T5 ?

[shallto]

How much tranny fluid do I put in this thing? What kind?

 

[dkins419]

You will need 3 quarts of ATF but it takes something like 2.7 quarts.

 

[maverick0716]

Yes, ATF and 2.7 quarts

 

[shallto]

I was told by a mechanic to take out the upper drain plug and fill it till it starts to come out. Anyone ever hear that?

 

[1EVIL88VERT]

i take the upper drain plug out and fill it through the shifter till it overflows, it's easier to fill that way.

 

[shallto]

Thats what he told me to do, you just said it better. So is that the correct amount?

 

[HISSIN50]

As said, buy 3 quarts. you fill till it comes out the top hole - it should be close to the 2.6-2.7 quart spec. But watch for it coming out the hole, rather than fillling it per some spec.

good luck.

 

[carbed87]

yeah... i work at grease monkey, and thats what we do when we service any of our man. trannies. just take the check plug out, drain it, insert drain plug and add till it starts spewing out.

dont even bother pulling your shifter off, unless you want to add a bottle of tx7 or somthin like that

 

[Michael Yount]

Be sure you have the car relatively level if you choose to use the 'fill it til it comes out the top hole' technique. But you can trust these guys - the capacity is 2.7 qts. -- so drain it; take the shifter out; replace the drain plug and put 2.7 qts. in through the shifter hole and you're good to go. Mercon/Dexron ATF - I use Amsoil synthetic.

 

[CBZGT50]

Where do you get amsoil synth and will it make shifting smoother? All I ever see is the cheap crap ATF. I think Lucas makes some synth ATF?

 

[Michael Yount]

Almost everybody who makes fluid makes a synthetic version. Amsoil has dealers everywhere - kind of like Amway. Do a google search under Amsoil and your city - see what comes up. But any synthetic Mercon/Dexron atf ought to work just fine. Hard to say if it will make yours shift smoother -- depends on the shape of the tranny and the shifter to some extent. Mine only has about 16K on it, and hasn't been abused at all. Shifts like butter.