What fluid to use in a t-5 tranny?
04-19-2006, 11:48 PM
#7
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location:
Posts: 18
RE: What fluid to use in a t-5 tranny?
whoa! whoa!
There are two weights you use depending on whether you have a "World Class" or "Non-World Class" T5!
Use too thick of an oil in the world class t5 and the bearing are going to run dry because the oil holes are much much smaller...
I'll post a link as soon as I find one!
There are two weights you use depending on whether you have a "World Class" or "Non-World Class" T5!
Use too thick of an oil in the world class t5 and the bearing are going to run dry because the oil holes are much much smaller...
I'll post a link as soon as I find one!
04-19-2006, 11:52 PM
#8
2nd Gear Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Apr 2006
Posts: 189
RE: What fluid to use in a t-5 tranny?
ORIGINAL: Quartzman
whoa! whoa!
There are two weights you use depending on whether you have a "World Class" or "Non-World Class" T5!
Use too thick of an oil in the world class t5 and the bearing are going to run dry because the oil holes are much much smaller...
I'll post a link as soon as I find one!
whoa! whoa!
There are two weights you use depending on whether you have a "World Class" or "Non-World Class" T5!
Use too thick of an oil in the world class t5 and the bearing are going to run dry because the oil holes are much much smaller...
I'll post a link as soon as I find one!
04-19-2006, 11:53 PM
#9
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location:
Posts: 18
RE: What fluid to use in a t-5 tranny?
t-5 history link
One last piece of important information. ALL World Class T-5 use ATF oil and NOT heavy gear oil or Redline MTL! All NON-World Class T-5 use 70 wt gear oil. We recommend high quality Synthetic oil as it lasts a long time and over a larger operating temperature. It is important to change the oil in your transmission based on how you use the vehicle. If the vehicle is your daily driver then changing the oil every two to three years is fine. However, if the transmission sees regular track duty and pushed hard, then once or twice a year is in order. When we rebuild transmissions, we can tell when the oil has been changed often as the parts are much cleaner with less over all wear. There is no filter inside the manual transmission only a magnet at the bottom to pick up the metallic particles in the oil, the only metallic parts in a transmission is the gears or bearings. Oil is cheap, transmissions are not!
