Transmission gear oil

[TurboElk]

I'm going to change the gear lube in my 05 Aveo 5 speed... and was wondering just how much gear oil to put in it... I've Been Told it either is just under 2 pints or just over 2 pints... are you supposed to fill it up until it's coming out of the hole that the neutral safety switch (I think) is at... or is it just a measured amount?

[avguy]

There are good prior threads covering this subject, and a search will give you everything you need to know.

[TurboElk]

There are good prior threads covering this subject, and a search will give you everything you need to know.

Well.... Obviously that's where I started but could not find anything pertaining to an '05.... thats why I started a new thread.... right?

[avguy]

Well.... Obviously that's where I started...

Wasn't obvious to me. You didn't say you searched, and most people don't. If you had said you searched and couldn't find anything, I wouldn't have replied as I did.

Fluid volume is in the owner's manual (downloadable if you don't have one), but I happen to remember it's 1.9 quart.

(read through to the end)
manual transmissin filler plug/bolt

www.aveoforum.com/forum/f82/manual-transmission-fluid-flush-20424

[TurboElk]

Thanks avguy... didn't mean to sound like a jerk... I just filled it up thru the sensor hole at top below the battery, with spillage I probably put in just under 2 quarts... all I can say is the tranny goes into ALL the gears way smoother.... the PO put in the wrong gear oil.