So, I have this wonderful 2012 Charger with the 3.6L and 8-speed ZF transmission. This car is great, holds the family and luggage with no issue and gets over 30mpg on the highway. Has just over 80k miles on the clock, I really hate to wait over 100k before changing the trans filter and fluid (just what comes out with a drop of the pan not a whole flush). Turns out this ZF 8-speed is a bit special, the filter is built right into the pan (my cost ~$118) and the fluid is a special ZF fluid (not just good old AF+4, my cost ~$27/qt). Guessing this thing will drop about 5 of the 9 quarts it takes for a complete fill that means my cost on just the filter and fluid (throw in the $11 pan gasket) is going to be just about $250. Wow! glad I can do the work myself, paying labor on this thing as well would really hurt. Anyone working in service have any input on how much fluid I'll really need? I hate to buy too much more than I need, but buying too little is MUCH worse.
Just figured I'd get the word out there, and see if anyone else has had this kind of fun with the 8-speed trans. From what I gathered in 2013 or so they changed to a Chrysler licensed design instead of the one from ZF and it now has a seperate pan and filter like a normal trans and it uses ATF+4.