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Old 07-27-2014, 09:16 PM   #15
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The manual and my research says change the A/T fluid at 30000 miles.
Also redline D6, Amsoil, Sustina, all state WS compatible. Motul does not but numerous,SSP, shops and individuals all use it with no adverse effects.
A member had a shop put in Redline D4 and it was NOT a good match. The shop put in the D6 once the mistake appeared. His car ran like crap.
On that note has anyone had experience with BG fluids ?


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I think I am the one your referencing who had the shop put the wrong fluid in. Just to clarify the car runs fine now with the correct Redline fluid in. All the problems disappeared immediately following the complete drain and fill with the correct fluid.
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Old 07-27-2014, 09:45 PM   #16
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Thank you for clarifying. My Canadian English got the best of me. I did imply that.
But yes D6 is the way to go.
Also Motul now does state compatible with WS.
Sorry for the confusion.
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Old 07-28-2014, 01:45 PM   #17
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I got 56,000 miles on my auto of spirited driving in cali mountains. Still no fluid change, trying to figure out what to put in and going to do rearend at same time. I'm close to trading it in so I might leave it. Car still shifts well and i paddle shift on mountain roads daily.
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Old 07-28-2014, 07:21 PM   #18
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@Estey Are you going to attempt to change it out yourself?
Yeah, it seems fairly simple but i wont be doing it for about another month or so. Right now i need to change my oil and diff fluid. Ill be posting on this thread if there is any noticeable difference with how my transmission runs. I dont expect much, haha, just the peace of mind that i have brand new fluid in there. Im hoping that it gets rid of some of the clunky shifts in the lower rpms, but i think thats just a matter of throttle input.
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I think I am the one your referencing who had the shop put the wrong fluid in. Just to clarify the car runs fine now with the correct Redline fluid in. All the problems disappeared immediately following the complete drain and fill with the correct fluid.
have you noticed any benefits of running D6?
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@Estey You should post a DIY for everyone here when you change your ATF. There's one for MT but none for AT.
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@Estey You should post a DIY for everyone here when you change your ATF. There's one for MT but none for AT.
hahah, im not really one to write up something like that, but i probably will if someone doesnt get around to it before i do. I now have to wait even longer gather the funds to replace my fluid because i just replaced a tire that was damaged by a pothole
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have you noticed any benefits of running D6?
Not exactly. It wasnt shifting bad before and seems to shift the same. I know the WS doesnt like to be tracked thanks to this forum and just hope this holds up to autox well. I didnt do a uoa on the factory fill but plan to when I swap this one in another 20k miles (I did the first at 45k as I was just a DD and will be going 30-40k intervals from now on since I am pusbing the car harder).
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I'd take it to a reliable shop and have them flush it and refill it with your choice of fluid. You'll get a lot more of the old fluid out that way. Driveway AT fluid changes are helpful but getting all the fluid from the valve body and torque converter really isn't possible that way.
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I'd take it to a reliable shop and have them flush it and refill it with your choice of fluid. You'll get a lot more of the old fluid out that way. Driveway AT fluid changes are helpful but getting all the fluid from the valve body and torque converter really isn't possible that way.
I don't know how a shop would flush it differently, but I'm going by what the service manual says and it seems pretty straight forward and doable.
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@FirestormFRS Flush machines have been known to bend the fins in the torque converters so it really isn't the best option IMO.
@Estey I agree, it seems doable. Only thing that's a PITA is checking the temp of the fluid.
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Drivetrain warranty is 5 years/60k in the US
Mine have 14k miles with FI so I think there is no warranty for my car.

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No one chimed in on the gear lube so YES Motul Gear 300 is what you want for that and I would absolutely do that as soon as you can. I did mine at 6k and the amount of sludge and metal shaving at that point was impressive. Its a good thing to clean that gunk out and replace it. I did feel like the drive train smoothed out a bit as well.



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Is kind of normal due to the LSD, also it smells bad.
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Anyone out there reading AT oil temps?
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Anyone out there reading AT oil temps?
I am not sure how we could. OBD scanners just give the coolant temp under the ATF temp heading.
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