HOW-TO: Changing Manual Transmission Fluid

excellent write up man, easy to understand, makes it simple, great job man[thumb]

SYZ,

Nice write up.

What year car was in the pics?

At what mileage should the fluid first be drained/re-filled?

- w

The car is a 2005 2.0 Duratec. It's the same motor that's in your 2008.

I believe the owners manual calls for a MTX fluid change every 30K miles. If it doesn't, I'd do it anyway at that time interval.

Great pictures, great write up. Ill for sure do this by my self now!

One caution others have noted. Make sure that you can loosen the fill plug BEFORE you remove the drain plug!

Already mentioned. I didn't read closely enough!

excellent writeup, once again.

same as on the 2.3?

now, i looked at my maint. schedule, and it says not to do this until 100k!! It says 30k if its an automatic....? then at 60k again, and so on...

Yes, same for the 2.3. If the maintenance calls for only once every 100k, I'd imagine the fluid would be in sorry condition once actually changed.

Of course, the harder you beat on your car, the sooner your fluids should be changed anyway. I'd be hard pressed to push any fluids further than 50K miles, unless it's the power steering. It's up to you, really. Some people like to change out their fluids more often and others have no problem running their oil dry.

yeah, i am about to do a coolant flush, since over 30k now. gonna wait on tranny though. I need an alignment anways, so i will just have that done at the same time.

nice write up.

i thought tranny fluid was changed at 60K??

Im at 34,xxx on an MTX and i drive mine preatty hard....should i go ahead and change it??


once again.. nice write up!!

On my evo, I used to change the transmission fluid every 3rd oil change, which was every 10-12K miles. There was always some metal deposits on the transmission magnetic drain plug. I realize all transmissions are different, but you get the point. Some people feel that transmission fluid should be changed fairly often, others think it can last 100K. Since it's a major drivetrain component, I'd feel it's crucial to keep the fluid in good condition.

SaleenN2O, if I had your car, I would probably change it. I feel you'll notice a difference, especially if you use the fluid I recommended.

damn man, every 3rd oil change?? that baby musta been SPARKLING!! [grinking]

i hate when i am at a drive-up window, and i shift from 1st to neutral, and then back to 1st when pulling out, and i can hear the shifts. my last car you never heard that, and my 2 previous were autos. makes me nervous, hearing those gears!

*moved* to technical sinse the mtx75 is not duratec specific.

Added to the 'HOW TO ARCHIVE'..... [thumb]

ill even sticky this for a while so EVERYONE can see it[thumb]


psst, wash the desert off the bottom of your ride

oNE THING GUYS...iSN'T GL-4 75-80 a bit thick for our trannies? What is the spec on the factory stuff?

viney, thats what i just put in, in my other thread! thats the stuff everyone said to get OUT of my car right away! so, i would think that yeah, gl-4 is too thick.

What About My Zx3 2000 Zetec, Howm Can I Do That???

The correct fluid for my MTX-75 (with a Zetec) is ATF.

zappaMan said:

The correct fluid for my MTX-75 (with a Zetec) is ATF.

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no.

take it out!

atf's viscosity goes to hell in that environment... it doesnt shear very well...