19BLACKBIRD99

Can you change the tranny fluid with it on jack stands?

metalmilitia606

iTrader: (8)

If you're talking about a six speed you can. I did mine last week ha ha

19BLACKBIRD99

did you use a funnel? lol

metalmilitia606

iTrader: (8)

Now I feel stupid since this is the manual section lol. Forgive me for not reading all the way, but yes you can change it on jacks.

metalmilitia606

iTrader: (8)

No how I did was get one of those little suction tube things that screw onto the tops of bottles. The fill hole for the tranny is basically horizontal. You have to pump the fluid in so those little pump things are life savers. If you search there are a few threads on ways to do it.

19BLACKBIRD99

haha, its all good, I read in the haynes manual you can change it with a pump, or a funnel.

metalmilitia606

iTrader: (8)

I guess a funnel could work if you had a really long tube to reach up and under the car.

19BLACKBIRD99

I might have a suction tubey thingy haha, I need to figure out what fluid to use.

metalmilitia606

iTrader: (8)

Yeah sorry I don't know the technical names of things. I just basically describe what they look like and roll with it ha ha. As far as fluid goes I just used what the book said, plain old ATF dextron stuff.

19BLACKBIRD99

Yeahh, thats what everyone was saying in these other threads lol

araber89

iTrader: (3)

Get a couple feet of clear hose and a funnel that fits into the end then stick the other end in the trans to fill it. Or fill it through the shifter if you have that out. Also are you talking about the trans on jack stands or the car? Either one is fine. Just make sure you have the drive shaft in so it doesn't run out the tail shaft.

99monguse

How often are we suppose to be changing the trans fluid in these t56s

bobodog

i do my tranny and rearend every 12,000 miles or every 3rd oil change but thats just me.
im not sure about A4's

19BLACKBIRD99

I am starting my count now, because I dunno when the last change was, I just got the car about 2 weeks ago lol

FBDYLVR

iTrader: (14)

Fill through the shifter.

RrCoX22

iTrader: (6)

ditto...

if you don't have the supplies, it's no more than about 15 minutes to clear everything out and fill through the shifter

mannyman84

iTrader: (2)

^^^^dont fill all the way though

shinertx

one of my guys at work has a 99 trans am with 6 speed t56 tranny not sure what fluid to use he does not have a book for the car. so you says the Manuel recommends atf dextron fluid and how many quarts.

Firebrian

4 quarts (technically 3.9 I think)....or until it just starts to come out of the fill hole with the car level. I did mine with only one side jacked up and a 1 liter squeeze bottle with a 12" hose attached to the end. Once 4 quarts were in I just let the excess dribble out into a pan and then tightened up the plug.

GM has a particular part # for their "manual" ATF fluid. Can't say that it's any different from any other red ATF. Tremec recommends the Dex III or Mobil 1 synthetic ATF as those are the only 2 they did extensive testing on. You're safe with the Dex III.

why87

I use a pump to fill mine.