Okay i think my transmission is leaking oil so i gotta fill it, but i'm just going to change it with some good ol' Redline MT fluid, which nut to i take off on top of the transmission, how much do i need to fill it etc ect can someone give me a step by step approach on doing this? Thanks!

 

Agree, Haynes doesn't really do justice as to where the drain plug is. After you know that it's easy. Try this:

http://integra.vtec.net/geeser/megam...fluid_page.gif

Check your owner's manual for correct amount of trans fluid. I believe that you can use the end of a 1/2" ratchet to remove the plug for adding the oil.

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See:
http://integra.vtec.net/geeser/megam...fluid_page.gif
http://vbxmaxima.8m.com/mtoil.html

The drain plug is horizontal, low on the transaxle case near the engine, and near the shifter boot. It is fairly small and looks like an ordinary bolt.

The fill plug is on the side of the transaxle housing nearest the front of the car. It is fairly large and has a square recess. The tool to remove it is an ordinary 1/2-inch ratchet wrench, with no socket fitted.

Remove the fill plug first, and then the drain plug. That will eliminate the risk of draining the old lube and then discovering you can't install new lube because the fill plug is too tight. It will also help the gear lube to drain faster.

Observe the color of the old lube as it pours out. It should be brown or black. If it is shiny and silvery, that is cause for concern. That silvery color is thousands of tiny metal particles which have flaked off internal transaxle parts such as bearings.

Install and tighten the drain plug before installing the new lube. (Don't laugh, plenty of people have forgotten to do this and wound up with a large puddle of new lube on the garage floor.) You may find it convenient to install the new lube with a funnel and a short length of plastic tubing fitted to the funnel spout. Position the funnel in the engine compartment, near the battery. Route the plastic tubing into the fill port. Add gear lube until it begins to overflow. Nissan recommends API GL-4 SAE 80W-90 gear lube. The capacity of the 5-speed is 4.5 - 4.8 liters. Do not use API GL-5 gear lube.

 

Thanks a lot guys! Appreciate it.

 

I was scouting out what to do today and I was wondering, is the drain plug a piece of rubber held to the transmission by a bolt? Or is it similar to the oil pan drain plug? I think I accidentally took it out once and about a 1/4 of oil came out the hole, is that the right one? Thanks!

 

http://integra.vtec.net/geeser/megam...fluid_page.gif shows the precise location of the 5-speed drain plug. It is not a piece of rubber. It is not similar to the oil pan drain plug. It looks like an ordinary bolt.