1995 Plymouth Voyager Transmission question

there is no drain plug

This will not work. It will cause the transmission to fail sooner, not later.

There is none.

No drain plug on these and if you are using anything but ATF+3 in a 4 speed automatic OR using additives then you probably just answered why they are failing. You may also want to check and be sure it is not the controller.

The ony thing you can possibly do that might extend it's life is to do a complete fluid flush. See here:

"Ultradrive (41TE) transmission fluid flush"

However, ignore the blurb that the site inserted from Carl H., Rochester, MI regarding the cooler line reversal. The factory service manual, page 7-19, clearly designates the TOP oil cooler nipple as the INLET and the BOTTOM oil cooler nipple as the RETURN. The routing should be as I indicated in the article. Carl's explanation is rediculous anyway as when the engine is cold the thermostat is closed and the radiator is not hot.

Ted

"M.Rustopoulis" wrote

Chrysler trannies have adaptive clutches - the computer detects slip and orders up more hydraulic pressure. My guess is that yours is gone too far for anti-slip stuff to work.

Auto transmissions are wear items - most of them will eventually break down (heavy-duty designs not-withstading).

Floyd

How often should we be flushing the 41TE tranmissions?

-- Jeff Wieland