Tranny Fluid

[white_rice]

Just curious for any of you with manual trannys, what kind of tranny fluid you are using? I'm at 90,000KM and overdue for my first transmission fluid change. Been reading that Red Line and Amsoil are both good choices if wanting to switch over to synthetic. I guess the Yaris only requires 2 Litres so it wouldn't be expensive at all.

[mazilla]

I use royal purple.

[thebarber]

redline mt-90 in mine...

[ROCKLAND TOYOTA]

redline mt-90 in mine...

:thumbsup:

[white_rice]

redline mt-90 in mine...

Where can I purchase this locally?

[soloecho2]

MT 90. I hate to say it but Canadian Tire can get it. May take a day or two.

[thebarber]

i got mine at JRP in mississauga

[johnny_vitz]

Performance Improvements has it too I think

[white_rice]

Sweet.. I'll check Crappy Tire because JRP and Performance Improvements are both a good 1hr+ commute each way.

Thanks!!

[IllusionX]

hey, are the Royal Purple good?

i have castrol syntec in mine since 68k km. My gears has been grinding since...i'm at 103kkm

[UTVitz]

Redline MT-90, what a difference in made in shift quality.

[Viperoni]

redline mt-90 in mine...

This, because it's GL-4 spec'd, which is what my Echo's tranny needs.


GL-5 will not be friendly to your tranny if you need GL-4, check your manual.

[thebarber]

hey, are the Royal Purple good?

i have castrol syntec in mine since 68k km. My gears has been grinding since...i'm at 103kkm

since you should have changed it 33000km ago?

[IllusionX]

uhh... shouldn't it be changed at every 65k?? I only did 35k so far...?

Hmmm.... Should i try Royal Purple or go back to OEM??

[thebarber]

tranny fluid change is every 60,000km, not miles...

[IllusionX]

so should i even try royalpurple??

[SKurj]

I used Amsoil, got it at Autopro. Only changed it once at 200,000 kms was really pleased with it, made a noticeable difference. (that was in the echo)

[Viperoni]

This, because it's GL-4 spec'd, which is what my Echo's tranny needs.


GL-5 will not be friendly to your tranny if you need GL-4, check your manual.

I should clarify; any fluid that is both GL-4 and GL-5 compatible isn't the best choice, get something that is ONLY GL-4 compatible (if that's what the Yaris tranny needs).

The fluids that are GL-4/GL-5 compatible don't do as good a job as ones that are strictly GL-4 compatible.

[Bluevitz-rs]

^ good bit of info to know. Are you speaking from experience or did you read it somewhere?

[Viperoni]

Read off BITOG: http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=2243019&page=1

[white_rice]

Hey Adam, any problems with the MT-90 in really cold weather? It's a lot thicker, so just wondering if you have to do extra long warmups on the cold days now with this synthetic transmission fluid to prevent rough shifting?

[white_rice]

BTW it can be had from Nextmod.com for about $15. per quart.

[thebarber]

Hey Adam, any problems with the MT-90 in really cold weather? It's a lot thicker, so just wondering if you have to do extra long warmups on the cold days now with this synthetic transmission fluid to prevent rough shifting?

it was smoother to shift all winter...