Manual tranny fluid
Jan 28, 2004, 04:04 PM
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Originally posted by urbanknight
my father said brake fluid doesn't need to be changed very often
my father said brake fluid doesn't need to be changed very often
(I knew he was full of BS when he told me that I didn't need to do anything to the brakes on my Camaro even though a brake hose has a hole in it)
Jan 28, 2004, 04:12 PM
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You don't need to change the brake fluid very often unless you get your brakes very hot and start to notice fade. Brake fluid attracts moisture. The more moisture you have in the fluid, the lower the boiling point is. If you like to drive very hard on the street you should probably swap it out once a year or so.
Mar 27, 2004, 10:22 AM
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Can someone who's done this already help me out? 
Turns out the long funnel I have isn't long enough and I need to get some tube to be able to reach. What size tubing have you used that fits into the fill hole?
Fortunately I was smart and checked the funnel length before draining the oil.
Turns out the long funnel I have isn't long enough and I need to get some tube to be able to reach. What size tubing have you used that fits into the fill hole?
Fortunately I was smart and checked the funnel length before draining the oil.
Mar 27, 2004, 06:58 PM
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Brian or Tearitup, could you sticky this? Maybe clean it up a little, but there is some important and helpful info in this thread.
Brian or Tearitup, could you sticky this? Maybe clean it up a little, but there is some important and helpful info in this thread.
Mar 27, 2004, 07:07 PM
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FYI I get my redline from my local MOPAC. Not too cheap, but not too expensive. I use 1/2 1/2 of Redline MTL and MT90. (My tranny needs 3.5L [quarts?] so I do 1 MTL 1MT90 1MTL 1/2 MT90, save the other half litre for the next change)
Good stuff, us DSMers have lots of good experience with Redline...good times that. If you want to ease up your shifting, don't even bother waiting, jsut swap out the fluid. Or, if you don't want to DIY, bring it in to your local dealer, and get them to toss it in. It's all good
Good stuff, us DSMers have lots of good experience with Redline...good times that. If you want to ease up your shifting, don't even bother waiting, jsut swap out the fluid. Or, if you don't want to DIY, bring it in to your local dealer, and get them to toss it in. It's all good
Apr 7, 2004, 05:21 PM
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Originally posted by urbanknight
If you don't mind, could you compile all the useful information into a how-to and make a thread of it in the how-to forum? Then PM Peejay or me with a link to it and we can sticky it with the rest of the how-tos.
If you don't mind, could you compile all the useful information into a how-to and make a thread of it in the how-to forum? Then PM Peejay or me with a link to it and we can sticky it with the rest of the how-tos.
JK. I'm on it.