Tried to make my jeep swim today...

Oct 24, 2004 2 Replies

Hey everybody....


04 TJ...tried to make it swim today....went through a puddle that wasnt as shallow as i thought it was. Long story short, got stuck with the front passenger side listing forward and down. No water got in through the air intake though. Front Diff vent was clear too...however, on an automatic tranny, where is the vent line installed? How would one check if water is got in the tranny? Whats the normal consistency of ATF+4 tranny fluid? Right now its pink & clear, kind of got the consistency of cooking spray...is that normal? Any advice on how to give this girl the once over to make surte the tranny doesnt blow up down the line would help..

ed


Ed Roper did pass the time by typing:

They never are. :)

When water gets into ATF-III fluid it turns milky white. Not sure what +4 will do but what you describe as pink&clear sounds normal. I'd still keep an eye on it for the next few days.

Jeep 'forgot' to ever put a proper high water vent on the tranny....

If the fluid gets any water, it will go milky.

I don't know where your vent buttons are, but I think one is inside the bell housing where you cannot get at it.

Mike

86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

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