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Old Sep 18, 2009 | 04:09 PM
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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 ****?

if not, what fluid are you guys running?
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Old Sep 18, 2009 | 04:30 PM
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yep not hott hott but you can feel the heat from it
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Old Sep 18, 2009 | 04:54 PM
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After about 3hrs of straight driving mine will start to get warm. Stock fluids.
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Old Sep 18, 2009 | 04:56 PM
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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
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Old Sep 18, 2009 | 04:59 PM
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I feel the heat from mine, but i was told it aint no biggie. It will suit me good in the wnter time, lol
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Old Sep 18, 2009 | 05:12 PM
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yeah, im used to a little heat, but i just noticed today driving to work that my shift **** was HOT. lol
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Heated shift **** will be perfect for this winter!
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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.
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hmmm. fawk. what causes the tranny to heat up, its brand new fluid and it was filled with 4 quarts
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Old Sep 18, 2009 | 06:03 PM
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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)
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Old Sep 18, 2009 | 06:15 PM
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Maybe your vent tube is clogged...(shot in the dark)
wheres that located on the trans and how can i check it?
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Old Sep 18, 2009 | 06:18 PM
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Originally Posted by 1Loudz28
wheres that located on the trans and how can i check it?


The black hose on top.
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Old Sep 18, 2009 | 06:22 PM
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thanks!...any trick to checking it?
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Old Sep 18, 2009 | 06:23 PM
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Originally Posted by 1Loudz28
thanks!...any trick to checking it?
Pull it off and blow through it, lol.
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Old Sep 18, 2009 | 06:25 PM
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Originally Posted by ss.slp.ls1
Pull it off and blow through it, lol.
dope LOL. thanks for the help
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Originally Posted by ss.slp.ls1
Pull it off and blow through it, lol.
This **** made me laugh.
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Havent noticed it through the shift ****...ofcourse it gets hot though. I run Royal Purple in mine.
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Old Sep 18, 2009 | 08:18 PM
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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.
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i dont get heat from my shift **** 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
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I'm an auto guy but I always thought the syncromesh was better for these trannys.
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