All Dodge Sprinters are manufactured with 5-speed automatic transmissions to take your family or load of valuables anywhere you want with full confidence in achieving maximum life and economy. Although, the Sprinter uses a Mercedes engine, the best information available suggests the US versions use Dodge transmissions [but the pictures are of Mercedes transmissions]. As surprising as that may sound, GotTransmissions keeps Dodge Sprinter Transmissions for sale, in inventory all the time.
It’s not that it is a bad transmission, it is more a matter of increasing popularity. Although the Dodge transmissions had their share of problems, many of the issues were simply a lack of maintenance and the knowledge that Chrysler products use a very brand specific automatic transmission fluid. [ATF]. That’s the simple reality, it is a very special fluid to say the least.
Gear shifts are are commanded along with torque converter clutch activity in unison by the electronically controlled computer system. The Touchshift function ensures that you have seamless control over your vehicle and enables you to drive comfortably under any operating conditions.
One of the best mysteries surrounding the Dodge Sprinter is who made the transmission? It uses a Mercedes engine and is of Mercedes heritage. Called the NAG1 automatic transmission, [as mentioned earlier], it uses an advanced electronically controlled computer system [with no less than 20 inputs] to communicate with the transmission and lock-up clutch in the torque converter. The transmission uses a conventional pump, drums and planetary gears.
NAG1 identifies a family of transmissions and means New Automatic Gearbox, generation 1.
Various marketing names are associated with the NAG1 family of transmissions, depending on the transmission variation and specific vehicle.
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