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| Blake Olson |
10-30-2002 02:19 PM |
Leaking already???
Well, after about 3 miles of driving around the neighborhood(no plates yet :( ), I put backed into the garage and AHHHHHHH, red transmission fluid all over the bottom of the car and leaking onto the garage floor. YIKES
T-5, brand new. I gotta get under there and see where it's leaking from. Any thoughts of where or why this is happening?
blake
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| Mr.Fixit |
10-30-2002 02:46 PM |
Did you overfill it? Are the fill and drain plugs still there? It ought to be pouring out while just sitting there if it is leaking that bad after 3 miles.
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| Blake Olson |
10-30-2002 02:59 PM |
Would it leak out of the speedometer cable hole?. I saw that it had come out.
blake
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| Mr.Fixit |
10-30-2002 03:09 PM |
Well, it's a hole that passes into the inside of the case, where the fluid normally remains. YES How did the cable come out, did you not put the retainer clip and screw in there?
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| Blake Olson |
10-30-2002 03:18 PM |
Sorry...must have had a case of the dumb-ass :D
gotta get the retainer clip and the screw...
(head hanging in shame). :D
I was wondering why it came out, as I heard this dragging noise!
blake
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| Back in Black |
10-30-2002 03:26 PM |
That'd do it!
It happens to the best of us.. :3DSMILE:
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| Gearbox 101 |
10-30-2002 03:46 PM |
Automatic transmission oil should not be used in a t-5 manual gearbox, it will 'burn' the gears & the gearbox will fail prematully.
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| Blake Olson |
10-30-2002 03:49 PM |
geeze. The guy who I bought the transmission from said the use Dextron III ATF fluid, 2.8 quarts. Should I drain it and use something else in the T-5?
please advise!!!
blake
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| Mr.Fixit |
10-30-2002 04:15 PM |
Don't know about T-5's other than they break by the time you make any HP. The tremecs like ATF, preferrable REDLINE C+ for chyrsler auto trannys.
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Yes T5's do use automatic trans fluid. The synchro's have organic linings bonded to them similar to the clutch packs in an automatic trans or limited slip rear. If you use regular gear oil the synchros won't work.
I agree, use Redline, they make a manual trans fluid that works extremely well in T5's. You'll find that the trans never shifted so smooth. My T5 has 150,000 miles on it with one minor rebuild without getting blown up. The secret? Get a shifter with positive stops and don't power shift third gear.
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| Lubrecon |
10-30-2002 07:28 PM |
Dexron III is the correct recommendation.
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| Excaliber |
10-30-2002 07:35 PM |
In other words,,,it IS ATF oil in the trans. The big Three having been using it for years and years.
Ernie
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| Cal Metal |
10-30-2002 07:41 PM |
Beside the Dextron III, GM Synthetic is also recommended--costs a smaller fortune, however.
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