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Old 03-06-2004, 05:28 PM
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Default Tranny and Diff Oil change question...

Obviously the tranny fluid and the synchro fluid are changed when you drain the oil out of there. My question is does the front diff and the center Torsen diff fluid all share the same resivoir as the transmission? I just want to make sure I change all the fluids. My first gear is getting noisy with 85k on the car. I just want to make sure I'm getting all the fluid changed before I make the attempt.

Also, the consensus seems to be Redline MT-90 for the tranny, I just want to double check as there some comments about sulfer additives being bad for the synchro and some people complaining that their tranny is really hard to shift after a fluid change. Just want to double check, maybe MT-90 has no sulfer, not sure.

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Default Yes it is the same drain plug for both....

Mt-90 works fine, I used Royal purple's Max Gear which is both GL-4 and GL-5 rated. No sulfer and great for both ends.
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Default 75w90 Royal Purple here

2.75 L
is the capacity for the 01A transmission

the 3357 security triple square tool is a bitch.
This tool costs about $30

the fill plug is simply a 17mm allen key available at sears for $9
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