Hi all – I want to buy and revive a 1988 Jeep Cherokee Laredo 4WD 4.0L, and found an old Chilton guide for it. It says that its Aisin-Warner AW4 automatic takes "Dexron IIE/Mercon" ATF.
This fluid is no longer available apparently, and there are now lots of numbers beyond II (2, not 11). What throws me is that Dex IIE is identified as a GM thing, not a Jeep/AMC/Chrysler thing (I think Chrysler was just buying AMC/Jeep in 1987 or so). Is there a universal successor for Dex IIE?
Is there anything about this particular AW4 transmission, or the Cherokee, that would call for a different choice than whatever replaces Dex IIE in GM vehicles? There's some info on the transmission here: https://www.novak-adapt.com/knowledge/aw4
Thanks.
This fluid is no longer available apparently, and there are now lots of numbers beyond II (2, not 11). What throws me is that Dex IIE is identified as a GM thing, not a Jeep/AMC/Chrysler thing (I think Chrysler was just buying AMC/Jeep in 1987 or so). Is there a universal successor for Dex IIE?
Is there anything about this particular AW4 transmission, or the Cherokee, that would call for a different choice than whatever replaces Dex IIE in GM vehicles? There's some info on the transmission here: https://www.novak-adapt.com/knowledge/aw4
Thanks.