What type of transmission fluid is in a 1999 Cherokee Sport 4 wheel drive?

Answer 1

If you don't have an owners manual, try this...

AnswerThe drain plug on the bottom says D2, which I assume stands for dexron 2. But being its not made anymore, you can use the current version of dexron 2 instead. You could also use ATF + 3, which is made by the makers of dexron... up to you, neither will hurt the transmission.

I have a 98 Cherokee 4x4 and I am about to change the transmission filter and fluid. From what the owners manual says, I should use dextron III or Mercon fluid, same as for the transfer case, ( if it's a NP231 case). I considered using Mobil 1 synthetic trans fluid, but it does indeed say on the back of the Mobil 1 container Mercon V. I don't believe that it is the same as the other Mercon I,II,III etc. but I may be wrong. I am going to stay with what the owners manual says. So I purchased Valvoline Dex/Merc fluid which coinsides with the owners manual. By the way, I believe that all jeep Cherokee's from 1993 and up to 2000, used AW4 4 speed transmission's. It's Japanese and is very strong, as is the Command-Trac NP231 4X4 transfer case, which is as American as apple pie, made in America by New Process. However, if you have a Cherokee with full time/part time 4X4 , then you have the NP242 transfer case. This case is a bit more complex than the NP231, so the fluid requirements may be different.