Changing 5-speed transmission oil
11-18-2008, 08:14 PM
#11
I do everything myself on my car but not the transmisison fluid.
Ford decided it would be funny to give us a drain plug but no fill hole or dip stick!
you can drain it but you wont drain the torque converter
then if you try to fill it you will make a hell of a mess. Ford uses a machine to pump the fluid out with pressure from the transmission lines on the lower part of the radiator and it is filled the same way. if you somehow manage to drain it and fill it, you will still have old fluid in the torque converter.
take it to ford and i say that with my tail between my legs, i hate dealerships. its just over 100 bux...
Ford decided it would be funny to give us a drain plug but no fill hole or dip stick!
you can drain it but you wont drain the torque converter
then if you try to fill it you will make a hell of a mess. Ford uses a machine to pump the fluid out with pressure from the transmission lines on the lower part of the radiator and it is filled the same way. if you somehow manage to drain it and fill it, you will still have old fluid in the torque converter.
take it to ford and i say that with my tail between my legs, i hate dealerships. its just over 100 bux...
11-18-2008, 08:22 PM
#13
I do everything myself on my car but not the transmisison fluid.
Ford decided it would be funny to give us a drain plug but no fill hole or dip stick!
you can drain it but you wont drain the torque converter
then if you try to fill it you will make a hell of a mess. Ford uses a machine to pump the fluid out with pressure from the transmission lines on the lower part of the radiator and it is filled the same way. if you somehow manage to drain it and fill it, you will still have old fluid in the torque converter.
take it to ford and i say that with my tail between my legs, i hate dealerships. its just over 100 bux...
Ford decided it would be funny to give us a drain plug but no fill hole or dip stick!
you can drain it but you wont drain the torque converter
then if you try to fill it you will make a hell of a mess. Ford uses a machine to pump the fluid out with pressure from the transmission lines on the lower part of the radiator and it is filled the same way. if you somehow manage to drain it and fill it, you will still have old fluid in the torque converter.
take it to ford and i say that with my tail between my legs, i hate dealerships. its just over 100 bux...
you can buy a pan with a dip stick, but for autos its better to have someone do it with a machine to flush it and change the filter
11-19-2008, 11:45 AM
#15
in all reality i dont think it really matters, anything is better then nothing, but your just wasting more money on full synthetic even though full syn does tend to be a little bit thinner then something like mercIII, if you rebuilt your tranny recently or replaced it and had a warrenty from tremec i would use what they recomend however.
i had an article on it somewhere but i think it was on my old computer
i had an article on it somewhere but i think it was on my old computer
11-19-2008, 02:35 PM
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I need some input please. I just purchase a sweet 2006 Mustang w/4.0 V-6 5-speed and I want to change the transmission oil in it. I'd like to use a REDLINE MT-90 oil if possible.
Is changing the oil something a DIY'er can do? I've changed my manual transmission oil on my Honda Accord many times without an issue and just wondering if changing the Mustang's transmission oil is just as easy.
Secondly, is the Redline product one that you guys would use and if not, what do you guys recommend?
TIA
Is changing the oil something a DIY'er can do? I've changed my manual transmission oil on my Honda Accord many times without an issue and just wondering if changing the Mustang's transmission oil is just as easy.
Secondly, is the Redline product one that you guys would use and if not, what do you guys recommend?
TIA
There are a few aftermarket fluids that do a good job of copying the properties of the original stuff, but then you are just paying extra for a copy of the original stuff.
If it's your engine, put in the slipperiest stuff you can find with the most detergent value. If it's your transmission, trust the manufacturer and put in what they call for. Just my $.02.
Last edited by AmericanPowertrain; 11-20-2008 at 08:11 AM. Reason: fixin' a typo
11-19-2008, 07:35 PM
#17
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No i read and understand what you were doing, but i still dont know why even try something that might screw up the car. On this forum there have been some pretty interesting things people have "tried".
1. put sand in the engine for the "port and polish"
2. ran water instead of oil to "clean out the engine gunk and such"
3. Locktite on the oil drain plug
4. diesel instead of gas because it was cheaper and thought they would get better mileage
and so forth. These people actually though they were doing things that were OK to the car.
I am glad you noticed the mistake right away before something went wrong.
1. put sand in the engine for the "port and polish"
2. ran water instead of oil to "clean out the engine gunk and such"
3. Locktite on the oil drain plug
4. diesel instead of gas because it was cheaper and thought they would get better mileage
and so forth. These people actually though they were doing things that were OK to the car.
I am glad you noticed the mistake right away before something went wrong.
guilty as charged buddy! throw me in jail cause i aint stopping!
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