bmxer8699

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Went on a trip this weekend to the texas mile and i noticed after about an hour or two of driving the shifter itself was warm to the touch and the base was even warmer. Also I could smell tranny fluid but there is no leaks.

Not sure how to fix this or if i even had a problem.

Mikey 97Z M6

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First thing I'd do is check the fluid level. It might have enough fluid for city driving but it might not be quite enough to keep the gears/bearings cool on a long trip. If you find that it's low on fluid I'd probably flush it out and replace with fresh fluid.

Mike

bayer-z28

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^ Agreed..

And FWIW, my shifter gets warm too. My buddy's Fox-Stang was like that too after a 500 mi trip we took with it this weekend from CT-PA and back. shifter was a bit warmer than usual.

I normally put a smidge bit more fluid in the trans than just barely up to the hole. I get it to pour out a little more and quickly stuff the plug back in.

I'm also thinking that there is no trans cooler, persay, other than the fins on the trans, so I'm thinking after a long drive, the fluid would get quite warm.