Manual Transmission Fluid
04-18-2004, 12:51 PM
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Car: 1987 Iroc-Z
Engine: 355
Transmission: 700r4 w/ about 7500 miles on rebuild
Manual Transmission Fluid
Does anyone know what exact type of fluid the manual tranny in my 1987 2.8 takes? and how much?
04-18-2004, 01:04 PM
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Car: 84 Camaro Z28
Engine: 305 L69
Transmission: 700r4
It takes regular ATF 3, If you put gear oil in it, the gears will be hard to engage and the trans will wear out quicker. Open the fill plug and fill until fluid comes out. I think it's about 2.5-3.0 qt. But thats not 100%
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04-18-2004, 02:14 PM
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Car: 1987 Iroc-Z
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Transmission: 700r4 w/ about 7500 miles on rebuild
thanx loads... lol, i figured it would be quicker and easier just to ask than to find out on my own.. thanx a lot
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i've run amsoil gear oil in wct5 with no problems. went from around 80,000 miles to 135,000. it might of been ready to break but never did. no problems with shifting or anything else.
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Ive also used gear oil in my "2nd gen wcT5" with no problems.
As of now I'm using syncromesh and cold shifts are a tad easyer.
I'd reccomend all T5's that require ATF to be switched over to full synthetic GM Syncromesh, its a much better fluid then any ATF, service intervals will be decreased and transmission life will increase.........usually.....................
As of now I'm using syncromesh and cold shifts are a tad easyer.
I'd reccomend all T5's that require ATF to be switched over to full synthetic GM Syncromesh, its a much better fluid then any ATF, service intervals will be decreased and transmission life will increase.........usually.....................
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