WOW! Tranny fluid this nasty already.

[BSR-1]

Just changed mine (2244 miles) and it wasn't real dirty but it had quite a bit of metal in it.
Quick test drive, I can feel a difference for sure. It's not night and day but a very noticeable improvement!
I can even feel it just cruising down the street not only during shifts.
Makes me want to change all of the fluids.

P.S. the 8.00 pump from the parts store made it very quick and easy! About 45 minutes and most of that was jacking up the car.

[SUV2008]

I think there are some "break-in" additives as well as some assembly lube in the rear diff on a new car which cause the discoloration and awful smell. I seem to feel some improvement in shifting smoothness. I also suffer from the high rpm grind in shifting from first to second gear. The reason I went with Royal Purple was some had changed over to it and felt some improvement with that issue.

I did not add the Limited Slip additive as Royal Purple has an additive for LS in it already. I have older muscle cars and use it in the LS in my Oldsmobiles and have not had a problem.

yeah...the hand pump was well worth the $8!

[intrepid]

Originally Posted by bmorecam

I used 75-90 synthetic for the tranny. It took me about 3 hours due to having some stupid issues that I should have solved from the beginning with picking out the correct size tube to fill, but after squeezing the bottle for 3 hours I finally managed to get it all in.

If I would got it right from the beginning it would have been a 30 minute job.

Royal Purple Syncromax, not 75W90 for the 6 speed Tranny. Hope you just typed the wrong info by mistake. 75W-90 goes in the differential. hope this helps.

[c_LoW29]

Originally Posted by intrepid

Royal Purple Syncromax, not 75W90 for the 6 speed Tranny. Hope you just typed the wrong info by mistake. 75W-90 goes in the differential. hope this helps.

actually our AY6 uses 75w-90 for both the tranny and the diff

[bmorecam]

Originally Posted by intrepid

Royal Purple Syncromax, not 75W90 for the 6 speed Tranny. Hope you just typed the wrong info by mistake. 75W-90 goes in the differential. hope this helps.

Nope, its 75-90 for our manual tranny.

[bmorecam]

Originally Posted by BSR-1

Just changed mine (2244 miles) and it wasn't real dirty but it had quite a bit of metal in it.
Quick test drive, I can feel a difference for sure. It's not night and day but a very noticeable improvement!
I can even feel it just cruising down the street not only during shifts.
Makes me want to change all of the fluids.

P.S. the 8.00 pump from the parts store made it very quick and easy! About 45 minutes and most of that was jacking up the car.

There's def noticeable difference. For me it was almost night and day especially 1-2 but as the time went on it does not feel like the first couple days but the difference is still very noticeable.

I recommend for everyone with manual to do this. I have to get to my differential next.

[PercyJWellingtonIII]

Here is a Chinese made pump

http://product.madeinchina.com/Penis...12719930.shtml

[PoorMansCamaro]

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Originally Posted by bmorecam

If you dont have any luck with jagans video than just let me know.. but here is the location of the fill and drain. You will need 15/16 socket and 1.9qt of 75-90 full synth oil of your choice. Most folks use royal purple as I did today.

edit: wait a minute.. that video of jagans is for differential change.

i've been slacking on this, but plan to do this soon. i'm confused on how much fluid i need to buy. you say 1.9qt, but this thread says roughly 4 qts. is it because it's for the SS?
http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showth...iy+trans+fluid

and i think the other guy was right, the 75w-90 is for differential. or are they both the same?

[ddunerider]

The rear end is a must also.....with my track days I will be doing this once a year..I have all red Line products in my car..

[Ventmaster]

Originally Posted by PoorMansCamaro

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i've been slacking on this, but plan to do this soon. i'm confused on how much fluid i need to buy. you say 1.9qt, but this thread says roughly 4 qts. is it because it's for the SS?
http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showth...iy+trans+fluid

and i think the other guy was right, the 75w-90 is for differential. or are they both the same?

Just 1.9 quarts for the V6 manual trans. I've tried 3 different aftermarket brands, but the Royal Purple 75w90 gear oil does work well in both the diff and trans. I believe they call it Gearmax, you don't want the Synchromax.

And buy a handpump at the auto-parts store- you'll need it to make short work of filling the trans. Also Royal P.'s bottle had a too small opening for my pump, so I had to tranfer the oil to another empty bottle with the correct size...It's always something!!!

[PoorMansCamaro]

Originally Posted by Ventmaster

Just 1.9 quarts for the V6 manual trans. I've tried 3 different aftermarket brands, but the Royal Purple 75w90 gear oil does work well in both the diff and trans. I believe they call it Gearmax, you don't want the Synchromax.

And buy a handpump at the auto-parts store- you'll need it to make short work of filling the trans. Also Royal P.'s bottle had a too small opening for my pump, so I had to tranfer the oil to another empty bottle with the correct size...It's always something!!!

i was thinking of trying the method that was used in the link i provided. they just used a 4 or 6ft clear hose and ran it from the fill hole, up through the engine bay, then just poored the bottle from up top.

[bmorecam]

and make sure the hose is big enough. I ended up buying a smaller hose probably a little bigger than mc donald's straw and ended up suffering while pumping the crap out of the fluid for hours please don't make the same stupid mistake as I have lol. I still haven't gotten to my differential but I know I have to. Been lazy lately.

[Blade]

Should I be concerned after 30K miles for the tranny and rear diff fluid?

[PoorMansCamaro]

Originally Posted by Blade

Should I be concerned after 30K miles for the tranny and rear diff fluid?

i'm over 28k. so i think we are in the same boat. lol but i rarely drive mine hard, unless on a dyno or at the track. I would recommend doing them though. should take an hour max for both.