are there symptoms of being low on tranny fluid? last night i drained the fluid and put 2.75qt back in, but i spilled at least .25qt. will the tranny make a sound or feel off when low on fluid?

 

if you think your low,

refill.


having difficulty getting it into gear is an obvious sign.

 

You should not take any chances and check the proper way.
With the car on leveled ground, remove the refill bolt and check with your finger if the oil goes right up flush with the edge of the hole.

 

thats the proper way?

i cant fit my finger in there

 

Well that's how it's explain in the manual.

They don't however mention the size of finger needed to fit in the hole.

 

When changing your tranny fluid, just pour new fluid in until it starts coming out of the fill hole (that's the proper level), make sure your car is leveled.

You only need 2.2 litres (2.3 US qt) during a tranny oil change so I think you're fine.

 

.....put your finger in the hole!

 

i'm in good shape, i might even have too much fluid.

if you look at the R the rear is slightly higher than the front, but on jack stands they'll be at the same level. this means you'll end up with a bit extra fluid. i'd rather have a little drag from extra fluid than be low and have an unprotected tranny.

 

ooops my car was jacked up fromthe front and took excatly 2 us quarts i think i might need to add more heh

 

I bet some of that fluid just sat in the housing during the draining process..

 

Anyone know the estimated miles people go before changing it?

 

damn you i bet your right well time to do it all over againthe right way

let this be a lesson to all do it right the first time or do it twice

 

It varies. 3000 miles for mike k, 30,000 for me

 

I do mine every other oil change

 

every 15k miles is plenty good; my tranny oil comes out just slightly dirty/brown.

 

I do mine every 15k. It's still nice and clear.

 

Overheating around the trans area but, that the extreme case. By then, you did some damage to it. (*grinding noise on the synchros accompaning it...*)