The car is nearing 60k and I would like to change the fluid... not really sure how. Anyone done it? Anyone have a manual you can scan the pages or something for me?
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The car is nearing 60k and I would like to change the fluid... not really sure how. Anyone done it? Anyone have a manual you can scan the pages or something for me?
Should be like any other manual. Should have two plugs. One at the top on the side, and one on the bottom (usually on the other side)
Pull the bottom plug to drain, pull the top plug to drain it a little faster.
When it is done draining, put the bottom plug back in. Attach a small hose to your gear oil, and pump it into the top hole until it starts to drip back out. Then put the top plug in.
You care to show me a picture of the plug? :) I seem to be having a hard time finding it.
I believe there are only 2 plugs on top of the tranny, you have to unbolt the tranny fluid pan to get all of the fluid out
Manual transmissions don't have fluid pans!! GM doesn't recommend changing the fluid. Gm sells a manual trans fluid you have to use. I am pretty sure it isn't straight gear lube. I had a 94 camaro that had a 6 speed manual trans and it used auto trans fluid!! :P
My SRT-4 is a 5 speed and takes ATF too lolQuote:
Originally Posted by maroguy1
a lot of the newer manuals take ATF. but i believe the discussion on the aveo already decided it takes gear oil?
i know vw 020's are supposed to take gear oil, but GM syncromesh improves response. Anyone want to try that with the aveo?
i mean it "might" just blow up your tranny, but it might improve performance too, and its OEM to the manufacturer.
Gear oil (75w90) is recommended...I wouldn't trust ATF in there. The only other fluid I would try would be TGH fluid, which is basically tractor gear oil. It's thicker than the ATF, but thinner than gear oil.
As per wikipedia: "75W90 gear oil, which is actually of equivalent viscosity to a 10W40 motor oil"
EDIT: Upon further reading TGH shouldn't be used... It isn't compatible with the type of gears in the final drive.
The D16 manual transmission on an Aveo DOES have a pan, and it has to be unbolted to drain the fluid. It takes ~2 quarts of 75W-85 GL-4. When I changed mine I couldn't actually get the pan off (making the spare gasket I bought useless) but the fluid will still drain out the bolt holes. I refilled it with Redline MT-90, which is 75W90 GL-4. Actually getting the fluid back in was a massive pain in the butt as there's not much room to work with around the filler hole.
There's a trick to unbolting the pan. I believe a bolt is hidden inside the transmission which is removable from the rubber boot located on the side of the transmission.
I own two Aveos. A 05 and an 06. Both are manual transmission cars. I must replace the gear oil in the 06 since when I pulled the CV axle it allowed all the gear oil to drain. I cannot find any plugs whatsoever on the transmission. Anywhere. Can someone point out specifically, perhaps in photos, where this plug supposedly is? It's quite frustrating.
Yes! Thank you!
FYI, looks like there isn't any "trick" to removing the differential cover. Just takes some force to break it free from the gasket.
Rotareneg...do you remember....when you changed your gear oil, where was the fill plug? Did you see the fill plug from the left side (drivers side), or from the right (passenger) side. I am looking at mine from the drivers side...and the only thing that I see that might make sense is an allen bolt. All other bolts from the drivers side seem to be for structure.
Many thanks!!
Easier way to put it in is to get a long funnel and to unbolt the shift fork cover, carefully slide to the right and fill from there until it runs out the bottom hole. Took like 5 mins top to fill like that. Had to buy a junkyard trans since my oem one got a hole after my pressure plate grenaded.
It's supposed to get manual transmission fluid you can get it at auto zone it's made by penzoil and it's gl3 it costs about 8.99 a quart either get a pump that screws on the bottle or cut the top and stick a straw through it to fill the tranny there is only one fill plug you fill it until it starts coming out the plug is right above the passenger side axle on the transmission
Has anyone ran gl-5 75w-90