Thread: Tranny Fluid?

I have a quick question...I am going to change my clutch with my friend soon and figured i might as well change my tranny fluid...so basically i am just wondering what would be the best tranny fluid for this car and where can i get it?

I assume your car is a 6 speed manual, because it says you have an 02 SpecV.

Uhm...

1. Have you ever changed a clutch before?

2. In the period of time that you have owned the car have you ever checked the "tranny fluid".

3. I hope to God your car is an automatic or that you're referring to "clutch fluid".



P.S. Tried finding the dipstick on the tranny? LOL

THINK WITH YOUR DIPSTICK JIMMY!!!!!!!!

yes my cars a six speed and i know theres not a dipstick for a manual lol and yes i messed up by calling it tranny fluid...o well lol but what clutch fluid should i use then

Originally Posted by 02SilverSpecV

yes my cars a six speed and i know theres not a dipstick for a manual lol and yes i messed up by calling it tranny fluid...o well lol but what clutch fluid should i use then

I use regular DOT3 brake fluid, but I bet there is something else for increased performance.

Anyone?

hold on... are you looking to change the gear oil or actual clutch fluid that goes through the lines? when you take the axles out gear oil is going to leak everywhere so you gonna need to change that too.

yea gear oil as well so what should i use?

Originally Posted by V-spectech02

hold on... are you looking to change the gear oil or actual clutch fluid that goes through the lines? when you take the axles out gear oil is going to leak everywhere so you gonna need to change that too.

I think he means both...lol.

Please tell him about both.

well i never actually upgraded my gear oil so i dont know what to use. if you're going turbo i would change the clutch fluid to DOT4 it withstands higher temps. The slave cylinder gets pretty hot on tuirbo cars

ok cool and thanks

Originally Posted by 02SilverSpecV

yea gear oil as well so what should i use?

I use RED LINE GEAR OIL MT-90 75W90 GL-4 Gear Oil on my manual Transmission.

redline is some nice stuff, i usually use any regular 75w90 i find in autozone lol.

I use the redline MTL, MT-90 mix.

as for the clutch I used some DOT 4 brake fluid.

Redline Heavyweight shockproof, in cold weather I'd use the lightweight shockproof.

Best fluid ever for severe duty, it's mainly used in track cars, my car loves it. It has solid particles suspended in it that cushions the gears, it flows like a 75w90 but protects like a 250 weight oil. The LSD in the Spec V seems to work better with it. The heavy weight is a little notchy in cold weather for the first few miles, but people say the light weight solves that.

i'm using BG synchroshift II.......great stuff IMO

Originally Posted by Big J

Redline Heavyweight shockproof, in cold weather I'd use the lightweight shockproof.

Best fluid ever for severe duty, it's mainly used in track cars, my car loves it. It has solid particles suspended in it that cushions the gears, it flows like a 75w90 but protects like a 250 weight oil. The LSD in the Spec V seems to work better with it. The heavy weight is a little notchy in cold weather for the first few miles, but people say the light weight solves that.

i found that out the hard way one cold winter morning when the car didnt go into gear til it warmed up lol.