DJDiggler

great that you got  drain on your trans pan,as most dont,,one thing i use to do yrs ago, the daughter had not done her trans service on her postal caravan so instead of dropping the pan and changing most of the fluid out (which can cause the trans to start acting up from what i have read) i would every so often use a suction tube down the trans filler tube and suck out about a quart or whatever amount i could get out, then i would add back the same amount of fresh fluid, it took several times but the fluid began to look red  again and she never had no problems with the trans slipping or anything by doing it slowly......would be a great way to do this to our trans since we have no dip stick and is a simple way of keeping the fluid fresher between having a trans service done 

Looks maybe slightly more than I had on wife’s Journey at similar milage. It’s from the clutch packs wearing I believe.
The color and smell of fluid matters more, no strong burned smell and not very dark are better indicators.  Are you towing with the 3.6 very much?  Dump and fill still leaves a lot of old fluid in the torque converter. With a Princess auto/Harbour Freight siphon pump you can remove through the fill tube about 3 litres of oil. I do that a few days after doing pan and filter. ATF4 is not that pricy fortunately.
 
Ours has never showed any codes yet, but has started to hesitate to down shift some times.  Going to change the torque converter clutch solenoid behind the front cover like others have done.  There are links in this site about it.  Car at 220k kms now. Oem Mopar part is only about $35. Five minute dry, pan gasket sealant can be used over rtv.
 
 

Just thought I'd let you guys know about a few decent grill mods I found on ebay. I live in canada (far from border) so options were limited for places that would ship to me. I found these grill inserts on ebay and shipping was pretty reasonable. The blue cross nicely matches the blue on the journey, I've seen other colors I think but didn't really look as I wanted the blue.
Blue cross piece
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Blue-steel-front-grille-vent-hole-frame-trim-cover-for-2013-2014-Dodge-Journey-/152058791149?
Billet Chrome Upper & Lower Grill
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/GTG-2011-2016-DODGE-JOURNEY-R-T-SXT-5pc-CHROME-UPPER-BUMPER-BILLET-GRILLE-/351706326150?
The cross piece is attached with 3m tape (continuous line around the entire outside edge), the grill is actually just zip tied to the existing honeycomb grill. Kind of getto, I know, but it works and doesn't rattle... (and my wife forbids me to do much of anything involving tools to her new car).
Sorry, the Journey badly needs a wash but I wanted to test fit everything ASAP

Just thought I'd let you guys know about a few decent grill mods I found on ebay. I live in canada (far from border) so options were limited for places that would ship to me. I found these grill inserts on ebay and shipping was pretty reasonable. The blue cross nicely matches the blue on the journey, I've seen other colors I think but didn't really look as I wanted the blue.
Blue cross piece
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Blue-steel-front-grille-vent-hole-frame-trim-cover-for-2013-2014-Dodge-Journey-/152058791149?
Billet Chrome Upper & Lower Grill
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/GTG-2011-2016-DODGE-JOURNEY-R-T-SXT-5pc-CHROME-UPPER-BUMPER-BILLET-GRILLE-/351706326150?
The cross piece is attached with 3m tape (continuous line around the entire outside edge), the grill is actually just zip tied to the existing honeycomb grill. Kind of getto, I know, but it works and doesn't rattle... (and my wife forbids me to do much of anything involving tools to her new car).
Sorry, the Journey badly needs a wash but I wanted to test fit everything ASAP

Hey everyone, just thought I'd share my experience buying 20's for my 2015 Journey!  I live in canada and even though I actually work at a tire shop it was near impossible to find decent 20" rims that would fit the Journey! I didn't want chrome and really wanted something different... so I found a set online in the US at a place that would actually ship 4 rims up here for a reasonable price and took the chance.  They are Gianna Fanatic 20x8.5 40mm offset rims (Black with machined face). Tires are BFG Geforce Comp 2 245/45R20.  Rims fit great, no rubbing or calliper issues at all. These are aparently show rims and the valve stems are actually on the inside edge of the rim, (just about lost my mind when I opened the box as I thought they drilled it wrong), but there is tons of clearance back there so it wasn't an issue. Haven't had to air up a tire yet though.


