2000 XJ belt, filter, and AT fluid.

BELT REPLACEMENT OR ADJUSTMENT-LEFT HAND DRIVE

Belt tension is adjusted at the power steering pump bracket and idler pulley assembly.

(1) Disconnect negative battery cable from battery.

(2) Loosen idler pulley bolt at the power steering bracket (Fig. 53).

(3) Loosen adjusting bolt until belt can be removed from pulleys.

(4) Remove belt.

INSTALLATION

(1) Check condition of all pulleys.

CAUTION: When installing the serpentine accessory drive belt, the belt MUST be routed correctly. If not, the engine may overheat due to the water

pump rotating in the wrong direction. Refer to (Fig. 47) (Fig. 48) (Fig. 49) (Fig. 50) for correct belt routing.

(2) Install new belt.

(3) Using serpentine belt tension gauge, tighten adjusting bolt until belt reaches proper tension. Refer to Belt Tension at the rear of this section for proper belt tension.

(4) After belt is tensioned correctly, tighten idler pulley bolt to 47 N·m (35 ft. lbs.)

(5) After idler pulley has been tightened into position, recheck belt tension. Adjust if necessary.

I do not know for sure what ATF you should use but the recent TSB on ATF+4 states it is the current fluid spec for all Jeep automatic transmissions except the AW4, call the dealership for the current spec fluid recommendation.

The current SelecTracs (nv242) use ATF+4

There hasn't been a drain in Torque Converters for some time. If you want to exchange 'all' the fluid you will have to do it 4 quarts at a time.

Thanks for the info, Billy. Using the line in the bucket trick won't work to exchange all the fluid? I suppose I could just check the dipstick for the fluid reccomendation...

Carl

It came with DexronIIE/Mercon but I think Dexron is on the outs now as fluids go... I think it would be best to have the parts guy look up in the computer what fluid is now the current spec...... assuming you want a better fluid if one is available...

The transfer case came with either DexronII or ATF+3, the current spec is ATF=4 on the nv242 but I assume you can use any of the above. The capacity is 1.4 qts

I suppose using the tranny pump will work.... I'm guessing you'll have to prime the tubing and make sure the height difference isn't too great.

The AW4 capacity is 8.25 qts....

OK, I'll give them a call. Not trying to be rude, but why would the tube hieght make a difference? How could I prime the tubing? Is it needed? How many quarts are in a gallon anyway?

Carl

The tranny is normally a closed system, that is, it doesn't normally have to 'lift' fluid more than a few inches. If you have a bucket of ATF on the floor and your XJ is on ramps then it will have to lift the fluid a couple feet.

You could put the bucket up at tranny height on top of a box or something...

To prime the hose all you would need do is siphon a bit of ATF through the suction hose before you connected it.

There are 4 quarts to a gallon so just a bit over 2 gallons total.

Let us know how this goes..

With your method you could put all 2 gallons in the bucket at once. If the suction tube is long enough you can put the bucket alongside where you can watch it....... when the supply bucket is getting low you can stop the engine.

It would probably be best to buy an extra quart or two and hold them in reserve in case you have to top off the tranny after the procedure. You can always return any unused bottles...