Hello i have been looking all over the web and cant find anything really on the nature of synchromesh that you put in your manual trans. I added some yesterday and when i checked it the fluid looked like a normal oil color after adding some in i drove it for about 15 min to see if it would help out the grinding noise when down shifting. Well when i went to check the fluid again the fluid was milky white. does synchromesh when hot turn a white milky color or do i have moisture in my manual transmission?
I never remember seeing a milky color in my isuzu tranny back in the day.
I can saying that draining the tranny and doing completely new fluid makes a nice change in the way it shifts. I would recommend draining and start fresh.
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dude your the effing man i gotta change it one more time but after changing it it shifts WAY WAY better has a slight slight grind in 3rd but thats because theres still essence of the white stuff in it one more change i think it will be perfect your the man dude
Unless the white milky appearance is coming from air in the fluid, you shouldn't have moisture inside your transmission. If you do, it could be a porous casting letting it in, or you have an air leak somewhere allowing it in.
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well i drained it twice and it runs a hell of a lot better drove in the middle of town and didnt grind a single gear. i think the fluid may have gone bad when the car sat for 9 months on jack stands with the hood off
^^^^ Well that's definitely a detail that should have been shared earlier. Yeah, sounds like water contamination was the problem. In the future, don't leave it exposed for 9 months.
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lol well i though i was gonna have the motor in like a month but oh well im just glad it dont grind lol
hey guys ive never changed the manual transmission fuid on my getrag 5speed, am i still able to change the fluid, ive had the clutch and master cylinder changed so im not sure if they drained the tranny and refilled it, im i ok to drain and refill with a synthetic?
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alejandro davila wrote:hey guys ive never changed the manual transmission fuid on my getrag 5speed, am i still able to change the fluid, ive had the clutch and master cylinder changed so im not sure if they drained the tranny and refilled it, im i ok to drain and refill with a synthetic?
They would have had to drained at least some of the fluid to replace the clutch.
yes you can replace it.
2 qts of any ATF (Getrag)
I'm running Royal Purple synthetic ATF.
B&M is nice, and so is the hurst syn ATF.
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Addicted to meth wrote:alejandro davila wrote:hey guys ive never changed the manual transmission fuid on my getrag 5speed, am i still able to change the fluid, ive had the clutch and master cylinder changed so im not sure if they drained the tranny and refilled it, im i ok to drain and refill with a synthetic?
They would have had to drained at least some of the fluid to replace the clutch.
yes you can replace it.
2 qts of any ATF (Getrag)
I'm running Royal Purple synthetic ATF.
B&M is nice, and so is the hurst syn ATF.
GM released a TSB that says 2.8 qt's just so you know.
