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What fluid do you run in your M5OD transmission?

What fluid do you run in your M5OD transmission?

  • Regular Dexron III/Mercon ATF (Dex/Merc)

    Votes: 4 26.7%
  • Synthetic Blend Dexron III/Mercon ATF (Dex/Merc)

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Synthetic Dexron III/Mercon ATF (Dex/Merc)

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Mercon V ATF

    Votes: 4 26.7%
  • Dexron VI ATF

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Manual Transmission Fluid (MTF)

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Gear Oil (75W-90, 80W-90, etc.)

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Motor Oil (0W-30, 5W-30, etc.)

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Other (indicate below)

    Votes: 3 20.0%
  • I have no idea what fluid is in there

    Votes: 4 26.7%

  • Total voters
    15

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What fluid do you run in your M5OD manual transmission?

Post if you've had any issues, or changed fluids with different results.
 



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Combination of Lucas trans fix, and synthetic blend.

I had some rattling when I first got it, the reasoning for the Lucas... however after draining the fluid, it looked as though it'd been quite sometime since it had been changed. It was BLACK and had no viscosity to it, real water like.

It did quiet down the trans and it shifted better. 6k miles later I replaced the clutch, and did a fluid change again with the same. I am now coming up on a year and 20k miles since clutch change, and thinking it's about time to swap fluids again since I do a lot of hard city stop and go driving.

I think next swap will be straight synthetic, since it only takes a little bit to fill the trans.
 






Hmm. I guess that I should really consider at least find out what is SUPPOSED to be in there...
 












Regular Dexron III/Mercon ATF and shaffers oil additive
 






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