They came with black plastic inserts so I purchased a spray can of color matched Journey Blue, (the paint requires a can of clear coat also),  and painted them to match.  Looks much better!  They sent me an extra full set of inserts for some reason and I'd like to try getting them chromed... is it possible to chrome plastic at a shop somewhere? I know there is "chrome" spary paint but it's just glorified silver if you ask me.  I bought them from www.discountedwheelwarehouse.com and they were very accomidating to someone ordering from Canada.  They quoted me the total cost including shipping, duties, taxes, right up front in CDN dollars, and guaranteed no extra charges upon delivery. I ordered black lug nuts also and every freaking nut, (there were extras of those also), was individually packaged in it's own little baggie so it didn't get scratched. Rims were $234, shipping $150, Taxes/Duty $175 (US $).  More than I wanted to spend on rims but I was already burning off my winter tires as we had a hot spring and I just couldnt find anything locally. ;(
 

Hey guys, thanks for the help! I must have missed the email saying I had a reply as I forgot all about this thread until I decided today to take apart the journey. Thank you Milous... the pdf is exactly what I needed and it was fairly easy to get the console out. I was worried when I looked at the pictures of the aux unit, (thanks again for the part number), as it looked like a sealed unit. But the cover was easily removable by taking out 2 screws.
Have a few pointers for anyone else who might dig up this thread:
- To get the top trim off the center console its easiest to just use a butter knife from "inside" the console and pry up on the edges... the rest comes off easily once you get it started.
- To get at the rear inputs I dont even think you need to remove the console at all... The whole rear part is held on with clips as you can see in the pictures and should be removable by prying out on the seam. Of course I figured this out AFTER I had the console ripped apart.
- To avoid the problem I had with broken rca cables it would be easy to "relocate" the inputs... just unscrew them from the back pannel and run your cables under the edge of the console so they connect "inside". Just screw in a blank plastic plate or something over the aux input hole.

Input unit with cover off... Broken RCA pins I pushed through laying inside.

See where the rear panel just clips in the console... might be no need to remove console to get at the connections back there.

Actually modren tpms units have several advanced sensors and take several readings
From Wikipedia:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct_TPMS
"The TPM sensors currently fitted to high volume production cars worldwide are battery-powered, self-contained units which periodically measure tire pressure, and often temperature and acceleration...
The pressure, temperature and acceleration sensors generate analog signals which are converted to their digital equivalents using analog to digital converters. The acceleration sensor measures the centrifugal force generated when the wheel rotates. This force is proportional to the rotational speed. The acceleration sensor may be a simple switch rather than an analog transducer."
Not sure how the system uses rotational direction from the sensor but apparently it does... Well I'll find out for sure if it does soon.

Sorry guys mabye I just suck at explaining it
my shop just talked to bartec tpms supply and they say it will work but the computer will just get mixed up and swap sides as I suspected... If it indicates a low tire on the left front it will actually be the right front. It might sound crazy but aparently its something to do with how the system works.
I have the option of just installing them as is or getting a rim band and orienting them properly so it reads correctly. I dont want a band so when I finally get them installed I will update whether or not it actually does swap sides!

So I did some testing with my volt meter and with the car running there is 5.4V going to the high beam bulb even with the lights off... (bulbs not lit in the slightest). I thought that was kind of weird. With the high beam headlights on there is just under 14v going to the bulb as expected with the alternator running, and with just the drl on 11V. I was definitely expecting a larger drop as the lights are way dimmer/yellowish in drl mode vs hi beam.
Not sure what I can do with this info... but it's there for anyone who might be wondering.

