Replaces the worn front oil pump in the Chrysler 62TE six-speed, restoring line pressure on slipping 2007-up Caravan, Town and Country and Journey units.
A 62TE that idles in gear without pulling, takes a second or two to grab Reverse, or slides through shifts once the fluid is hot is a transaxle that is short on oil pressure somewhere. When the cause is the front pump, this assembly is the fix: one complete 62TE oil pump, 12.65 lb, made to replace OEM numbers 05078567 and 04659715 in the Dodge Grand Caravan, Journey, Avenger and Ram C/V, the Chrysler Town and Country, 200 and Sebring, and the VW Routan.
Chrysler built the 62TE by adding an underdrive compounder to the four-speed 41TE, which is how it gets six forward ratios from a familiar case. All of that hardware, the input clutches up front and the low and direct clutches in the compounder, runs off a single gear-type pump at the front of the case. The converter hub drives it, the pressure regulator valve trims its output into line pressure, and the solenoid pack meters that pressure to whichever clutches the computer is swapping. Shifts on this unit are clutch-to-clutch handoffs timed in tens of milliseconds, so even a modest drop in pump output turns into flares, tie-ups and heat.
Check the fluid level before anything else, hot and by the factory procedure. FCA issued a bulletin for 2015 Grand Caravan and Town and Country vans built June 19-21, 2015 that left the plant under-filled and shifted harshly under heavy throttle; the cure was ATF+4, not parts. If the unit will not move at all, Transmission Digest's field test is to pull the cooler return line and look for flow, because a pressure regulator valve stuck in the high-line position can starve the converter and mimic a dead pump. Also look at the pan: friction material on the magnet often means a cracked converter piston rather than a failed pump. The 62TE pump diagnosis guide lays out FCA's code-based decision tree, and van owners should read the Grand Caravan 62TE shift problems guide for the software updates that fix harsh shifts without a teardown.
This pump is listed for the 62TE six-speed automatic in 2007 and newer Chrysler, Dodge and VW applications: Grand Caravan, Journey, Avenger, Ram C/V, Town and Country, 200, Sebring and Routan. It is not for the four-speed 40TE or 41TE, even though they share a lot of architecture, and it is not for the nine-speed 948TE used in the 2015-up 200. Mopar has revised parts during the 62TE run, so match the number cast or stamped on your old pump, or give us the year and VIN and we will check it. All of our 62TE hard parts, kits and solenoids are on the 62TE parts collection.
Plan on removing and splitting the transaxle. Before the new pump goes in, look at the converter hub for grooving and check that both engine-to-transmission dowel pins are present, since a unit that is not centered will wear a new bushing out fast. Lube the pump O-ring, seat the gasket, draw the bolts down a little at a time in a cross pattern, and confirm the input shaft turns freely and end play is in spec. Put a new filter and pan gasket in at the same time; the 62TE filter and gasket kit is the one we pair with this pump. Fill with ATF+4 only, run it through the gears, and check the hot level. If slipping went on long enough to glaze the clutches, add the 62TE master rebuild kit with frictions and steels while the case is open, and plan to run the quick learn so the TCM relearns clutch fill times on the new parts.
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Doing this repair right usually means replacing these at the same time. Same transmission, ships together.
2007 and newer 62TE six-speed applications: Dodge Grand Caravan, Journey, Avenger and Ram C/V, Chrysler Town and Country, 200 and Sebring, and the VW Routan. Confirm the number on your old pump or send the year and VIN.
No. This pump is listed only for the 62TE six-speed. If your van or sedan has the four-speed, it needs a different pump.
Yes. A low level lets the pickup draw air, which drops line pressure and causes harsh or slipping shifts. FCA even issued a bulletin for under-filled 2015 minivans. Set the level hot with ATF+4 before condemning the pump.
Yes. Any debris that wore the old pump is sitting in the filter and pan. Install a new filter and pan gasket and fresh ATF+4 at the same time.
The pump itself has no electronics, but the transaxle has been apart and clutch fill times may change, especially if clutches were replaced. Run the TCM quick learn with a capable scan tool and let it adapt over a normal drive.
