help - trans fluid change problem
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Drifting
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help - trans fluid change problem
Hi guys, I am attempting to change the trans fluid on my 00 mn6.
I drained it no problem but now the issue is with filling it back up.
I put in just under 4 quarts and can not feel any fluid, so i figure i will just add more until it starts to spill out of the fill hole.
Well, I put in another quart and still nothing. what gives, 5 quarts?
if i start the engine of course it pours out, but as soon as i turn it off, it stops.
now i have no idea how much is in the car, and i dont know what to do here... how much should really be added until it starts flowing out?
am i going crazy here?
I drained it no problem but now the issue is with filling it back up.
I put in just under 4 quarts and can not feel any fluid, so i figure i will just add more until it starts to spill out of the fill hole.
Well, I put in another quart and still nothing. what gives, 5 quarts?
if i start the engine of course it pours out, but as soon as i turn it off, it stops.
now i have no idea how much is in the car, and i dont know what to do here... how much should really be added until it starts flowing out?
am i going crazy here?
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Drifting
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um.... i have a 22mm sensor that i took out as the fill hole, my drain hole has the 3/8 drive.
the place i am using is on the pass. side, about halfway up, with an electrical connector and 2 metal prongs sticking out in front of the hole.
shoot am i using the wrong hole?
the place i am using is on the pass. side, about halfway up, with an electrical connector and 2 metal prongs sticking out in front of the hole.
shoot am i using the wrong hole?
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Drifting
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so which side did you drip from, the sensor or the hole onthe driver side?
i just took off that plug on teh driver side and i got a rush of fluid, and its sitting just under the driver side hole now. (which is obviously lower on the tranny than the sensor on the passenger side hole)
i just took off that plug on teh driver side and i got a rush of fluid, and its sitting just under the driver side hole now. (which is obviously lower on the tranny than the sensor on the passenger side hole)
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Drifting
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i thought the transeses were the same other than gear ratios?
hmmm well, that might make sense, i didnt think there was a difference, but i guess there is. oh well, its sitting at the fill hole mark on the mn6, so i should be good. ill go take it for a spin and see what happens.
hmmm well, that might make sense, i didnt think there was a difference, but i guess there is. oh well, its sitting at the fill hole mark on the mn6, so i should be good. ill go take it for a spin and see what happens.
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Drifting
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Well like i said this afternoon i uncorked that fill hole and about 1/2 a quart came out, and I drove it around about 150 miles today and everything seems to be working fine.
I guess I just had the wrong spot... I was reading something for the mn12.
I guess I just had the wrong spot... I was reading something for the mn12.
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You were filling at the wrong location. The fill plug/hole is on the driver's side as pictured below by Fire 22. That's why you had to add more than normally required - should have been just short of 3 qts. The only manual tranny with the temp sensor in the driver-side fill hole is the M12 in the Z06. You should recheck for the fill hole on the driver's side and fill to the correct level.
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Hey patches, yeah we figured that out, i was reading instructions for the Z and i think we got it all straightened out 
so far everything seemed fine, but the new mobil 1 fluid doesnt feel any different than the 70k mile redline i took out.
so far everything seemed fine, but the new mobil 1 fluid doesnt feel any different than the 70k mile redline i took out.
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Not surprising as the manual tranny fluid doesn't reqire changing at all according to the maintenance section of the service manual so, if your tranny was operating smoothly, a fluid change may be hard to notice in terms of feel. Many here do it for peace-of-mind or to try and resolve tranny issues.
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I have trouble getting into 2nd and reverse, so i figure it would be an easy way to tell if my forks are bent.
that i havent seen how to fix yet, but i havent really looked all that much yet.
that i havent seen how to fix yet, but i havent really looked all that much yet.