Just thought I'd let you guys know about a few decent grill mods I found on ebay. I live in canada (far from border) so options were limited for places that would ship to me. I found these grill inserts on ebay and shipping was pretty reasonable. The blue cross nicely matches the blue on the journey, I've seen other colors I think but didn't really look as I wanted the blue.
Blue cross piece
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Blue-steel-front-grille-vent-hole-frame-trim-cover-for-2013-2014-Dodge-Journey-/152058791149?
Billet Chrome Upper & Lower Grill
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/GTG-2011-2016-DODGE-JOURNEY-R-T-SXT-5pc-CHROME-UPPER-BUMPER-BILLET-GRILLE-/351706326150?
The cross piece is attached with 3m tape (continuous line around the entire outside edge), the grill is actually just zip tied to the existing honeycomb grill. Kind of getto, I know, but it works and doesn't rattle... (and my wife forbids me to do much of anything involving tools to her new car).
Sorry, the Journey badly needs a wash but I wanted to test fit everything ASAP

Just thought I'd let you guys know about a few decent grill mods I found on ebay. I live in canada (far from border) so options were limited for places that would ship to me. I found these grill inserts on ebay and shipping was pretty reasonable. The blue cross nicely matches the blue on the journey, I've seen other colors I think but didn't really look as I wanted the blue.
Blue cross piece
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Blue-steel-front-grille-vent-hole-frame-trim-cover-for-2013-2014-Dodge-Journey-/152058791149?
Billet Chrome Upper & Lower Grill
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/GTG-2011-2016-DODGE-JOURNEY-R-T-SXT-5pc-CHROME-UPPER-BUMPER-BILLET-GRILLE-/351706326150?
The cross piece is attached with 3m tape (continuous line around the entire outside edge), the grill is actually just zip tied to the existing honeycomb grill. Kind of getto, I know, but it works and doesn't rattle... (and my wife forbids me to do much of anything involving tools to her new car).
Sorry, the Journey badly needs a wash but I wanted to test fit everything ASAP

Hey guys, thanks for the help! I must have missed the email saying I had a reply as I forgot all about this thread until I decided today to take apart the journey. Thank you Milous... the pdf is exactly what I needed and it was fairly easy to get the console out. I was worried when I looked at the pictures of the aux unit, (thanks again for the part number), as it looked like a sealed unit. But the cover was easily removable by taking out 2 screws.
Have a few pointers for anyone else who might dig up this thread:
- To get the top trim off the center console its easiest to just use a butter knife from "inside" the console and pry up on the edges... the rest comes off easily once you get it started.
- To get at the rear inputs I dont even think you need to remove the console at all... The whole rear part is held on with clips as you can see in the pictures and should be removable by prying out on the seam. Of course I figured this out AFTER I had the console ripped apart.
- To avoid the problem I had with broken rca cables it would be easy to "relocate" the inputs... just unscrew them from the back pannel and run your cables under the edge of the console so they connect "inside". Just screw in a blank plastic plate or something over the aux input hole.

Input unit with cover off... Broken RCA pins I pushed through laying inside.

See where the rear panel just clips in the console... might be no need to remove console to get at the connections back there.

See attached PDF for console removal. (remove the shift knob by pulling up on the knob.)
Not sure if the inside of the module is easily accessible (w/o breaking it apart), or if it has screws or clips. If you need a new one, p/n is 05107083AB, Google search will bring up an image of it. Runs around $40.00.
2015_Journey_Center_Console_Removal.pdf

Follow the first page of the PDF above as you probably won't need to remove the entire console. Use trim removal tools and you won't break or mar them and they'll just pop up and off. You're going to feel like you're going to break them but they're ABS plastic and will just pop the retainer clips out of the retention holes. Once the trim is up you'll be able to access the USB/AUX harness. It's a bear and not what you're going to expect. I never was able to get mine unclipped when I ran my aftermarket USB cable.

Yes I did read that post, (thanks for the info), but I know my stock size. The rims Im looking at are the same spec except are 20x8.5 40mm as opposed to 19x7 40mm. 3/4" wider each side.
I have found 20x8.5 38mm that are "guaranteed to fit" according to the company website... Will 2mm in offset really make a difference?

Yea thats exactly what I tried, but unfortunately the inputs on the journey have no "bottom" and despite being carefull as I could I ended up pushing them literally right out the other side! I assume the metel pins are stuck in there making contact on something causing the buzzing.