Cast aluminum bolt-on pan for Chrysler 545RFE, 65RFE and 68RFE units, with a magnetic drain plug and gasket so service is a drain-and-fill, not a pan drop.
If you are tired of dropping a full pan of ATF+4 down your sleeves every time the fluid is due on a Ram 1500, 2500 or 3500, a Durango, a Grand Cherokee, a Commander or a Dakota with an RFE automatic, this is the pan built for that job. It is a cast aluminum replacement for the stamped steel factory pan, it replaces Mopar 4736676AA (also listed as 04736676AA) and the Dorman 265-870 steel pan, and it comes with a gasket and a magnetic drain plug. It also suits owners whose original pan is rusted at the rail, dented from a rock or weeping at the flange.
On the 545RFE and its six-speed relatives, the pan is the fluid reservoir the pump draws from. The sump filter hangs down into it, so the pan depth and floor shape decide how deep the pickup sits below the fluid surface. A pan pushed in by a rock can crowd the filter and starve the pump of oil. The factory pan also has no drain plug, so every fluid change becomes a pan drop. A drain plug lets you do a simple drain and refill between filter services, and the magnet collects the fine steel that clutches, gears and bushings shed. Reading that magnet at every service is one of the cheapest health checks you can do on an RFE.
Clean the area and find the leak's highest wet point. Fluid coming from the cooler lines, the filter or the case connector runs down and pools on the pan, so it is easy to blame the wrong part. If the transmission slips, flares or sets line pressure codes, a pan will not fix that. Our 45RFE pump failure guide separates a starved pump from a worn one, and the cooler line replacement guide covers the leaks that most often get mistaken for a pan leak.
The listing covers the Ram 1500 2011-2018 with the 545RFE or 65RFE and the 2019 Ram 1500 Classic, the Ram 2500 and 3500 2010-2024 with the 545RFE, 66RFE or 68RFE, the Durango 2011-2013, the Grand Cherokee 2010-2013, the Commander and the Dakota 2010-2011. RFE pans were made in more than one depth, so hold your old pan or its part number against 4736676AA before ordering. On 6.7L Cummins trucks, check clearance to the crossmember and exhaust; a deep-sump pan for those trucks is a different item. If you are unsure, send us your year and VIN. The rest of the RFE service parts are on our 45RFE and 545RFE parts page.
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Doing this repair right usually means replacing these at the same time. Same transmission, ships together.
No. It comes with the pan, a gasket and a magnetic drain plug. Buy the sump filter separately or choose our 545RFE pan and filter kit if you want everything in one order.
The listing includes Ram 2500 and 3500 2010-2024 with the 68RFE, but on 6.7L Cummins trucks you should confirm clearance to the crossmember and exhaust first. A deep-sump pan is sold separately for those trucks. Send us your VIN if you want it checked.
It replaces Mopar pan 4736676AA (04736676AA) and the Dorman 265-870 stamped steel pan.
Chrysler specifies 12 N-m (105 in-lb) for the RFE oil pan bolts. Tighten evenly in a cross pattern on a clean, dry case rail.
It depends on how much you drain and whether the filter is changed. Chrysler lists a 545RFE service fill of about 5.2 liters on 4x2 and 6.2 liters on 4x4. Always finish by checking the level hot, in Park, on the dipstick, using ATF+4.
A light gray paste is normal wear. Visible chips, slivers or a heavy coat of steel point to internal damage such as gear, bushing or clutch hub wear and are worth a diagnosis before it turns into a failure.
