04-06 RA Trans Fluid Change - Helper Pics
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04-06 RA Trans Fluid Change - Helper Pics
Hey everyone-
It was Christmas in May at my house, and I got around to changing my tranny fluid this afternoon. I'd looked for the threads outlining the directions, and the one posted at Evo Motorsports is great:
http://www.evomoto.com/tech_info.php?tech_id=26
However, I thought I'd throw up a few pics I took while doing it, maybe help a fellow RA owner out. Use these pictures in conjunction with the directions at the Evo Moto link.
I love this sight as I pull in my driveway...the top box was from Buschur Racing and had 3 qts of BG Synchroshift II.
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The fill plug is located on the front side of the transmission and is labelled "Oil". Here, I have the bolt out and some hose I used to fill 'er up:
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from above:
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The drain plug is on the driver side of the transmission, more toward the back of the car. The pictures on the Evo Moto link above show a magnetic drain plug...from the factory, ours are not magnetic. The 24mm bolt has a rather shallow head. Here's two pics of the drain hole:
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closer...
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This truly is an easy thing to do. Just be careful; when that drain plug comes off, the old tranny fluid shoots outta there, so get your catch pan ready. After I was all done (including the obligatory I-just-worked-on-my-car cigarette), the BG Synchroshift II felt great...I should have done this 10,000 miles ago![Wink](https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/images/smilies/wink.gif)
Hope this helps!
It was Christmas in May at my house, and I got around to changing my tranny fluid this afternoon. I'd looked for the threads outlining the directions, and the one posted at Evo Motorsports is great:
http://www.evomoto.com/tech_info.php?tech_id=26
However, I thought I'd throw up a few pics I took while doing it, maybe help a fellow RA owner out. Use these pictures in conjunction with the directions at the Evo Moto link.
I love this sight as I pull in my driveway...the top box was from Buschur Racing and had 3 qts of BG Synchroshift II.
![Name: Picture004.jpg
Views: 0
Size: 104.0 KB](https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/attachments/04-06-lancer-ralliart-how-requests-questions-tips/296701d1501423482-04-06-ra-trans-fluid-change-helper-pics-picture004.jpg)
The fill plug is located on the front side of the transmission and is labelled "Oil". Here, I have the bolt out and some hose I used to fill 'er up:
![Name: Picture022.jpg
Views: 0
Size: 70.5 KB](https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/attachments/04-06-lancer-ralliart-how-requests-questions-tips/296702d1501423482-04-06-ra-trans-fluid-change-helper-pics-picture022.jpg)
from above:
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The drain plug is on the driver side of the transmission, more toward the back of the car. The pictures on the Evo Moto link above show a magnetic drain plug...from the factory, ours are not magnetic. The 24mm bolt has a rather shallow head. Here's two pics of the drain hole:
![Name: Picture023.jpg
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Size: 89.2 KB](https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/attachments/04-06-lancer-ralliart-how-requests-questions-tips/296704d1501423482-04-06-ra-trans-fluid-change-helper-pics-picture023.jpg)
closer...
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This truly is an easy thing to do. Just be careful; when that drain plug comes off, the old tranny fluid shoots outta there, so get your catch pan ready. After I was all done (including the obligatory I-just-worked-on-my-car cigarette), the BG Synchroshift II felt great...I should have done this 10,000 miles ago
![Wink](https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/images/smilies/wink.gif)
Hope this helps!
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It's an optical illusion, I swear... ![Stick Out Tongue](https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/images/smilies/tongue.gif)
BTW, Otter, could you change the main thread title? It of course should read "Trans Fluid"...note to self, don't start threads between the hours of 12am and 4am
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BTW, Otter, could you change the main thread title? It of course should read "Trans Fluid"...note to self, don't start threads between the hours of 12am and 4am
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Just to make sure we're all on the same page, this is for a manual transmission, not an automatic, right? Also, any difference between fluid amounts and types between the manual transmissions in different years and series? ('02-'09, and ES, RA, Evo for instance)
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a few questions here:
how do you know its at the correct level when its full? i heard its bad to overfill the trans fluid
is the car on jacks or on the ground? when filling it up i mean.
thanks
how do you know its at the correct level when its full? i heard its bad to overfill the trans fluid
is the car on jacks or on the ground? when filling it up i mean.
thanks
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from service manual;
"Fill with gear oil API classification GL-4 SAE 75W - 85W or 75W - 90 until the level comes to the lower portion of filler plug hole. " (about 2.3 quarts)
doesnt matter if its on jacks, as long as it is level and not at an angle.
i know the aforementioned amounts and specs are good for all 04-06 RA's, if it is the same for the es, then it will be the same for the 02-07 models, granted im not sure, but I would bet the evo's i gonna be different.
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Haven't heard of anyone using Eneos oil in our trans. That stuff is fairly new/uncommon in the US (I had never even seen it before until last month.) People generally go with OEM, BG, Redline, Amsoil, or GM Synchromesh. In theory, any GL-4 oil should be fine, but our trans tends to feel finicky. I've used OEM, BG, and Amsoil. I prefer BG of those 3.
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i cant believe they dont carry BG Synchroshift II at any of the part stores i went to today, was looking forwards to changing out the tranny fluid this weekend too =[, oh well, i just ordered 3 quarts and ill be doing it later on, i guess thats what you get for living in a little s**t town surrounded by nothing but dairy farms, and the AF base.
-yea i was just venting lol.
-Flip
-yea i was just venting lol.
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