Pan with built-in filter, gasket, 13 bolts, fill plug and 6 liters of OE-spec ATF plus a fill pump for the ZF 8HP70 in Ram, Jeep and Dodge.
This kit is for the Ram 1500, Grand Cherokee, Durango, Charger or Challenger owner whose eight-speed has started flaring on the 2-3 or 4-5 upshift, shuddering when the converter locks, or who tows and has never had the fluid touched. In the box: the pan with its filter already built in, the pan gasket fitted, 13 new pan bolts, a fill plug with a fresh seal ring, six liters of OE-spec 8-speed ATF made in Germany, and a hand transfer pump. The pan assembly replaces Mopar part number 68225344.
The 8HP70 is the heavier-torque member of the ZF eight-speed family, which is why it shows up behind the bigger engines in these trucks and cars. Its pump draws through a filter that is part of the pan itself; the filter neck seals into the case with an O-ring, and when the pan comes off, the filter comes with it. Every friction and steel plate in the unit wears into this same oil, and the valve body solenoids it feeds have close-fitting spools. A filter loaded with clutch material and fluid that has lost its friction modifier show up as slipping shifts and converter shudder long before anything breaks.
Check level first, with a scan tool reading fluid temperature, because a low 8HP70 slips and shudders exactly like a worn one. If the level is correct, look at the fluid and the drain plug. Dark fluid with fine paste on the magnets says service it. Coarse metal or flakes of friction lining says the problem is internal, and our Grand Cherokee 8HP problems guide and Charger 8HP problems guide walk through the hard-part failures on these platforms. Stellantis notes in its clutch bulletin for this family that some fine debris on the magnets is normal and does not by itself condemn a transmission.
Listed fitment is the 8HP70 in the 2013-2019 Ram 1500, 2014-2019 Jeep Grand Cherokee, 2014-2019 Dodge Durango, and 2015-2019 Dodge Charger and Challenger. It does not fit the 845RE deep-pan transmissions, which use a deeper pan, a different bolt pattern and a different filter neck. The same model year can carry either transmission depending on the engine, so read the ID tag on the case or send us the year and VIN before ordering. Units from 2020 on are the 850RE generation; for the Wrangler and Gladiator version see the 850RE filter and gasket kit. Every eight-speed part we stock is in the ZF 8HP collection.
Six liters covers a pan drop and level set, not the torque converter. A truck that tows hard may want a second drain-and-fill; the 7-liter Lifeguard 8 fill covers that. Owners who want more capacity and cooling can also look at the deep aluminum 8HP70 pan.
| Replaces Mopar part number 68225344 | |
| Pan assembly with integrated filter and gasket | |
| Hardware: 13 pan bolts, 1 fill plug with seal ring | |
| Fluid: 6 x 1 liter OE-spec 8-speed ATF, made in Germany | |
| Includes hand fill pump | |
| Fits Ram 1500 2013-2019, Grand Cherokee 2014-2019, Durango 2014-2019, Charger and Challenger 2015-2019 | |
| Does not fit 845RE deep-pan transmissions | |
| Shipping weight: 18.36 lb |
Doing this repair right usually means replacing these at the same time. Same transmission, ships together.
No. This kit is for the 8HP70 only. The 845RE uses a deeper pan with a different bolt pattern and filter neck. Read the tag on the transmission case or send us your VIN.
No. Stellantis states its 8-speed fluid is not compatible with ATF+4. Use 8HP-spec fluid such as ZF Lifeguard 8 and add nothing to it.
Yes for a pan drop and refill. It does not replace the fluid held in the torque converter. For a more complete change, do a second drain and fill with additional fluid.
Tighten the 13 bolts crosswise from the center out to 10 N-m (89 in-lb). Start every bolt by hand first so the pan seats evenly on the gasket.
If the flare comes from worn fluid or a loaded filter, a service often cures it. If it persists on fresh fluid at the correct level, the valve body or clutch packs need diagnosis.
