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Old Oct 20, 2010 | 11:49 PM
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Aite guys, so i gotta lot of III fluid left over fro my oil swap, n i wanna reused it. how hard is it to put it into my stick shift?
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Old Oct 21, 2010 | 12:31 AM
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Originally Posted by CoolZ28Bro
Aite guys, so i gotta lot of III fluid left over fro my oil swap, n i wanna reused it. how hard is it to put it into my stick shift?
Step 1 remove intake

Step 2 open thottle body

step 3 funnel in the fluid

step 4 put car in neutral and push it forward and backward this will get the fluid going

step 5 start the car and enjoy.
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Old Oct 21, 2010 | 12:44 AM
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na man, y u h8in? I alredy fuked up n put III fluid in tha car so i know it dont go in there lol nice try but im not fukin retarded.
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Old Oct 21, 2010 | 01:27 AM
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take off the fill plug on the side of the trans... and fill
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Old Oct 21, 2010 | 01:34 AM
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take off the fill plug on the side of the trans... and fill
is it left or right side? n do i need a funnel? on google it said to use my pinky?
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Old Oct 21, 2010 | 08:58 AM
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The drain plug in on the passenger side of the trans the fill plug is on the drivers side both are labeled. Drain it first then fill I usually use a pump to make it easier. You need 4 qrts of fluid fill it till it starts to drip they take about 3 3/4 qrts
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Old Oct 21, 2010 | 09:10 AM
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Well i had 8 bttls of III, but its all in a pan now. so like just put in half the pan? how do i measur it?
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Old Oct 21, 2010 | 09:13 AM
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Don't use the fluid that you put in the motor it is contaminated you need to buy new fluid
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Not hard at all but use new fluid. IMO I like Pennzoil Synchromesh, but ATF (to curr specs), or Mobile works too. Do a search. You will find answers and opinions both ways.
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so wait you put dex III in you engine?
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I'll try to actually help you bud, please don't reuse that fluid. ATF is CHEAP, dump it and forget about it, no use risking damage to save a buck. If you really want to change your fluid, here is how to do it. It is very very simple.

1. Drain the old transmission fluid. There is a drain plug on the passenger side of the transmission near the bottom. You use a 3/8" ratchet to remove it, just the ratchet (probably with about a 3" extension) and no socket since the plug has a 3/8" square hole.

2. Replace drain plug after the old fluid has drained.

3. Jack up driver's side and remove FILL plug with 3/8" ratchet. This is located on the driver's side about halfway up the transmission and I believe it is labeled "fill plug" next to it. You won't be able to pour anything in here easily, so unless you have a pump keep reading. Leave the plug out, and lower the car.

4. Remove center console, lower shift boot, and shifter assembly. Pour 4 quarts of ATF into where the shifter mounts. You will now notice a stream pouring out of the FILL hole, wait until it stops.

5. Jack up driver's side of car again to replace FILL plug. Lower car, bolt the shifter back on and replace the center console.




Originally Posted by CoolZ28Bro
is it left or right side? n do i need a funnel? on google it said to use my pinky?
fill plug is on drivers side, drain is on passenger side. you can use a funnel to fill through the shifter base, but you'll need a pump if you want to fill through the FILL hole. I think just filling through the shifter hole is easier. You can stick your pinky in the FILL hole to make sure the fluid is right up to it to make sure that it is not low.

don't just guess at "half the pan" because overfilling and underfilling are both dangerous



NOW, before you ask any more questions go look at your car, familiarize yourself with everything I mentioned, think logically through the process and then if you don't understand something still feel free to ask
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so wait you put dex III in you engine?
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Old Oct 22, 2010 | 06:02 AM
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Originally Posted by CoolZ28Bro
na man, y u h8in? I alredy fuked up n put III fluid in tha car so i know it dont go in there lol nice try but im not fukin retarded.
Your posts suggest otherwise.
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Old Oct 22, 2010 | 07:02 PM
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Originally Posted by SSmoken
haha wow....
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Old Oct 23, 2010 | 01:38 AM
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Old Oct 23, 2010 | 01:48 AM
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why did you keep your lame *** threads into one? Its not like you need help, we told you how to do this all before hahahaha
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