises as I drove it off. It
> was clear that it had a major drive train problem. I drove it back to the
> mechanic, who inspected it closely. He is certain the problem is coming
> from the transfer case. He believes that the clutches are slipping, or the
> chain is skipping. He says that the best remedy is to find a replacement
> transfer case and switch it out.
>
> This is a new mechanic to me, as I am on vacation at our vacation house.
> But, I fully believe that the mechanic is honest and capable. But, I
> have to drive this car 500 miles on Monday , and tomorrow is Friday, so this
> is urgent to me.
>
> My son says that in spite of what the car manual says, that the transfer
> case should be filled with ATF+3 or ATF+4 specified for Chrysler (not
> Dextron III).
>
> Can you guys give me some input on this ? If I drain the Dextron III and
> put in ATF+3, how likely would this cure the problem ?
>
> I will appreciate any thoughts on this.
>

It was driving until the mechanic added the fluid.
It might have been low until he did that, but you did not mention any
noise prior to him touching the vehicle.
He may be honest, but he sure has no clue what he is doing.

Re: Transfer Case question / 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee
 

James proclaimed:
> This car has the Quadra Drive. It has 145,000 miles on it.
>
> I had the oil changed in this car today. The mechanic checked all of the
> fluids, and found them all ok, except for the transfer case, which he said
> was very low. He filled it up with Dextron III. My manual says this is
> acceptable.
>
> The car immediately started making extreme noises as I drove it off. It
> was clear that it had a major drive train problem. I drove it back to the
> mechanic, who inspected it closely. He is certain the problem is coming
> from the transfer case. He believes that the clutches are slipping, or the
> chain is skipping. He says that the best remedy is to find a replacement
> transfer case and switch it out.
>
> This is a new mechanic to me, as I am on vacation at our vacation house.
> But, I fully believe that the mechanic is honest and capable. But, I
> have to drive this car 500 miles on Monday , and tomorrow is Friday, so this
> is urgent to me.
>
> My son says that in spite of what the car manual says, that the transfer
> case should be filled with ATF+3 or ATF+4 specified for Chrysler (not
> Dextron III).
>
> Can you guys give me some input on this ? If I drain the Dextron III and
> put in ATF+3, how likely would this cure the problem ?
>
> I will appreciate any thoughts on this.
>

It was driving until the mechanic added the fluid.
It might have been low until he did that, but you did not mention any
noise prior to him touching the vehicle.
He may be honest, but he sure has no clue what he is doing.

Re: Transfer Case question / 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee
 

James proclaimed:
> This car has the Quadra Drive. It has 145,000 miles on it.
>
> I had the oil changed in this car today. The mechanic checked all of the
> fluids, and found them all ok, except for the transfer case, which he said
> was very low. He filled it up with Dextron III. My manual says this is
> acceptable.
>
> The car immediately started making extreme noises as I drove it off. It
> was clear that it had a major drive train problem. I drove it back to the
> mechanic, who inspected it closely. He is certain the problem is coming
> from the transfer case. He believes that the clutches are slipping, or the
> chain is skipping. He says that the best remedy is to find a replacement
> transfer case and switch it out.
>
> This is a new mechanic to me, as I am on vacation at our vacation house.
> But, I fully believe that the mechanic is honest and capable. But, I
> have to drive this car 500 miles on Monday , and tomorrow is Friday, so this
> is urgent to me.
>
> My son says that in spite of what the car manual says, that the transfer
> case should be filled with ATF+3 or ATF+4 specified for Chrysler (not
> Dextron III).
>
> Can you guys give me some input on this ? If I drain the Dextron III and
> put in ATF+3, how likely would this cure the problem ?
>
> I will appreciate any thoughts on this.
>

It was driving until the mechanic added the fluid.
It might have been low until he did that, but you did not mention any
noise prior to him touching the vehicle.
He may be honest, but he sure has no clue what he is doing.

Re: Transfer Case question / 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee
 

This will be my last post on this subject.

I try to be fair and reasonable with people. I don't blame the mechanic.
He insisted on looking at my Jeep manual, which says that regular ATF or
Dextron III can be used in the transfer case. He used ATF. I think
that was a reasonable precaution, to look at the book. After all, isn't
that the most common admonition, RTFM ??

Yes, Jeep later decided that this particular transfer case needed another
fluid, only made by Chrysler-Jeep.
They did not mail this news to every human being in the world.

It would be easy to blame him, but in my opinion, unfair. Since this is my
Jeep, I am the only one to make the call on this one.

