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10-30-2002, 02:19 PM
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Leaking already???
Well, after about 3 miles of driving around the neighborhood(no plates yet  ), I put backed into the garage and AHHHHHHH, red transmission fluid all over the bottom of the car and leaking onto the garage floor. YIKES
T-5, brand new. I gotta get under there and see where it's leaking from. Any thoughts of where or why this is happening?
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10-30-2002, 02:46 PM
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Did you overfill it? Are the fill and drain plugs still there? It ought to be pouring out while just sitting there if it is leaking that bad after 3 miles.
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In a fit of 16 year old genius, I looked down through the carb while cranking it to see if fuel was flowing, and it was. Flowing straight up in a vapor cloud, around my head, on fire.
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10-30-2002, 02:59 PM
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Would it leak out of the speedometer cable hole?. I saw that it had come out.
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10-30-2002, 03:09 PM
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Well, it's a hole that passes into the inside of the case, where the fluid normally remains. YES How did the cable come out, did you not put the retainer clip and screw in there?
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In a fit of 16 year old genius, I looked down through the carb while cranking it to see if fuel was flowing, and it was. Flowing straight up in a vapor cloud, around my head, on fire.
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10-30-2002, 03:18 PM
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Sorry...must have had a case of the dumb-ass 
gotta get the retainer clip and the screw...
(head hanging in shame).
I was wondering why it came out, as I heard this dragging noise!
blake
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10-30-2002, 03:26 PM
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That'd do it!
It happens to the best of us.. 
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10-30-2002, 03:46 PM
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Automatic transmission oil should not be used in a t-5 manual gearbox, it will 'burn' the gears & the gearbox will fail prematully. |
10-30-2002, 03:49 PM
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geeze. The guy who I bought the transmission from said the use Dextron III ATF fluid, 2.8 quarts. Should I drain it and use something else in the T-5?
please advise!!!
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10-30-2002, 04:15 PM
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Don't know about T-5's other than they break by the time you make any HP. The tremecs like ATF, preferrable REDLINE C+ for chyrsler auto trannys.
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In a fit of 16 year old genius, I looked down through the carb while cranking it to see if fuel was flowing, and it was. Flowing straight up in a vapor cloud, around my head, on fire.
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10-30-2002, 06:41 PM
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Yes T5's do use automatic trans fluid. The synchro's have organic linings bonded to them similar to the clutch packs in an automatic trans or limited slip rear. If you use regular gear oil the synchros won't work.
I agree, use Redline, they make a manual trans fluid that works extremely well in T5's. You'll find that the trans never shifted so smooth. My T5 has 150,000 miles on it with one minor rebuild without getting blown up. The secret? Get a shifter with positive stops and don't power shift third gear.
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10-30-2002, 07:28 PM
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Dexron III is the correct recommendation.
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10-30-2002, 07:35 PM
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In other words,,,it IS ATF oil in the trans. The big Three having been using it for years and years.
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10-30-2002, 07:41 PM
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Beside the Dextron III, GM Synthetic is also recommended--costs a smaller fortune, however. |
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