when i did the swap the guy at advance auto parts said to use dexIII .i added that. i don't remember if it whined when i first drove it. but it started to bother me and one day i say tranny fluid on the ground. so i checked it, it was low and refilled but this time i added lucas trying to quiet the noise. also i don't have the interior installed , just the seats, no carpet or insulation. could that be why i hear mean it always makes that noise but i have nothing to block the sound. or did i burn it up when it ran low. any suggestions?

 

Is it a WC or NWC? My WC has some whine to it in the first couple gears (and of course reverse), I thought it was normal.

I think my p.o.s. NWC also had a whine to it

 

its a non wc. i just hope i didn't mess anything up

 

also when i drive it, i drive it hard. its a stock 305 tuneport with a thermomaster chip, airbox cut, accel supercoil, 2:73 and i'm always burning the tires.

 

stock? did u change the rear? cause stock v8's came with... 3.23 gears or so. v6's came with 3.42 gears

 

I thought NWC's used gear oil. While WC's used dexmec3.

All 5 WC t5's I have drove, whined and wouldnt go into reverse w/o grinding.

 

somebody changed it. i bought it like that. they must have done it for posi or something. if you look under my car its pretty rust free until u look at the rear end.

 

Being that it is a non W/C you can reduce the amount of noise it makes by switching to a 30 weight motor oil.

It will shift a little harder than with the ATF but better than if you goto a 90 wieght.
Avoid using synthetic fluid in the non W/C, shift quality will suffer over time.

 

My stock '89 305 tpi had a 2.73 open rear (drums).

 

Not sure if there is any truth to this, but:

someone (mustang guy) told me that the T5's use more straight cut gears for the low gears, and helical cut gears for 4th and 5th. My WCT5 does this also, very audible, with the proper ATF.

 

All 5 WC t5's I have drove, whined and wouldnt go into reverse w/o grinding.[/quote]
To stop the grinding, try shiffting to 2nd first then shifft it into reverse.

 

My nearly stock '92 RS has some transmission whine. I only notice it with the radio off and the windows up in lower gear. Also, reverse is non-synchro, so "first then reverse"

 

I always go 5th to reverse, so its just straight down. Amazing the things we learn as we drive these cars.

Oh, and mine whines in 1st-3rd as well.


Max,

 

Ive tryed putting into all sorts of gears, then into reverse. Still seems to grind. I have best luck with 5th to R. But still does a quick grind noise.

 

If you can hear a T5 wining your exhaust isn't loud enough........

 

Might be just plain dumb, but I like the whine!

 

Haha.......wining. Yep just some Chardonnay. No bitch slaps on spelling...haha. You would love straight cut gears if you like gear wine.