question on gear oil and trans fluid....

[scott1996]

i tried looking up this info, but could not find an answer...

what weight gear oil do our cars need? 75w90? and how much, two quarts?

and how many bottles of trans fluid is needed? one quart?

i have a 96 y87 with a t5

[ScottS4050]

Re: question on gear oil and trans fluid....

I searched a bit for this myself and never came up with a definite answer.
Here is my guess though:
T5 tranny probably holds somewhere between 3 and 5 quarts of Dexron ATF.
Diff is probably 80/90 and probably holds 2 to 3 quarts.
Don't forget to add the friction additive to the diff since you have the Y87.

If anyone else knows different, please chime in.

[scott1996]

Re: question on gear oil and trans fluid....

thanks...i just did a bit more digging...i was way off on the trans fluid..yeah more like four-five quarts..picked up two quarts of gear oil..gotta get a few more quarts trans fluid.

[Docta]

Re: question on gear oil and trans fluid....

You're right about the gear oil. 75/90 is what I've used, and it is 2 quarts.

[chevy3504me]

Re: question on gear oil and trans fluid....

thanks...i just did a bit more digging...i was way off on the trans fluid..yeah more like four-five quarts..picked up two quarts of gear oil..gotta get a few more quarts trans fluid.

return the trans fliud and buy it by the gallon at the locat parts store. Save a dolla

[LETZRIDE]

Re: question on gear oil and trans fluid....

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let me know if you need any info, this is where I get all my oil from ;)

[LETZRIDE]

Re: question on gear oil and trans fluid....

should be 6.8 pints to fill the manual trans

[scott1996]

Re: question on gear oil and trans fluid....

thank you everyone for your replies.

[cam98aro]

Re: question on gear oil and trans fluid....

fill the diff and the trans until fluid comes out of the fill hole, dont just put x amount of fluid in

[EarlR]

Re: question on gear oil and trans fluid....

I just had to fill the diff Monday, it took me a little less than 2 qts - but the way the car was jacked it may not have been completely empty (I had to drain it to replace an axle bearing/seal - the fluid wasn't that old). I had a heck of a time finding info on the diff capacity - neither the owner's manual not the Hanyes manual had it (I finally found it in a post here). I thought both books had the transmission capacity listed though?

[FirebirdGT]

Re: question on gear oil and trans fluid....

● Manual Transmission (6.8 pints)

● Rear Axle (3.5 pints, 2 oz LSD additive)
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