DIY - Transmission / Diff Fluid Change Reference Guide

[texasbound972]

How do you flush out and change the manual fluid in the reservoir Under the hood? I am seeing some kind of contamination.

[FastWhite]

The MT has a drain and fill plug on the trany itself.
Remove the fill plug first, to ensure that you can put fluid in BEFORE you drain the fluid.
There is no reservoir under the hood for the MT. just brake and clutch
And the biggy here, search in the DIY thread and you will find a very good instruction guide on how to do this.


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[retrosmiths]

Originally Posted by FastWhite

The MT has a drain and fill plug on the trany itself.
Remove the fill plug first, to ensure that you can put fluid in BEFORE you drain the fluid.
There is no reservoir under the hood for the MT. just brake and clutch
And the biggy here, search in the DIY thread and you will find a very good instruction guide on how to do this.


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This is the instruction guide.

Sent from my phone. Might have typos. Sorry.

[texasbound972]

Think we are talking about two different things retrosmiths. this would be the fill spot if it were part of the trans.

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[retrosmiths]

Oh, my bad, sorry.

Sent from my phone. Might have typos. Sorry.

[SciOnDrifTtSlIdeR]

by reading this am i correct when i say i need two and a half us quarts for the trans and 1.1 us quarts for the diff ? im going with amsoil just want to make sure i get it right the first time

[gramicci101]

It's 2.2 and 1.3. Either way, fill it until it weeps out of the fill hole, then wait for it to stop trickling out.

@F1point4 wasn't kidding about the transmission fluid shooting out sideways, either, so be ready for that. I cut a half moon chunk out of the side of a 1L water bottle and pointed the mount of the bottle at my drain pan. That let me catch the initial rush of fluid and redirect it down to the pan.

[SirBrass]

Originally Posted by FastWhite

The MT has a drain and fill plug on the trany itself.
Remove the fill plug first, to ensure that you can put fluid in BEFORE you drain the fluid.
There is no reservoir under the hood for the MT. just brake and clutch
And the biggy here, search in the DIY thread and you will find a very good instruction guide on how to do this.


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You know... One could put in a reservoir if one was so inclined...

I'm not so inclined, but it is a thought.

On phone I am. Therefore, if mistakes I make, Frank Oz blame you should.

[mister.bond]

Can someone explain the Difference to me

BETWEEN :

Motul Gear 300 75W90 " LS "

and : the normal Motul Gear 300 75W90 ????

i just bought 4 Litres of the Gear 300 75W90 "LS"


can i use it or is it not good and i must buy the normal Gear 300 ????


greetings to all from the other side of the World ( Germany )

Thomas

[hyper4mance]

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showp...6&postcount=12
I'm not sure on the exact differences so maybe someone else can help fill that in. Yes you can use it, but some do not use it in the trans.

Originally Posted by mister.bond

Can someone explain the Difference to me

BETWEEN :

Motul Gear 300 75W90 " LS "

and : the normal Motul Gear 300 75W90 ????

i just bought 4 Litres of the Gear 300 75W90 "LS"


can i use it or is it not good and i must buy the normal Gear 300 ????


greetings to all from the other side of the World ( Germany )

Thomas

[mister.bond]

ok, thank you

to all again please

i CAN USE the Gear 300 75W90 " LS " for my Subbie BRZ Torsen Diff , right ?

so as we have a Torsen Limited Slip Diff, the LS Version must be the right , or am i wrong ?

i hope someone can explain it to me

[Fizz]

Originally Posted by mister.bond

ok, thank you

to all again please

i CAN USE the Gear 300 75W90 " LS " for my Subbie BRZ Torsen Diff, right?

so as we have a Torsen Limited Slip Diff, the LS Version must be the right, or am i wrong?

i hope someone can explain it to me

No you don't need the LS version. See reply below:

Originally Posted by No Limit Motorsport

Use the 75W90 regular Gear 300 for both transmission and differential. The LS is not needed for the torsen type differential that these cars have. It will give no benefit.

This works to the users advantage too, because instead of having to buy 2 liters LS for the differential, and 3 liters for the transmission (5 liters total), you can just buy 4 liters of the same product.

[B-R-Z]

The part of this DIY that explains how to remove the fiberglass plate under the trans should be fixed.

It says to remove only 7 bolts that are in a U formation on the plate (based on the picture), but along the top/front side there are a row of bolts (4 or 5) that also need to come off. If you only take out the 7 bolts as the DIY says, the plate is still attached, dangling from the other (metal) plate. Once you take out the additional 4-5 bolts, you can then remove the fiberglass plate without taking off the metal plate.

It's not hard to figure out but just to prevent people from scratching their head.

[BRZtoni]

Just followed this guide and wow my transmission shifta like butter now used motulgear 300

thanks!