# 41te problems '04 Caravan 2.4l **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** caravan, dodge\ **Created:** [December 5, 2017, 10:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/41te-problems-04-caravan-2-4l/110035 "2017-12-05T22:12:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![BrianMac83](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f17d59/32.png) [@BrianMac83](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BrianMac83)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2017, 10:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/41te-problems-04-caravan-2-4l/110035/1 "2017-12-05T22:12:15Z")
![20171204_173809](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/2X/a/ad38a0414e725eb0c536d13dcfff44b583df3cbc.jpg) I’ve got a 41te here. It’s from my 2.4l '04 Dodge Caravan. You can see the corrosion on the casing. It came off in chunks. I wanted to rebuild my transmission but once I saw what was causing the damage I assumed the corrosion would just continue and that this case was done for. Now, used transmissions… I can purchase one for $125 at the junk yard. I was thinking of maybe just rebuilding that one or maybe even just ordering a brand new case for even less money and just swapping the parts that are still good and purchasing the ones I was going to replace anyways… We have $1000… We can’t buy a new car. We can’t pay anybody for help, although I usually do all my own work anyways. I can’t seem to find any rebuilts at our price range. I also need some information regarding this “quick learn”… is it absolutely necessary? If anybody has any information about any of this, it’s my first attempt at a rebuild, I decided to give this a shot, any help at all would be greatly appreciated… Thanks… ---
**Author:** ![shanonia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de053/32.png) [@shanonia](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shanonia)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2017, 12:43am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/41te-problems-04-caravan-2-4l/110035/2 "2017-12-06T00:43:02Z")
I don’t know enough to advise you on the repairs, but I have found the minivan forum at [allpar.com](http://allpar.com) very helpful when I’ve had questions about my 2007 or former 1999 Chrysler Corp. minivans. Good luck with your project. ---
**Author:** ![BrianMac83](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f17d59/32.png) [@BrianMac83](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BrianMac83)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2017, 3:41am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/41te-problems-04-caravan-2-4l/110035/3 "2017-12-06T03:41:15Z")
Thank you I am going to take a look