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Notrodder · 08-10-2010, 03:59 PM

For a manual transmission use SAE 80W-90 GL-5 gear lubricant. Get a gallon of this with a pump. Then you can do your rearend, too (posi additive needed if limited slip).

Pull the drain plug and let drain for about 15 min.. Repalce the drain plug. Remove the fill level plug (usually about half way up on the casting) and add lubricant through the level hole until it seeps from the level hole. Replace fill plug. It's not a little bit harder, it's much easier.

A good service manual will tell you this and more. Well worth it's price.

08-10-2010, 03:59 PM	#2
Notrodder Registered User Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Lompoc, CA Posts: 104	Re: Trans fluid For a manual transmission use SAE 80W-90 GL-5 gear lubricant. Get a gallon of this with a pump. Then you can do your rearend, too (posi additive needed if limited slip). Pull the drain plug and let drain for about 15 min.. Repalce the drain plug. Remove the fill level plug (usually about half way up on the casting) and add lubricant through the level hole until it seeps from the level hole. Replace fill plug. It's not a little bit harder, it's much easier. A good service manual will tell you this and more. Well worth it's price. Last edited by Notrodder; 08-10-2010 at 04:01 PM.