transmission fluid level

[jdogg1583]

Im currently installing a short throw shifter into my 2002 gt. I drained the fluid and then i put about 3.6 quarts of new fluid back in. However the fluid does not come up into the shifter part and I was wondering if it was supposed to. Does anyone know if there is supposed to be fluid up where the shifter attaches to the transmission.

Also, does it matter if there is a little of the old fluid left in there because the new kind is different then the old.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

 

[bdcardinal]

you fill the fluid up till it stops coming out the fill plug, i think theres a tsb for an altered fuel level on a t3650 though.

 

[jdogg1583]

what does tsb stand for?

ok so since the fluid isn't supposed to be higher than the fill hole there probably isn't supposed to be any fluid in the shifter part of it right?

 

[bdcardinal]

tsb=technical service bulliten

 

[ForPointSex]

You will notice tranny fluid in the shifter housing. The new mustangs use 3 to 3.2 Liters of regular (non synthetic) dexron III ATF. That's what I used when I changed my clutch.

From all the threads I read, the synthetic is too slippery for the synchros to grab so tremic switch to regular fluid. They also decreased the quantity from 3.8L to (3.0L to 3.2).

 

[GREENBIOCH]

what does tsb stand for?

ok so since the fluid isn't supposed to be higher than the fill hole there probably isn't supposed to be any fluid in the shifter part of it right?

right no fluid in shifter part....leave fill plug out and pour it in the shifter area till you hear it leaking out the drain hole below.

 

[Black Stang 97]

yup....till it spills form the fill hole.....i've heard its about 3.25 qts of ATF fluid

 

[02FastblackGT]

yep, I checked the factory manual, it had the amount in liters, which sucks because you don't buy liters of tranny fluid. Anyways, I did the calculation from liters to quarts, it came out to 3.25 quarts.