James

--------------------------------

Lon said:



It was driving until the mechanic added the fluid.
It might have been low until he did that, but you did not mention any
noise prior to him touching the vehicle.
He may be honest, but he sure has no clue what he is doing.

Re: Transfer Case question / 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee
 

This will be my last post on this subject.

I try to be fair and reasonable with people. I don't blame the mechanic.
He insisted on looking at my Jeep manual, which says that regular ATF or
Dextron III can be used in the transfer case. He used ATF. I think
that was a reasonable precaution, to look at the book. After all, isn't
that the most common admonition, RTFM ??

Yes, Jeep later decided that this particular transfer case needed another
fluid, only made by Chrysler-Jeep.
They did not mail this news to every human being in the world.

It would be easy to blame him, but in my opinion, unfair. Since this is my
Jeep, I am the only one to make the call on this one.

James

--------------------------------

Lon said:



It was driving until the mechanic added the fluid.
It might have been low until he did that, but you did not mention any
noise prior to him touching the vehicle.
He may be honest, but he sure has no clue what he is doing.

Re: Transfer Case question / 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee
 

This will be my last post on this subject.

I try to be fair and reasonable with people. I don't blame the mechanic.
He insisted on looking at my Jeep manual, which says that regular ATF or
Dextron III can be used in the transfer case. He used ATF. I think
that was a reasonable precaution, to look at the book. After all, isn't
that the most common admonition, RTFM ??

Yes, Jeep later decided that this particular transfer case needed another
fluid, only made by Chrysler-Jeep.
They did not mail this news to every human being in the world.

It would be easy to blame him, but in my opinion, unfair. Since this is my
Jeep, I am the only one to make the call on this one.

James

--------------------------------

Lon said:



It was driving until the mechanic added the fluid.
It might have been low until he did that, but you did not mention any
noise prior to him touching the vehicle.
He may be honest, but he sure has no clue what he is doing.

Re: Transfer Case question / 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee
 

This will be my last post on this subject.

I try to be fair and reasonable with people. I don't blame the mechanic.
He insisted on looking at my Jeep manual, which says that regular ATF or
Dextron III can be used in the transfer case. He used ATF. I think
that was a reasonable precaution, to look at the book. After all, isn't
that the most common admonition, RTFM ??

Yes, Jeep later decided that this particular transfer case needed another
fluid, only made by Chrysler-Jeep.
They did not mail this news to every human being in the world.

It would be easy to blame him, but in my opinion, unfair. Since this is my
Jeep, I am the only one to make the call on this one.

James

--------------------------------

Lon said:



It was driving until the mechanic added the fluid.
It might have been low until he did that, but you did not mention any
noise prior to him touching the vehicle.
He may be honest, but he sure has no clue what he is doing.

Re: Re: Transfer Case question / 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee
 

On Sat, 18 Aug 2007 21:49:04 -0400, "James" <no one@bellsouth.com>
wrote:

>It would be easy to blame him, but in my opinion, unfair. Since this is my
>Jeep, I am the only one to make the call on this one.

Consider this though, you pay a mech to kinda do it right just like
you pay a doctor to do their job right too. That aside, ATF would not
have killed Tcase but rather it could have made clutches in it chatter
some but it would not have been terminal. The specail fluid is simular
the the purple fluid that GM uses in their automatic Tcases. (also
known as syncomesh fluid)
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Re: Re: Transfer Case question / 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee
 

On Sat, 18 Aug 2007 21:49:04 -0400, "James" <no one@bellsouth.com>
wrote:

>It would be easy to blame him, but in my opinion, unfair. Since this is my
>Jeep, I am the only one to make the call on this one.

Consider this though, you pay a mech to kinda do it right just like
you pay a doctor to do their job right too. That aside, ATF would not
have killed Tcase but rather it could have made clutches in it chatter
some but it would not have been terminal. The specail fluid is simular
the the purple fluid that GM uses in their automatic Tcases. (also
known as syncomesh fluid)
-----------------
TheSnoMan.com

Re: Re: Transfer Case question / 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee
 

On Sat, 18 Aug 2007 21:49:04 -0400, "James" <no one@bellsouth.com>
wrote:

>It would be easy to blame him, but in my opinion, unfair. Since this is my
>Jeep, I am the only one to make the call on this one.

Consider this though, you pay a mech to kinda do it right just like
you pay a doctor to do their job right too. That aside, ATF would not
have killed Tcase but rather it could have made clutches in it chatter
some but it would not have been terminal. The specail fluid is simular
the the purple fluid that GM uses in their automatic Tcases. (also
known as syncomesh fluid)
-----------------
TheSnoMan.com