What you need for transmission fluid change. - Page 2

stidrvr · 04-28-2006, 04:59 AM

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Originally Posted by blt

Ok i dont want to sound stupid and Ive tried searching but what is "napa"? (75w90 Valvoline Dino Oil (Napa)) Is that an acronym, brand, website?

It is an acronym, Never Any Parts Available

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fullerton · 09-21-2006, 06:36 PM

Question- I only opened the pan plug. Do you all think I emptied most of the fluid and gunk out- or is it time to do the tranny change again the correct way?

Singletrack · 09-22-2006, 06:39 AM

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Originally Posted by fullerton

Question- I only opened the pan plug. Do you all think I emptied most of the fluid and gunk out- or is it time to do the tranny change again the correct way?

I dunno, if it were me I would do it again - but I am anal about stuff like that. How much new oil were you able to get into the tranny? That should give you a good indication of how much you got out. You might also search for some diagrams or info on the internals of the tranny - that might clue you in as to why there are 2 plugs. I'm not really sure myself...

fullerton · 09-22-2006, 08:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Singletrack

I dunno, if it were me I would do it again - but I am anal about stuff like that. How much new oil were you able to get into the tranny? That should give you a good indication of how much you got out. You might also search for some diagrams or info on the internals of the tranny - that might clue you in as to why there are 2 plugs. I'm not really sure myself...

On that day- I got 4 qts in (to a bit above the full marker). I did jack her up in the rear and let it drain for 1 hour or so during the change. I drove it a few days, and checked it again, and was a bit below the low marker when hot. I added .3 more last night.

I will check it tonight to see what it looks like once it mixes in. BTW- no leaks I can see, I think the Shockproof is just stuck to the walls of the tranny.

My main reason for doing it again would be to see what that magnetic plug looks like.

Maybe I'll change it again in a few weeks. I can treat this like a "flush" I guess.

fullerton · 09-22-2006, 09:44 AM

you know what- i might have been "low" because I was checking on an incline. I also might have been "high" because I filled her with the rear end a bit higher to drain the oil...

i might be having fun tonight draining some oil out...

i swear, i seem to always do everything wrong when it comes to my car.

Singletrack · 09-22-2006, 10:06 AM

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Originally Posted by fullerton

you know what- i might have been "low" because I was checking on an incline. I also might have been "high" because I filled her with the rear end a bit higher to drain the oil...

i might be having fun tonight draining some oil out...

i swear, i seem to always do everything wrong when it comes to my car.

Hehe - I know how you feel. I had to syphon some oil out bc I overfilled it slightly when I changed mine. Working with this oil is such a mess...spilled some on my vans and they were ruined, and I stunk : (

skeeler · 09-23-2006, 06:44 PM

I'm sorry I don't know better myself, but I changed the fluid in the front and rear differentials and the transmission. I used Motul Gear 300 for all three. I did not remove the entire top filler plug. Instead I used a hand pump to pump exactly one liter of Gear 300 into the rear diff. The hole was plenty large enough.

The concern I have is:

I filled the trans with 4 liters of Gear 300. I checked the dipstick--it reads almost to the top of the flattened portion of the dipstick (above full, by about 1/8th to 1/4 inch). Doing this, does it fill just the tranny, or the front diff, too?

fullerton · 09-24-2006, 05:46 AM

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the tranny and front diff(s) all share the same fluid.

you have overfilled your tranny. when i added more b/c i was low, i added too much. i had to syphon out about 1/4 to 1/2 pint.

i have read that an overfilled tranny is bad because the oil is prone to getting bubbles. when it gets bubbles, there is less lubrication, which is obviously bad.

as I have been told, you should take out small amounts until you are in the lines.

***flat4t*** · 12-13-2006, 03:30 PM

75w90 Valvoline Dino Oil (Napa)

I went to NAPA and found that no one seems to know anything about this oil, The guy at the counter called Valvoline direct and they said it is from a different company now if someone can point me in the right place to find this and what is the right name and maybe a picture of the bottle of oil that would help me(but the right place to get it would be better)......thanks Kevin

V8Huntr · 04-09-2007, 12:51 PM

So I just called my local stealership and checks on the parts availabliity for the crush washers, and I gave him the part # for the oil pan side gasket and he said he didn't have any in stock. He asks me what I'm doing and he said it was wierd I gave him that part # because he's never stocked them and that they do trans fluid changes all of the time and no one has had to use that particular part #.

Solbergfan apparently had the same problem, although the guy I talked to was competant, so I wonder which washers they are actually using on these when they do fluid changes???

I ordered the washer and they're gonna call me when it comes in. I checked AllData and those are the same #s I got, so that's what I ordered.

mn1028 · 04-10-2007, 07:51 AM

Any pictures available of the How-to?

