Replaces the TF242 / 58934 spin-on-style filter and pan gasket on the Chrysler A604 41TE 40TE four-speed used in Caravan, Town and Country, PT Cruiser and Neon.
If your Dodge Caravan, Grand Caravan, Chrysler Town and Country, Journey, PT Cruiser, Sebring or Avenger is due for a fluid service, or it has started engaging slowly into Drive on a cold morning, this is the kit you drop the pan for. It holds a new A604 / 40TE / 41TE pickup filter and a formed pan gasket, and it replaces the TF242 and 58934 filter kit numbers. One kit covers one complete pan service.
The 41TE (sold first as the A604, and later as the 40TE in some four-cylinder cars) is a clutch-to-clutch transaxle. The transmission controller has no bands to fall back on. It times every shift by how fast each clutch fills, and it keeps learning those fill times as Clutch Volume Index numbers. All the oil for that work comes up through this filter. It sits flat in the bottom of the pan, and its neck pushes into the valve body pickup with an O-ring seal. When the media loads up with lining dust and varnish, pump suction rises, line pressure sags at idle and on cold starts, and the clutches fill slower than the controller expects. That is why a plugged filter on this unit can feel like a clutch problem before any clutch is actually worn out.
Check the fluid level hot with the engine running, then look at what comes out of the pan. A light film of gray paste on the magnet is normal wear. Strands of friction material, brass flakes or steel slivers mean a clutch, bushing or pump is coming apart, and a new filter alone will not save it. If the van already goes into limp mode and stays in second gear, read our 41TE limp mode and CVI guide before you spend money. If it pulls fine at light throttle but flares on a hill, the 41TE slipping under load guide walks through line pressure and underdrive clutch checks that a fresh filter will not fix.
This kit is listed for the Chrysler A604, 40TE, 41TE and 41TES four-speed automatic transaxle across its 1989 to 2020 run. That covers the Dodge Caravan and Grand Caravan, Journey, Avenger, Neon, Spirit and Stratus, and the Chrysler 200, Cirrus, Pacifica, PT Cruiser, Sebring, Town and Country and Voyager. Not every vehicle with those names used the four-speed. Many later minivans, the V6 Journey and some 200 and Avenger trims got the 62TE six-speed instead, and that unit takes a different filter. Check the transmission code on your build sheet or the tag on the case, or send us your year and VIN, and we will confirm the match. The full range of parts for this unit is on our 41TE / A604 transmission page.
A filter and a pan of fresh fluid cost less than any other repair on this transmission. On a high-mileage van, do it before the clutches start to wear, not after.
| Fits | Chrysler A604 / 40TE / 41TE / 41TES 4-speed automatic transaxle |
| Replaces | TF242, 58934 |
| Includes | Transmission filter and oil pan gasket |
| Vehicle coverage | 1989-2020 Caravan, Grand Caravan, Journey, Town & Country, Voyager, PT Cruiser, Neon, Sebring, Stratus, Cirrus, 200, Avenger, Pacifica, Spirit |
| Item weight | 12 oz |
Doing this repair right usually means replacing these at the same time. Same transmission, ships together.
No. This kit is for the A604, 40TE, 41TE and 41TES four-speed only. Later Caravans, Town and Countrys, Journeys and some 200 and Avenger trims used the 62TE six-speed, which takes a different filter. Check the transmission code, or send us your year and VIN.
ATF+4. Chrysler specifies it for this transaxle family, and generic multi-vehicle fluids can change how the clutches apply and cause harsh or shuddering shifts. Set the level with the fluid at operating temperature and the engine running.
No. The gasket replaces the factory sealant. Clean every bit of old RTV off both surfaces, install the gasket dry, and tighten the pan bolts evenly so you do not crush it.
Only if the cause was restricted flow or low, dirty fluid. If the pan has friction material or metal in it, or the controller has stored gear ratio or solenoid codes, the problem is inside the unit. Our 41TE limp mode guide covers the checks to do next.
A pan service does not normally require a relearn. If the shifts feel off afterward, or the fluid change was overdue and badly burnt, a quick learn with a capable scan tool resets the adaptive clutch values.
Do it at every fluid service. Vans and crossovers that tow, carry heavy loads or run in stop-and-go heat should be on the severe-service schedule in the owner's manual.
