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What kind of fluid do our manual trannies use and how often should they be serviced?

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Old Jun 30, 2006 | 02:43 AM
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What kind of fluid do our manual trannies use and how often should they be serviced?

Also, what is the capacity when all the fluid is drained?

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Old Jun 30, 2006 | 02:44 AM
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ATF
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Old Jun 30, 2006 | 03:53 AM
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Are you talking about the SS/SC tranny here? It is different than the base Cobalt - although the fluid could still be the same. Are we talking Dextron-III ATF here? Also, how many quarts will I need to service it?
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Old Jun 30, 2006 | 03:56 AM
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Im not quite sure how many quarts, check your manual
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Old Jun 30, 2006 | 06:48 AM
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TECHNICALLY the lsj mu3 trans is supposed to use a special saturn fluid...as they have "required" since saturn was created I did some research on the old saturn boards and some ppl switched to mobil 1 synthetic atf and said its better. So sunday where there was no dealers open we added 1.5 qt of the mobil 1 atf to about .4 of the stock stuff to get my car back on the road...shifts like butter to be honest and it is hella cheaper 7/qt compared to 17/qt

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Old Jun 30, 2006 | 10:47 AM
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Good, I was going to use the Redline D4ATF because it makes manual transmissions that use ATF shift so much smoother - especially in the cold. I'll keep everyone posted!
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Old Jun 30, 2006 | 11:41 AM
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so what goes in the manual tranny?
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Old Jun 30, 2006 | 12:14 PM
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Apparently it uses Dextron-III ATF - so I will be changing mine out to the Redline D4ATF and posting up a report for everyone after I do it
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Old Jun 30, 2006 | 04:56 PM
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Gm requires their own syncromesh fluid in the F35 trans . I topped mine off with the Mobil 1 ATF that DJ used too . If your worried about warranty stuff , stick with the GM syncromesh because "IF" ya ever had a prob with the trans , theyd flag the synthetic ATF for sure .
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Old Apr 9, 2012 | 05:51 PM
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anyone know how many quarts it takes to fill from empty?
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Old Apr 9, 2012 | 06:33 PM
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