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Old May 11, 2007 | 11:31 PM
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I know that this has been aksed many times,,, but I am too lazy to search for it..

how much fluid does the trans and diff hold on the six speed cars

and what is the best ,,,

I should say,, does the majority say go with royal purple....for both??

thanks
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Old May 12, 2007 | 09:04 AM
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A4 or M6 ??
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It would be for an M6 thanks
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Old May 12, 2007 | 09:54 AM
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If you are doing a change on the M6 you'll probably get in approx. 3 1/2 qts. I've tried a few different brands of trans fluids and so far the best for me is the Royal Purple Synchromax. It's a fluid designed for manual trans that require ATF. In the diff I'm running Mobil 1. If I remember correctly 2 qts will do a change. While you are at it, I recommend getting magnetic drain plug replacements. The big Corvette parts houses usually carry them.
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Old May 12, 2007 | 10:50 AM
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Youll need:
4 quarts for the trans (probably will take between 3.5-3.75 quarts)
2 quarts for the diffy (probably will take between 15.-1.75 quarts)

Trans needs ATF, diffy needs 75w-90.

I use Amsoil AFT and Amsoil SVG
I also bought two pumps from amsoil to make the fluid changes easy.

Bottom line: amsoil has everything readily available on their website. One stop shop
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Old May 12, 2007 | 06:10 PM
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Originally Posted by wrustywrench
I know that this has been aksed many times,,, but I am too lazy to search for it..

how much fluid does the trans and diff hold on the six speed cars

and what is the best ,,,

I should say,, does the majority say go with royal purple....for both??

thanks
Manual Tranny takes about 3.7 quarts
Diff takes about 1.7 quarts

I use and recommend:
Tranny: AMSOIL ATF
Diff: AMSOIL Severe Gear Extreme Pressure Synthetic 75w90

This comes in handy for the DIYer: AMSOIL Hand Pump
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Old May 12, 2007 | 11:32 PM
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well jparr,,,you got your answer,, get your stuff and lets get er done.

oh,, by the way, I had to unload a HUGE load of field stone today,,,,
in a way,,you got me threw it....
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Old May 12, 2007 | 11:33 PM
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many thanks guys,,,,,jparr needs to get some lube so we can change his trans and diff lubes.....did his oil and clutch yesterday
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