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68RFE Overhaul Kit 1999-2018

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68RFE Overhaul Kit 1999-2018, new and ready to install. Fits the 68RFE. Ships fast from the USA.

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About this product

Be aware before you order: this listing is named as an overhaul kit, but it is not a rebuild seal set. What you get is an electronic service kit for the Chrysler RFE family: a solenoid block listed as Mopar part number 68002342AD / 68002342AF with its range sensor cam plate, a four-wheel-drive pan filter, the spin-on cooler return filter and a pan gasket. It is listed for 1999-2018 45RFE, 545RFE, 65RFE, 66RFE and 68RFE units, which covers Ram trucks, Durangos, Grand Cherokees and other Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep models. Buyers usually land here because the truck keeps falling into limp mode, throws solenoid or pressure switch codes, or shifts erratically after a fluid service, and they want the block and both filters in one box.

What the solenoid block does in an RFE transmission

Every RFE shift is electronic. The block bolts to the valve body and holds the clutch solenoids, the multi-select solenoid, the line pressure variable force solenoid, the pressure switches that report back which clutches actually applied, the transmission temperature sensor and the transmission range sensor contacts. All of it talks to the controller through one 23-pin pass-through connector. The cam plate in this kit rides on the manual valve lever and tells the range sensor whether the shifter is in Park, Reverse, Neutral or Drive. When a coil opens, a pressure switch sticks or the range contacts wear, the controller loses its picture of what the transmission is doing and defaults to limp mode to protect the clutches.

Symptoms this kit addresses

Diagnose before you buy

Rule out the cheap faults first: battery voltage, the 23-pin connector and the case harness, since a corroded pin can mimic a failed block. Read the stored codes and freeze frame, then follow our 68RFE limp mode guide, which ranks the triggers in testing order. If the code is a pressure switch rationality fault, the P0871 diagnosis guide explains how a worn solenoid switch valve bore causes the same code, a fault no new block will cure.

Fitment: match the connector color

The broad 1999-2018 listing hides an important split. Sonnax notes the RFE block used a white connector with six solenoids from 2000 to 2009, then changed to a gray connector with five solenoids in 2010, when Chrysler dropped one solenoid and two valve body checkballs. The block in the product photo has the white connector. Sonnax adds that a white block was used to service 2009-later units under dealer warranty, but a gray block cannot go back into the older six-solenoid units. The 2019 and later 68RFE uses a blue connector block plus a separate TCC solenoid, so it is not a match. Look at the connector on the block you are replacing, compare your old part number with 68002342AD or AF, and send us your year and VIN if you are unsure. The included pan filter is the 4WD style; the listing says it also suits 2WD units from 2010 to 2018. More parts for this family are in the 68RFE collection.

Install notes

If your old block only seeps oil and still tests good, the lower cost answer is a solenoid pack reseal kit. If you also want a new line pressure transducer and a 2WD filter, see the Mopar 68002342AD block set with sensor.


Specifications

Fits68RFE 1999-2018
Part typeOverhaul Kit
ConditionNew
BrandOEM
ShipsFrom the USA
Warranty1-year

Complete the job: parts that go with this

Doing this repair right usually means replacing these at the same time. Same transmission, ships together.

68RFE Shift Kit 1999-18
68RFE Shift Kit 1999-18
$89.99
66RFE Clutch Drum
66RFE Clutch Drum
$139.99

68RFE Overhaul Kit 1999-2018: common questions

Is this a rebuild overhaul kit?

No. It contains no clutch seals or gaskets for a teardown. It is a solenoid block 68002342AD/AF with the range sensor cam plate, a 4WD pan filter, a spin-on cooler return filter and a pan gasket.

Does it fit my 2015 Ram 2500 with a 68RFE?

Your truck originally used the gray-connector, five-solenoid block. This kit's block has the white connector. Sonnax reports white blocks were used to service 2009-later units under warranty, but check your old part number and send us your VIN before ordering.

Will it fit a 2019 or newer 68RFE?

No. The 2019-up 68RFE uses a blue-connector block and a separate TCC solenoid, which this kit does not match.

Do I need to relearn the transmission after installing it?

Yes. Clear codes and run a quick learn with a capable scan tool so the controller relearns clutch volumes with the new solenoids.

What fluid should I use?

ATF+4. Fill after the job and check the level with the engine running and the fluid fully warm.

My truck is two-wheel drive. Is the filter right?

The pan filter is the 4WD type, and the listing says it also fits 2WD units from 2010 to 2018. Earlier 2WD trucks used a different filter, so compare it with the one you remove.


Repair guides for this job

Sources
  1. Sonnax — Identifying Chrysler RFE Solenoid Changes Through the Years. White connector block 2000-2009 with six solenoids, gray from 2010 with five, blue from 2019 plus a separate TCC solenoid, and the 23-pin pinout including range sensor and line pressure VFS circuits. www.sonnax.com/tech_resources/1445-identifying-chrysler-rfe-solenoid-changes-through-the-years
  2. Transmission Digest — Spotting Different 68RFE Designs Through the Years to Avoid Issues. White, gray and blue connector pack generations and the overdrive solenoid deletion on the gray pack. www.transmissiondigest.com/spotting-different-68rfe-designs-through-the-years-to-avoid-issues/
  3. Sonnax / Transend — 45RFE, 545RFE, 65RFE, 66RFE, 68RFE Universal Remanufactured Valve Body Tech and Install Tips. Solenoid pack mounting torque of 53 in-lb. cdn.transend.us/img/S72740-US-Instructions.PDF
  4. Sonnax — Dodge RFE Pressure Switch Diagnosis and Code P0871. Five pressure switch architecture inside the RFE solenoid block and how rationality codes are set. www.sonnax.com/tech_resources/1438-dodge-rfe-pressure-switch-diagnosis-code-p0871

68RFE Overhaul Kit 1999-2018

$180.58
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