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changing tranny fluid?

Old 06-27-2007, 08:10 PM
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i am going to change the tranny fluid in my stang tomorrow and see if it fixes my problem. use auto tranny fluid right? i haven't looked into it and i heard a while back from the guy who rebuilds them (forgot his name) on here to change it with auto tranny fluid. just wanted to make sure.
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Old 06-27-2007, 08:12 PM
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Royal Purple Synthetic Synchromesh
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Old 06-27-2007, 08:38 PM
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sorry to ask but how much would my tranny take to fill it up? don't have time to look it up and don't have a book either. thanks matt anyways,
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Old 06-27-2007, 09:10 PM
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2.75 quarts i believe... just fill until the top plug starts dripping and you're good ...i receommend getting a pump otherwise it's a PITA! some do it through the shifter hole, personally i hate that technique.
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Old 06-27-2007, 11:04 PM
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you can use sythetic auto fluid but royal purple of gm synrchomesh are way better
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