... So i got my trans placed about 400 miles ago.
i took it to Crazy Horse Racing in new jersey because i was having some trouble shifting.. turns out it was the stupid aftermarket cable. that's no big deal. i got back in today to pay the guy and he asks me if it's ok. i told him that i was having some problems when i shift hard from 3rd to 4th - it would grind into gear.
he told me that the shop who installed the brand new transmission may have used the wrong fluid.
he informed me that ford, after making the t5, realized that because it has such narrow passageways that manual trans fluid really shouldn't be used on those cars - they need automatic tranny fluid. is this true and could this be the culprit with my minor grinding problems?
like i said, it doesn't grind when i shift normally, but when i bring the rpm's up and shift a little harder, it grinds.. and only into 4th.
what do you guys think?
and can anyone get me a name of a specific automatic trans fluid to use? prefferably something i could buy at an auto parts store?
thanks.
i took it to Crazy Horse Racing in new jersey because i was having some trouble shifting.. turns out it was the stupid aftermarket cable. that's no big deal. i got back in today to pay the guy and he asks me if it's ok. i told him that i was having some problems when i shift hard from 3rd to 4th - it would grind into gear.
he told me that the shop who installed the brand new transmission may have used the wrong fluid.
he informed me that ford, after making the t5, realized that because it has such narrow passageways that manual trans fluid really shouldn't be used on those cars - they need automatic tranny fluid. is this true and could this be the culprit with my minor grinding problems?
like i said, it doesn't grind when i shift normally, but when i bring the rpm's up and shift a little harder, it grinds.. and only into 4th.
what do you guys think?
and can anyone get me a name of a specific automatic trans fluid to use? prefferably something i could buy at an auto parts store?
thanks.