Changing tranny fluid on a T5

[axionjaxon]

What's the easiest way to get fluid into the tranny? I tried a pump thing that sucked, also how do I know when the tranny fluid level is topped off?
thanks,

 

[jerryD]

if you can get someone else to help you that would be great. lay under car with a hose put into the fill hole(upper plug) have extra person pour fluid into hose. when fluid comes out of the hole, then it is full. do this on level ground and it should take around 2.75 quarts.

 

[bubba-dough]

^^^^What he said. And to check the fluid level at any time after this just remove the plug and stick your finger in there, you should be able to hit fluid with your finger.

 

[BlownFiveLiter]

There's an even easier way than mentioned above. Pull your fill plug, take off your shifter, and pour fluid in through the shifter hole until it starts to trickle out through the fill plug. Stick your finger in to verify the level, and if it's good, put the plug back in, put the shifter back on, and enjoy a job well done

 

[88Stangboy]

There's an even easier way than mentioned above. Pull your fill plug, take off your shifter, and pour fluid in through the shifter hole until it starts to trickle out through the fill plug. Stick your finger in to verify the level, and if it's good, put the plug back in, put the shifter back on, and enjoy a job well done

Yep thats definatly the easiest way to do it.

 

[jmd2914]

what they said, its easiest if you can pull your shifter and pour it through there.

 

[axionjaxon]

sweet, thanks for the info guys. I'm definately gonna try to fill it up through the shifter. I hear that the redline oil works great in these trannys.

 

[bubba-dough]

Well now we are gonna split hairs and just leave it to personal preference. I think pulling the shifter boot, bezel, bolts, gasket and shifter is more work than filling through the fill plug. You have to take that plug out anyway to verify the fill.

 

[HISSIN50]

Everyone has their favorite method. I remove the fill plug and feed a long clear hose down to the fill hole. Then I can pour from up top (the hose comes out by the pass headers and up through the engine compartment).

I run Redline D4.

Good luck.

 

[86bluecobra]

Well now we are gonna split hairs and just leave it to personal preference. I think pulling the shifter boot, bezel, bolts, gasket and shifter is more work than filling through the fill plug. You have to take that plug out anyway to verify the fill.

you make a good point however the only time i have filled my t-5 is when i have had the tranny out so i have already had to remove all things in your list. don't think that i don't change my tranny oil enough. i have put 6 t-5's in my car in 5 years. oil and tranny's being changed far 2 often. should have just bought a good tranny off the bat.

 

[Pod]

Does a T5 need the oil changing?
(as in routine maintenance, rather than as a result of removing/swapping it)

 

[BlownFiveLiter]

Does a T5 need the oil changing?
(as in routine maintenance, rather than as a result of removing/swapping it)

Yes, it should be like every 20-30k miles, but doing it early is never a bad thing.

 

[1SLO306]

There's an even easier way than mentioned above. Pull your fill plug, take off your shifter, and pour fluid in through the shifter hole until it starts to trickle out through the fill plug. Stick your finger in to verify the level, and if it's good, put the plug back in, put the shifter back on, and enjoy a job well done

+1, thats how i do it

 

[sunil6784]

I put Mobil 1 ATF in mine and my 5th gear synchro started grinding. I'm thinking of changing back to regular dino ATF to see if that helps it. Can I do this ? I know it'd just be a temporary fix.

 

[HISSIN50]

Sunil, it is worth a try. The conventional fluid arguably has a higher coefficient of friction so it might help.

Pod, technically it is said to not have a perishable lifespan, but I would not want to leave it in there.

Good luck.

 

[bill302]

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[axionjaxon]

What happends if you put too much tranny fluid in? Could it hurt the tranny?

 

[bill302]

What happends if you put too much tranny fluid in? Could it hurt the tranny?

yes it will, but it would be hard to over fill because you fill it like you would a rear axle you remove the plug and add fluid until it runs out of plug hole then you screw plug in and torque to 12-22 ft. lbs. your talking about a manual tranny right.

 

[HISSIN50]

How does overfilling hurt a manual trans?

 

[axionjaxon]

yeah it's a T5 5-speed manual tranny. and how does overfilling the tranny hurt it? I could understand it would be extra drag on it, but would it really hurt it?