transmission fluid change

[steveb24]

i have no idea how to drain the old trans fluid out and put some new good fluid in that will hopefully smoothen up the shifts, its probably time to change it anyways.. can someone give me direction on how to do this..or should i leave it up to a shop. thanks

 

[Kilgore Trout]

Nah, I think you should do it yourself.

You drop the transmission pan to drain the fluid, there is no drain plug. The exhaust pipes are very close there so wait a while for them to cool a bit.

You will possibly find a weird plug in the pan, this is from the assembly line and can be discarded. If you find this plug it means you are the first to drop the pan.

No gasket is required on the pan.

If you want to get fancy, remove the drain plug from the TC and drain that as well.

Replace the filter.

At 61k you absolutely need to change the fluid.

Get your transmission fluid from the Ford Parts Counter.

 

[SilverGTV8]

Whelp he's got a stick so there IS a drain plug.

Get yourself a 3/8 rachet with a short extension. Crawl under the car and on the tranny bottom there will be a square 3/8 plug. Pull that out and it will drain the fluid out.

Reinstall the plug with some teflon tape.

On the passenger side of the tranny is another square 3/8 plug. That is the fill plug.

You can runa tube from the engine compartment down to the fill hole and fill it that way.

I don't remeber how much fluid it takes. I think 3.2 quarts?

 

[blackfang]

Great eye kilgore

 

[Give Me TP]

PSST....Kilgore

steveb24,
if you ever thought about changing to an aftermarket shifter, now would be a good time. You can easily re-fill the transmission though the open shifter hole. Since you have a Tremec 3650, change the fluid yourself, and re-fill with 3.0L (3.2 quarts) after draining the old fluid as per SilverGTV8's post. I didn't have to use Teflon tape on the drain plug on mine though as he suggested. I used DEXRON III fluid in mine with good results; others here may suggest Royal Purple or similar products instead.

 

[blackfang]

Yeah I have been in my tranny atleast 3 times and never had to use tape.

 

[sgarlic]

Great time to switch to synthetic.

 

[timeless2]

Great eye kilgore

PSST....Kilgore

Let's keep crap out of Tech and in Talk or PM's please.

 

[SilverGTV8]

I got a good write up for a shifter and fluid change....

http://www.stangpro.com/html/articles/mgwshifter.htm

 

[Kilgore Trout]

Oh, a stick... Oops I missed that one. You get what you pay for I guess.

 

[Give Me TP]

Let's keep crap out of Tech and in Talk or PM's please.

Let's keep non-applicable advice out of it then, too. My God man, do you not find advice on how to change the fluid in an automatic the least bit humorous when the thread topic concerns a 5-speed? BTW if I offended Mr. Trout I apologize, sir.

 

[blackfang]

http://www.svt4u2try.com/Tech.html

a write up on a shifter install there too

 

[timeless2]

Let's keep non-applicable advice out of it then, too. My God man, do you not find advice on how to change the fluid in an automatic the least bit humorous when the thread topic concerns a 5-speed?

Everyone makes mistakes.

 

[Give Me TP]

True, even the Great Cornholio

 

[Kilgore Trout]

I am not offended, I just made a mistake that is all...

It is really no big deal IMHO.

 

[timeless2]

http://www.svt4u2try.com/Tech.html

a write up on a shifter install there too

Quick fix on your URL.
I was just going to say it didn't work.

Excellent content on your site.

True, even the Great Cornholio

 

[blackfang]

Already fixed. I hit reply and checked it and said wtf and fixed it.

Thanks. I have 4 pages of tech info

 

[steveb24]

thanks alot guys, im still learing...i know nothing! im infact ordering a tri ax by the way..is that the best shifter?

 

[timeless2]

People love the MGW, though I stand by Pro5.0. I have the medium handle on the Pro5.0 and love it.

You'll find people have a bias toward the parts they own.

 

[Give Me TP]

I have a Tri-Ax and have no complaints whatsoever. The MGW shifter wasn't being made yet when I changed mine; had it been I might have given it serious consideration.