Transmission Fluid

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Asked by Samantha Aug 06, 2018 at 01:39 AM about the 2012 Jeep Compass Sport

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

My husband has put ATF +4 fluid into our jeep. It is
a CVTtransmission. Is this ok? .

7 Answers

NO!!! Have the car towed to a shop that can flush all the ATF out and install the correct CVT fluid.

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I'm not sure flushing it is an option as it has well over 100,000 miles and I have been told flushing one that high mileage is bad. I can say the jeep hasn't been driven since the oil was put in. As I realized this may have been a fatal error before I got into the jeep when I saw the bottles laying on the ground

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If you do not get all the ATF out you will ruin the transmission. If you do not flush it then change the fluid several times.

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Ok guys--so I want to clear some stuff up. 1. Car hasn't moved. 2. Napa auto parts sold him the fluid after getting make and model. 3. I have called autozone and a different parts store who both offered me the same fluid that we put into the jeep as a viable transmission fluid. That is why I am so confused and am at a loss. Parts stores are all giving us the same answer. That doesnt make it right, I'm just saying that is why I'm here. I dont know if it is in fact viable or not.

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I have a Jeep 2011Compas and was told by the Dealer not to use ATF +4 which I used for my Jeep Grand Cherokee Ltd. Compass use the CVTF+4 Transmission fluid. Glad I called the dealer first before I pour the ATF on the Compass. Buy the CVTF+4 Transmission fluid at the Dealer. It does not cost much.

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Same here I called auto parts and they provided a different transmission fluid which is not in the owners manual. I just went and bought cvt+4 from mopar to be sure.

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