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changing ManualTrans. fluid became a nightmare!

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Old 06-19-2003, 06:46 PM
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changing ManualTrans. fluid became a nightmare!

First I break the neutral sensor while trying the drain the transmission. Then i practically get nailed in the face with a niagra falls of tranny fluid and i pop the sensor off. 3hours later my mom comes home after stopping at the nissan dealer with a new sensor ($26). It came with the wire and harness, not too hard to install.

I have the front and rear drivers side jacked up and begin filling it with my new REDLINE MT-90! Yay! The frickin transmission uses up all 5 quarts and doesn't drip any out of the fill hole. Great. So I close everything up, lower the car, and then open up the fill hole again. I let it drain until nothing was dripping out, tighten the plug (btw, whats the torque on that supposed to be?), and woohoo! I LOVE to shift my car
A very well spent $37 worth of fluid.
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Old 06-19-2003, 06:52 PM
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cool, after i get my car fixed, redline MT is next on my list. let me know how you like it.
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Old 06-19-2003, 10:10 PM
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It makes my car go faster than before
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Old 06-19-2003, 10:48 PM
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i was out driving for a while. shifting in and out of gear is definitely smoother. overall great improvement and worth the money and time.
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Old 06-20-2003, 10:22 PM
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Mine took about 3K miles to REALLY smooth out.

I think it takes some time for the synthetic to disperse the dino film or something.

Anyways, it shifts MUCH much better now after ~6K miles.
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