tranny fluid

[MustPayDaddy]

i have a 5spd manual and was tinkering around under the car and found a little label on the bottom side of the tranny near the drain plug.. it was covered in grease/dirt and after i wiped it off, it read ATF OIL and under that AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID.. i always thought we were supposed to put w90 gear oil in our trannys... especially with everyone tossing in REDLINE...

[Eurospec]

I would recommend Redline D4 ATF.

[mikesjo]

I would recommend Redline D4 ATF.

I have this in mine and it shifts smoothly :).

[dude8383]

i have use the 75w90 combo...shifts smooth as well.

[MustPayDaddy]

i have use the 75w90 combo...shifts smooth as well.

yea ive used the same fluid and i havent had any problems with it, but i was just wondering if ATF was required since i saw the sticker for the first time

oh yea, and wheres the cheapest place to find redline ATF? i was thinking TMS...

[Alpine003]

Another option is Amsoil Sythetic ATF. Ran it in my last 2 cars.

[mikesjo]

I got mine from BMA. It was $9/quart.

[edhchoe]

I just put Redline MTL. I hope the car likes it.

[MustPayDaddy]

I have this in mine and it shifts smoothly :).

how much is preferred in the tranny? i think the manual called for 1.5 liters? or quarts?

[asubimmer]

I have the redline mt90, its awsome ;)

[mikesjo]

I bought two bottles of ATF for the front andd two for the differential. They used more than one bottle but I had about half if not more given back. So they probably used 1.2-1.5 quarts.

[edhchoe]

I bought two bottles of ATF for the front andd two for the differential. They used more than one bottle but I had about half if not more given back. So they probably used 1.2-1.5 quarts.

ATF for the diff also?:eek:

[ClubSport]

Don't put ATF in your diff, seriously. Use 75W-90 gear oil with LS additive if you have an LSD.

I had MTL in my tranny and cold shifts were pretty hard. D4 ATF was much better, and better than Mobil 1 ATF.

[edhchoe]

If I mixed MTL and ATF 50:50, would it be a good medium?

[ClubSport]

As far as I know MTL is not recommended for axles either. I would really get that out of there and put gear oil in. It has special extreme pressure additives that your ring and pinion need to survive. That's also what makes gear oil reek.

[MustPayDaddy]

thanks for the input folks. goin with redline d4 atf for the tranny and redline 75w-90 for my diff..

i have 75w-90 in my tranny right now, valvoline from kragen (i know i was stupid back then). and i have a tough time gettin the tranny in gear when its cold as well. redline should do the trick =)

[AL GReeNeRy]

everyone who used redline ATF said to get the d4 one, but napa didnt have that. they had c+ atf. would this work juss as well in my tranny?

[mikesjo]

Quick question, the Redline stuff, is that synthetic?