Figured while i have my car up on the racks changin out the slave cylinder i would change the gear and tranny oil as well. Anyone have a faq on how to do this? Thanks

 

get a FSM, it says in there. theres 2 plugs on the manual tranny, one at the side, one at the the bottom. drain it from the bottom plug. then pour the new stuff in the side up to the level of the hole. it takes 2.4 litres....i think the dif is the same method. dont use gl-5 and dont forget to plug the drain before pouring it in the side

 

For the tranny, I heard you can just pour the gear oil down through the hole that the shifter comes out of (when you take the shifter off, of course) can anyone confirm this?

 

My friend did it that way on his S13, but I think it's the best idea to do it with the actual filler hole to make sure it isn't overfilled.

 

isn't the fill plug hard to access (or not accessible at all?) if the tranny is still on the car though?

 

You can get to it, just a pain in the A$$ to get fluid in it got to have this little special pump with a rubber hose or something. Really sucks though

 

Yep, you need a hose and pump to get to it. You gatta defy gravity you know

 

i think using the fill method through the shifter is used for people without a lift or the pump. i forgot about the pump...u cant just pour it in.

 

i got the pump and did it when i put in my clutch and flywheel went a lot easier i did one bottle without the pump... not one of my smarter ideas.

As long as were on the subject of oils. Whats the best weight/brand for a stock lsd? I'm leaning towards Redline like most people say, but anyone know which is best for drifting and what weight?

thanks in advance.

 

Redline is the best, period

Redline MT-90 would be great for the VLSD

 

and hows bout for the non viscous owners

 

The same one, it works great for both VLSD's and Open diffs I believe.

 

good stuff. I'll prolly order that. 1 last question before i do that. whats the story on Redline MTL as compared to just the MT? Also if anyone else runs these fluids please post up.

Thanks again.

 

MTL is a little lighter, I believe it's 70W80.

 

MT-90 shouldn't be used for the differential.

Gl-5 For the differential,
GL-4 For the transmission.

MT90 is GL-4, for the transmission.

Just get anything that's around 75W-90 GL5.
Nissan recommends 75W-90 anyways.

it depends mostly on the weather in your area. since it's turning to winter, depending where you are, you don't want too thick of a viscousity in the gear oil.

here in so cali, the temperation never goes below 55degrees in most areas, so it's ok to keep MT-90 and use 75W-90 for differential.