V8Huntr · 04-10-2007, 09:18 AM

I'm going to be doing it this weekend, I was thinking about taking pictures for a how to

V8Huntr · 04-14-2007, 01:25 PM

Just did a How To for changing your trans fluid. Let me know what you guys think.

How To: Change your Transmission Fluid (with pics)

non-ricer · 05-30-2008, 02:39 PM

thnx for the writeup... i just finished and so far so good!

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09-21-2006, 06:36 PM	#17
fullerton abracious Car: AW GDF-D Fav Mod: Track time Location: Near a 100oct pump Posts: 16,553 Join Date: Oct 2005 Trader Rating: (10)	Question- I only opened the pan plug. Do you all think I emptied most of the fluid and gunk out- or is it time to do the tranny change again the correct way?

09-22-2006, 09:44 AM	#20
fullerton abracious Car: AW GDF-D Fav Mod: Track time Location: Near a 100oct pump Posts: 16,553 Join Date: Oct 2005 Trader Rating: (10)	you know what- i might have been "low" because I was checking on an incline. I also might have been "high" because I filled her with the rear end a bit higher to drain the oil... i might be having fun tonight draining some oil out... i swear, i seem to always do everything wrong when it comes to my car.

09-23-2006, 06:44 PM	#22
skeeler Professional STI Driver Car: '04 WRC Blue Pearl S Fav Mod: Nokian WR's, then RSi's, Bridgestone Potenza RE-01R's Location: Sumas, WA Posts: 419 Join Date: Feb 2004 Trader Rating: (0)	I'm sorry I don't know better myself, but I changed the fluid in the front and rear differentials and the transmission. I used Motul Gear 300 for all three. I did not remove the entire top filler plug. Instead I used a hand pump to pump exactly one liter of Gear 300 into the rear diff. The hole was plenty large enough. The concern I have is: I filled the trans with 4 liters of Gear 300. I checked the dipstick--it reads almost to the top of the flattened portion of the dipstick (above full, by about 1/8th to 1/4 inch). Doing this, does it fill just the tranny, or the front diff, too?

09-24-2006, 05:46 AM	#23
fullerton abracious Car: AW GDF-D Fav Mod: Track time Location: Near a 100oct pump Posts: 16,553 Join Date: Oct 2005 Trader Rating: (10)	^ the tranny and front diff(s) all share the same fluid. you have overfilled your tranny. when i added more b/c i was low, i added too much. i had to syphon out about 1/4 to 1/2 pint. i have read that an overfilled tranny is bad because the oil is prone to getting bubbles. when it gets bubbles, there is less lubrication, which is obviously bad. as I have been told, you should take out small amounts until you are in the lines.

12-13-2006, 03:30 PM	#24
*flat4t* What chew LookN @ Car: 04 STi Aspen White/w Fav Mod: DP..CATBACK:) Location: WATERFORD, CT Posts: 462 Join Date: Aug 2006 Trader Rating: (0)	75w90 Valvoline Dino Oil (Napa) I went to NAPA and found that no one seems to know anything about this oil, The guy at the counter called Valvoline direct and they said it is from a different company now if someone can point me in the right place to find this and what is the right name and maybe a picture of the bottle of oil that would help me(but the right place to get it would be better)......thanks Kevin

04-09-2007, 12:51 PM	#25
V8Huntr Spec C Club Car: 04' WRB STi Fav Mod: TBE Location: Allentown, PA Posts: 1,643 Join Date: Sep 2006 Trader Rating: (0)	So I just called my local stealership and checks on the parts availabliity for the crush washers, and I gave him the part # for the oil pan side gasket and he said he didn't have any in stock. He asks me what I'm doing and he said it was wierd I gave him that part # because he's never stocked them and that they do trans fluid changes all of the time and no one has had to use that particular part #. Solbergfan apparently had the same problem, although the guy I talked to was competant, so I wonder which washers they are actually using on these when they do fluid changes??? I ordered the washer and they're gonna call me when it comes in. I checked AllData and those are the same #s I got, so that's what I ordered.

04-10-2007, 07:51 AM	#26
mn1028 Senior STI Driver Car: Aspen White 05 STi Location: Birmingham, Alabama Posts: 325 Join Date: May 2003 Trader Rating: (0)	Any pictures available of the How-to?

04-10-2007, 09:18 AM	#27
V8Huntr Spec C Club Car: 04' WRB STi Fav Mod: TBE Location: Allentown, PA Posts: 1,643 Join Date: Sep 2006 Trader Rating: (0)	I'm going to be doing it this weekend, I was thinking about taking pictures for a how to

04-14-2007, 01:25 PM	#28
V8Huntr Spec C Club Car: 04' WRB STi Fav Mod: TBE Location: Allentown, PA Posts: 1,643 Join Date: Sep 2006 Trader Rating: (0)	Just did a How To for changing your trans fluid. Let me know what you guys think. How To: Change your Transmission Fluid (with pics)