jayed53

I dont know why. The reason for me was simple. When I removed the fill plug using just ramps, no fluid spilled out. I then knew that if I filled it to the top until it began coming out that it would have the same amount that was in there before. I ended up using just shy of 3 quarts on my change. The manual calls for 3.2, so not sure if my logic is correct, it just made sense to me.

one eyed willy

so if you didnt level it out,then you didnt get all the old stuff out.....and if no fluid ran out of the hole when you removed the plug and you did fill it until it did run out of the hole then sounds like you over filled it.....the drain plug is in the middle of the tranny, if it were at the back of the tranny then id say you were good to go.

im sure its not a huge amount,but without it being level, all the fluid will be in the back of the tranny, so even after you remove the drain plug, your still going to be leaving fluid in the tranny.....it would be like changing your oil with the rear tires up on stands, oil would be sitting in the front of the oil pan....it wouldnt all drain out.

moosestang

I still have the RP syncromax in there, no problems. Why didn't you ask the horses mouth why the trans wouldn't shift properly with the correct amount of fluid?

dodger5

So can i do the transmission fluid change myself at my house ??? is it that easy or hard to do ? trying to save money but will let pros do if i cant figure it out on my own please help ?

UltraKla$$ic

Piece of cake!!! If you don't want to put the transmission fluid in thru the shifter area, a pump can be bought from Walmart that you can use to siphon the transmission fluid out of the jug itself and it pumps it into the transmission.

When I say this is easy to do, it is VERY easy.

one eyed willy

did you even bother to read any of this thread? its not rocket science!

yzf29

Good on Moosestang- this thread inspired me to "upgrade"my tranny fluid. I have an 08 Bullitt- and I put in the RP 3.2 quarts per the thread. I have now 18K miles and thought a fluid change would do my car, and more importanly ME some good.

I have to be honest- I was skeptical about the " shifts easier, runs cooler" stuff- but - frankly, it does.

Anyway- thanks for the thread- the last tranny I did - I did with a squirt bottle upside down uner the car to fill- so the hose down the hole is a clever idea that works. I put a piece of plywood on the seat with a good cushion of rags and clamped the hose gently with vise grip pliers to keep it from retracting itself back under the car.

THANKS!

Steve

dodger5

i got tried reading it and lazy at some point so i just asked lol

Well im reading and going to do it and going to go with RP since i see no problem or i might go with redline (i think i read that some where in here that said it was very good) so im going to get under the car and check it out cause the pics dont make sense to me at the time. How many bottles of fluid do i need i did not find it on here? i will post the end result when done... off to autozone..

dodger5

ok so here is the list of what i need to buy to do this
1. Three quarts of Royal Purple syncromax (i dont plan of buying four for the .2 of the 3.2 that need unless it is very important, opinions please ?)

2. 3/8 inch inside diameter tubing (3 feet)

dodger5

Moosestang is the best ! . Great write up and thanks, u saved me money. I finally finished it and it took me longer cause im slow and had to buy tools and my oil looked like used motor oil so it was past my trans due date. Two thumbs up for the write up !!!!