if i wanted to add oil to mine if it needs it or change it, can someone give detailed instructions as to how to do it? ive never done it before.
i think i would jack the car up under the subframe connector behind the front wheel. then, take screw out where tranny is under where the shifter would be. then stick my finger in to see if i can feel it? add is necessary? as you can see i need some advice if anyone has some! thanks!
jim
ps shifting has been tougher lately. already played with clutch adjustment. i want to see if this has to do with it.
thanks
p.s. what is the part i need called to pump the fluid in? or could i use a small dixie cup and bend it so it flows right in??
If you jack the car up make sure it's level so you have an accurate reading. As far as adding more, you can use a fluid pump from the auto store or the cup if it will work. When I filled my TKO up recently I had my shift boot and stuff off so I just ran some nylon tubing from Home Depot from the interior down inside the fill hole and poured it until it was full.
To the original poster: I ran Redline D4 in my T-5 when I had it and it was great.
Doesn't need a special socket ... or ANY socket, at all. Just poke the 3/8" ratchet's square bit right into that plug's hole, and crank 'er counter-clockwise. It pokes in a lot easier if you've got a pushbutton-release ratchet.
Be sure to have the drain pan ready, don't lose the plug, and definitely wipe whatever fluid you get splashed onto the exhaust (you'll be smelling that crap burning off for a week, if you don't).
Re-plug it when it slows up, do the same with the top plug, and keep the thing handy for when you go pumping fluid back in there - when it starts to dribble out, thread that plug in there ASAP, and wipe up the drooling run-down fluid (again, unless you don't mind the smell of hot/burning tranny fluid for a week).
That is absolutely true, except for the part of them being similar.maybe someone can verify this for me. i heard there are 2 similar plugs on a t5. one to fill the fluid, but another one that looks similar has something to do with the reverse gear, and if u take the wrong one out, u can screw up the tranny. it was just some dude who works at an oil change place.... any thuth to this???
That is absolutely true, except for the part of them being similar.
The two plugs that look the same are on the passenger side. The bottom plug is to drain, the top plug is to fill/check fluid level.
There is indeed a Torx head bolt on the driver side that, if loosened and backed-out of the case far enough, WILL neccesitate a teardown of the transmission. It will not simply screw back in and make everything OK. If you hear a "clunk" you're done for. That bolt is the pivot pin for the fifth and reverse gear shift lever. Once that bolt is backed out far enough, it allows the shift lever to drop out of alignment and may also drop the retaining ring. In other words, DON'T TOUCH THE TORX HEAD BOLT ON THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE TRANSMISSION CASE.
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