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How much fluid for a t5
How much fluid does it take to fill a t-5? thanks
------------------ 1986 turbo coupe w/ 89' 5 litre HO,T-5,Hurst shortie, saleen shories, 3:73, msd, off-road, flowmasters,southsides. |
A little under 3 quarts I believe. Last time I filled mine up it was like 2 and a little bit more.
------------------ Michael Black Quantum Motorsports Norman, Oklahoma 1988 Merc Cougar 5.0 HO, P heads, 2.25" custom mandrel bent dual pipes, T5 five speed tranny New E/T!!! 14.626 @ 94.94mph |
i believe its 2 3/4 QTs.
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Are you supposed to change the fluid in the T-5? I read something about changing the fluid every 10,000 miles in the back of a catalog, but I had never heard of it before. If you do have to change it, how? I never saw a drain plug under there.
------------------ 91 LX 5.0 Z t-5, 3:73 gear, Vortech 73mm Mass Air, Accufab 65mm TB, BBK underdrives, Crane HI-6S Ignition, BBK unequal length headers, Bassani x pipe, 2.5" Dynomax Super Turbo cat back, Kenny Brown Super Subs, Factory Five Control Arms, Mac cold air kit and more to come! |
There are two plugs on the passenger side of the tranny. One is down at the bottom and the other is a few inches up...thats where the fluid level should reach...approx 2 3/4 quarts worth. The plugs are square centered and a 3/8 ratchet fits right in them.
------------------ 1992 5.0 LX, V-1 S-Trim @8LBS, Edelbrock 6037 Heads, Cobra Intake,E-303, 1.6 Roller Rockers,65MM Holley TB, 75 MM Pro M Mass Air, 190 LPH FP w/ 24 lb injectors,MSD 6A and BTM, BBK equal length shorties, offroad h-pipe,Mac Flowpath Mufflers, Pro 5.0, 3.73's,Motorsport "C" springs,welded subframe connectors, Ponies w/ 225/50 Nittos, Dark Green w/ 93 Cobra Spoiler Daily driver: 89 Coupe with 207K plus, BBK shorties,offroad h-pipe,2-chamber flowmasters with dumps |
Do you need to fill from the top plug hole with some sort of hand pump? What kind of fluid do you use? Sorry if the questions are dumb, like I said I'd never heard of this before. http://www.mustangworks.com/interact...rd/redface.gif
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You pull the top plug, then the bottom to drain it, then plug the bottom, and fill the top with a pump thing attached to the bottle. Fill it up to the top hole and plug the top. It is actually automatic fluid, or similar. It's called Mercon I think. Or maybe that's just the brand I use. Can't remember.
------------------ Michael Black Quantum Motorsports Norman, Oklahoma 1988 Merc Cougar 5.0 HO, P heads, 2.25" custom mandrel bent dual pipes, T5 five speed tranny New E/T!!! 14.626 @ 94.94mph |
phew. I feel better. I went to buy gear fluid for my tranny, and the guy told me it took mercon tranny fluid. I didn't believe him at first, but now that i hear you guys use the same stuff, i feel better.
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I thought I heard someone say to use Redline Synthetic in your T5, I was going to go with that when the shop put in my new tranny two years ago, but they talked me out of it. Is synthetic the way to go?
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I always felt like it was to much of a pain to fill from underneath of the car. So I just took my shifter out from inside of the car and poured it straight on down..Very easy.
------------------ 347 Stroker Motor: Balanced, 30lb Bosch Injectors, Cobra Computer, Cobra Transmission, GT40 Ported and Polished Upper and Lower, GT40 Milled Ported and Polished Heads, B303 Cam, BBK 1 5/8 Headers, March Underdrive Pulleys, Electric Fan, Accel Performance Coil, Accel 300+ Racing Wires, NGK Plugs, Ram Air, K&N Filter, 77mm Mass Air Unit, FlowMaster Exhaust w/offroad H-Pipe, Hurst Short Throw Shifter, 3:55 Gears, Ram Clutch, Cross Drilled Rotors, High Tolerant Painted Calipers and Drums. |
I agree with you SMOKE, but sometimes all of the shifter bolts are a pain in the a$$ to get to due to the floor and center console itself, so it may be easier to go underneath the beast in some cases...
------------------ 1992 5.0 LX, V-1 S-Trim @8LBS, Edelbrock 6037 Heads, Cobra Intake,E-303, 1.6 Roller Rockers,65MM Holley TB, 75 MM Pro M Mass Air, 190 LPH FP w/ 24 lb injectors,MSD 6A and BTM, BBK equal length shorties, offroad h-pipe,Mac Flowpath Mufflers, Pro 5.0, 3.73's,Motorsport "C" springs,welded subframe connectors, Ponies w/ 225/50 Nittos, Dark Green w/ 93 Cobra Spoiler Daily driver: 89 Coupe with 207K plus, BBK shorties,offroad h-pipe,2-chamber flowmasters with dumps |
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