tranny fluid
07-18-05, 11:44 AM
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Your car is an 87 N/A, so you will fill it from the access hole on the Drivers side of the tranny. Square head threaded plug. You will put approx 2.7 qts into the tranny, and rule of thumb is you fill the tranny untill it starts leaking out of the hole.
Maybe time to get a Haynes manual or something?
Maybe time to get a Haynes manual or something?
07-18-05, 12:46 PM
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Go to Home Depot and get three feet of clear hose. Put one end in the filler hole in the transmission. Insert the nozzle of your choice of tranny lube in the other end and let gravity take it's course. Like J-Rat said it will take 2.7 quarts or until it starts to dribble out of the filler hole. Of course you do have to keep the car level.
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07-18-05, 12:54 PM
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fill from the top square plug, BUY A PUMP it takes forever even with it.... i hate gear oil smells horable
ohh yeah FYI, make sure you install the driveshaft first.. or fluid will gush out of there!
heres another good question to be brought up
what weight/brand of gear oil do you guys use?? or recomend??
ohh yeah FYI, make sure you install the driveshaft first.. or fluid will gush out of there!
heres another good question to be brought up
what weight/brand of gear oil do you guys use?? or recomend??
07-18-05, 01:21 PM
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Well maybe because i'm using synthetic stuff used in trucks... This stuff cold is almost like molasse 
my cousin is a really knowledgeable mechanic and said this stuff outclassed the other tranny fluids/oils and other **** . I must admit that he's right, my tranny is sooooooo smooth...
my cousin is a really knowledgeable mechanic and said this stuff outclassed the other tranny fluids/oils and other **** . I must admit that he's right, my tranny is sooooooo smooth...
07-18-05, 01:27 PM
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Originally Posted by TII '87
Well maybe because i'm using synthetic stuff used in trucks... This stuff cold is almost like molasse
my cousin is a really knowledgeable mechanic and said this stuff outclassed the other tranny fluids/oils and other **** . I must admit that he's right, my tranny is sooooooo smooth...
my cousin is a really knowledgeable mechanic and said this stuff outclassed the other tranny fluids/oils and other **** . I must admit that he's right, my tranny is sooooooo smooth...
07-18-05, 02:13 PM
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Originally Posted by TII '87
Well maybe because i'm using synthetic stuff used in trucks... This stuff cold is almost like molasse
my cousin is a really knowledgeable mechanic and said this stuff outclassed the other tranny fluids/oils and other **** . I must admit that he's right, my tranny is sooooooo smooth...
my cousin is a really knowledgeable mechanic and said this stuff outclassed the other tranny fluids/oils and other **** . I must admit that he's right, my tranny is sooooooo smooth...
07-18-05, 02:30 PM
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you don't really need to do the pump method, what i find works good is let gravity do the job for you.
get some good diameter hose long enough to go from the fill hole up to the engine bay, then just get a funnel and fill. usually takes about 15 minutes.
oh, and whatever you do make sure it's not freezing outside, it makes the oil thicker. but i guess most of you americans don't have to worry about that
- Aaron
PS: best advice i can give is make sure you can get the freaking fill plug out first BEFORE you take the drain plug out, lol
get some good diameter hose long enough to go from the fill hole up to the engine bay, then just get a funnel and fill. usually takes about 15 minutes.
oh, and whatever you do make sure it's not freezing outside, it makes the oil thicker. but i guess most of you americans don't have to worry about that
- Aaron
PS: best advice i can give is make sure you can get the freaking fill plug out first BEFORE you take the drain plug out, lol
07-18-05, 03:09 PM
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Originally Posted by coldfire
you don't really need to do the pump method, what i find works good is let gravity do the job for you.
get some good diameter hose long enough to go from the fill hole up to the engine bay, then just get a funnel and fill. usually takes about 15 minutes.
oh, and whatever you do make sure it's not freezing outside, it makes the oil thicker. but i guess most of you americans don't have to worry about that
- Aaron
PS: best advice i can give is make sure you can get the freaking fill plug out first BEFORE you take the drain plug out, lol
get some good diameter hose long enough to go from the fill hole up to the engine bay, then just get a funnel and fill. usually takes about 15 minutes.
oh, and whatever you do make sure it's not freezing outside, it makes the oil thicker. but i guess most of you americans don't have to worry about that
- Aaron
PS: best advice i can give is make sure you can get the freaking fill plug out first BEFORE you take the drain plug out, lol
07-18-05, 03:19 PM
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i just bought 3 quarts of redline 75w90 at 8bucks a quart, i was gonna use my pump that i use to fill the air mattress with im thinkin in my situation gravity sounds a little easier
07-18-05, 03:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Innovation
Umm, isn't that what I said?
lol, sometimes i just don't read. but hey, if more than one person says it that means it must be right!
07-18-05, 03:42 PM
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Originally Posted by 88rxn/a
i just bought 3 quarts of redline 75w90 at 8bucks a quart, i was gonna use my pump that i use to fill the air mattress with im thinkin in my situation gravity sounds a little easier
07-18-05, 03:43 PM
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hmmmm good question better give them a call!!!!!lol damnit...
turns out they ordered the hp gl-5 instead of the mt-90 tranny fluid,, thanks so much for that save,lol....smoother shifts here i come!!!
turns out they ordered the hp gl-5 instead of the mt-90 tranny fluid,, thanks so much for that save,lol....smoother shifts here i come!!!
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07-19-05, 08:03 AM
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Originally Posted by Roshambo
Hope it also said MT-90 on the front, otherwise you are using HP GL-5 gear oil in your tranny.
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