People with t56s...
 

do your transmissions get hot after about 30 mins of driving? and i mean hot to the point you can feel the heat through the shift knob?

if not, what fluid are you guys running?

yep not hott hott but you can feel the heat from it

After about 3hrs of straight driving mine will start to get warm. Stock fluids.

im askin cuz i just switched to valvoline atf dex3 from chevron dex3 and i swear my trans has been getting hotter with the valvoline. guess its time to switch back

I feel the heat from mine, but i was told it aint no biggie. It will suit me good in the wnter time, lol

yeah, im used to a little heat, but i just noticed today driving to work that my shift knob was HOT. lol

Heated shift knob will be perfect for this winter!

I have two cars with T56 transmissions. One that I've put over 100k miles on myself. I have never noticed any heat from either. I use Valvoline MaxLife dex/merc in both cars.

hmmm. fawk. what causes the tranny to heat up, its brand new fluid and it was filled with 4 quarts

Maybe your vent tube is clogged...(shot in the dark)

wheres that located on the trans and how can i check it?

http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w...r/DSC02201.jpg

The black hose on top.

thanks!...any trick to checking it?

Pull it off and blow through it, lol.

dope LOL. thanks for the help :chug:

This shit made me laugh. :D

Havent noticed it through the shift knob...ofcourse it gets hot though. I run Royal Purple in mine.

I'm driving mine without the shift boot because I broke it when I installed the new shifter. It gets hot for sure, but nothing unbearable. I'm using whatever ATF fluid recommended from the factory that I put in around 10k miles ago.

i dont get heat from my shift knob but of coarse i do from the shift stick
which is normal with aftermarket shifts and stick,

btw the fluid is not really a big deal and i highly doubt it caused any heat increase
the only time ive seen fluid choice resulting with problems is when running synthetic or royal purple(worst thing for a t56)

myself i preference two quarts of dex/mer and then two quarts of type f

I'm an auto guy but I always thought the syncromesh was better for these trannys.