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Old 04-23-2012, 12:07 PM
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Default Transmission fluid change/add question??

I've been looking at posts that talk about doing transmission flushes. But isn't that for automatic transmissions only. At 60 k I went to the dealer and was told with manual transmission they just drain it and add fluid; with automatics they flush ... Anyway. I'm at 112k and want to change the fluid just need some recommendations on what/how to do it.


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https://www.scionlife.com/forums/tc-tech-diy-1818/transmission-flush-manual-redline-mt-90-a-59661/
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Old 04-23-2012, 01:32 PM
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I'm gonna use the 75w - 90 royal purple. My shifts are kinda rough. I'm hoping this will fix it
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use WS fluid, using different fluids can mess things up more than you think. ive seen it happen way to many times. just trying to help.
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I looked it up. Ws is atf. I need manual trans fluid
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wow, im sorry, i was reading a different thread lol. atf wouldnt work very well in there lol.
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Royal Purple is good. I just changed my tranny fluid with it and it's fine. Kind of pricey but fine. I followed the DIY and it worked like a charm....just needed to buy the big ol' socket for sensor on top of tranny
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