# Changing tranny fluid Cherokee **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [February 12, 2025, 11:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/changing-tranny-fluid-cherokee/199106 "2025-02-12T23:51:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mstrlucky74](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/74df32/32.png) [@mstrlucky74](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mstrlucky74)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2025, 11:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/changing-tranny-fluid-cherokee/199106/1 "2025-02-12T23:51:24Z")
2014 Jeep Cherokee and want to get tranny fluid changed. Been watching so.e.you tube videos and it seems I have to drop a panel cover off some sort to get to the drain. Anyone familiar with this? Is it a diy thing I can do? Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2025, 12:26am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/changing-tranny-fluid-cherokee/199106/2 "2025-02-13T00:26:26Z")
The vehicle is over 10 years old, with probably a 100,000 miles or more. And with a sealed transmission, I wouldn’t bother doing this as a D.I.Y. service. Instead, I’d bring it to a shop to have the transmission fluid serviced. Tester ---
**Author:** ![Cavell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cavell/32/43396_2.png) [@Cavell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cavell)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2025, 2:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/changing-tranny-fluid-cherokee/199106/3 "2025-02-13T14:54:56Z")
Well, it isn’t starting now. So, hold off on tranny fluid work. ---
**Author:** ![ledhed75](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f6c823/32.png) [@ledhed75](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ledhed75)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2025, 7:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/changing-tranny-fluid-cherokee/199106/4 "2025-02-13T19:02:47Z")
Questions I always ask myself: 1. Do I have the knowledge, skills, physical space, and/or special tools to do this job? 2. Can I get rid of the old fluids (oil, coolant, etc.) in a safe and proper way? 3. Can I potentially do without the vehicle for a period of time, if my efforts go wrong somehow? My answers to these questions have led me to take my car to the mechanic for several years now. That way I know the work is done right, and I drink their coffee in the waiting room. Just my two cents.