I want to drain teh oil out of my 01 cav. It has a Manual tranny so how many quarts do i need? And what kind of oil shud i use....thanks
95 Neon MTX 2dr- 2.4 engine, more to come...
01 Cavalier 2dr- 2.2, GF's car, full pioneer system......still needs mods.
anyone? really need to know this so i can do my oil change...
95 Neon MTX 2dr- 2.4 engine, more to come...
01 Cavalier 2dr- 2.2, GF's car, full pioneer system......still needs mods.
Technically, according to GM, you shouldn't ever need to do this - but if you're like many of the rest of us (myself included), you'll probably do it anyway.
These transmissions specify any Dexron III ATF, and they'll safely hold 2 quarts. I changed out my original a few years ago with Amsoil synthetic ATF. After that, it seemed maybe slightly smoother shifting in below freezing weather, but otherwise didn't seem any different. Since it had been some time since I had done that (about 120,000km), I decided to change it again when doing my last oil change. As it did the first time, it came out looking clean and red just like new fluid. This time, I used some Shell Mercon V fluid, since I had it around and it says on the bottle that it can be used for Dexron III applications as well. It feels slightly different - perhaps a little "notchier" than before.
I'm sure I've read somewhere here before about B&M Trickshift Synthetic ATF being a good one to try. I may try to locate a couple of quarts later this year just to see for myself. Mine has always been tough to shift when cold. My brother just traded-in his 2002 Sunfire today, and during the entire time he had it (since new), it always shifted nicer than mine, and we never touched the factory fluid. His came with the Ecotec, where mine only has the LN2 (2200), but I thought that the trannies were the same.
You could probably use just about any name-brand Dexron III spec'd fluid and be just fine. The technical capacity is slightly less than 2 quarts, but a little more doesn't hurt any in this application.
John
Do Not USE Dexron III ATF !!! in a Manual Trans U WILL BURN UP THE TRANY IT TAKE GM SYNCROMESH IT is sold at GM And Royal purple oils rpmoils.com sells it to that is what i run in mine if its and Ecotec 2.2 with the manual trans it takes 1.8 Quarts!!!
Eric Van Buren wrote:Do Not USE Dexron III ATF !!! in a Manual Trans U WILL BURN UP THE TRANY IT TAKE GM SYNCROMESH IT is sold at GM And Royal purple oils rpmoils.com sells it to that is what i run in mine if its and Ecotec 2.2 with the manual trans it takes 1.8 Quarts!!!
the above ^^ is wrong. actually, the synchromesh is only for the isuzu (95-99) transmissions. the 2000+ getrag transmissions came from the factory with atf, and the service manual says to use it as well. as for the capacity, 1.8qt is so close to 2qt, that its fine.
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yeah but GM doesnt make ATF III anymore. they moved to Dextron VI ATF which is still following factory procedures. i just did mine today at work.
Technicaly GM didnt make the Dexron ATF III. Just go to your auto part store pick up a couple of quarts of Dexron III and dump it in. The Getcraps take approx 1.8 Qts. so just put both in. I saw a newsletter form GM stating that vehicles designed for ATF III should NOT be filled with ATF 4, manuals included.
i have an 01 z24 and im running 2 quarts of B&M trickshift
THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE, i have already died once and im still here so lets just leave it on the track
