How often do you change your MT fluid How often do you change your manual transmission fluid? I've read that some prefer to change MT fluid every 30k. Some say every 60k and I've read that someone said they change it every other oil change. Wow! That's dedication or someone with boat loads of money. I changed my MT fluid for the first time at 295,000 miles! That's right 295k with no transmission problems except one winter the shifter was sticking a bit. Shot some WD40 down the shifter and problem solved. Now I do not recommend doing as I did but if you discover that you are a few thousand miles past your interval, I don't think you have to panic. :) So, how often do YOU change your MT fluid? |
Re: How often do you change your MT fluid or someone with boat loads of money. There's a ton of people who end up with input shaft bearing problems. Could that have been avoided with more frequent fluid services? and I've read that someone said they change it every other oil change. |
Re: How often do you change your MT fluid Yes, you are right ezone. Frequent and on schedule fluid changes is best. Wouldn't have tried that with an automatic transmission. Whole different ball game. |
Re: How often do you change your MT fluid
Originally Posted by GentleBen
(Post 4747368)
Yes, you are right ezone. Frequent and on schedule fluid changes is best. Wouldn't have tried that with an automatic transmission. Whole different ball game. sure some additives in the old fluid were near the end of its life though. manual transmissions dont get nearly as hot or overworked as an automatic trans does there by lasting longer always liked the old school 5 speed sticks VS the old school Auto's for that reason and the other was they are peppier on acceleration i can put my foot down and go. without hearing the kabooom vroom downshift sound that a automatic produces lol |
Re: How often do you change your MT fluid Its pretty simple.....just go by what your owners manual recommends you to do, a lot of problems can be avoided if people did just that, instead most people throw them in the glove box and never look at them, a lot of people never bother with tranny fluid changes until their tranny starts acting up, then they think a fluid change will fix the problem :facepalm: almost 400,000kms on my original 2005 automatic tranny now |
Re: How often do you change your MT fluid ...or almost 250,000 miles? Excellent Mikey. |
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