I don't know what the white coating would be. Those almost look like little pieces of wood.

 

Think someone put saw dust in it? Thats supposedly an ol trick at the used car dealers...

 

Yeah, that doesn't look like any 44re component I'm familiar with.

 

broken sensors?

 

meanwhile The seller told me it was stored in a wood shed 2 years.. the plug for the dipstick was unpluged. So it is maybe only wood pieces. For sawdust they are to different and big..

 

the hood would have had to of been open too...

 

The hood? the trans was a spare part from a donor and out of the jeep for 5 years..

 

Difference between 1996 and later 97-98 ZJ´s (5.2)?
my spare transmission has a dipstick tube with a ribbing for a O-ring to seal in the transmission housing.
The 97 and 98 models have not the O-ring, but a longer rubber sealing. Right?
My 98 have this longer sealing.
the dipstick hose from my spare trans is with a mount for a vertical screw near the sealing, and goes to the passenger side in the engine bay.
My (98) dipstick hose crosses the bell housing and goes to the driver side in the engine bay.
I think i have a 96 transmission bought.. was 96 the dipstick on the passenger side?
Or have i a wrong transmission?
the dipstick hose is 19 mm diameter for both, therefore i should can use my 98 dipstick with the spare transmission..
I hope so...
i want to get sure the trans fits in my 98, before i pull my trans out..
any difference and problems with the ECM??
thanks in advance!

 

Here the pics

 

...
figured out the problem.. done

 

Well, what was the problem?

 

it was a litte bend, and the holder was wrong welded....