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03-22-2019, 06:49 PM | #1 |
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did i fck up my manual trans?
was doing a fluid flush, and for some reason didnt check the instructions for which was the drain/fill plug.
instead, i drained the fluid and filled the transmission by undoing the highlighted bolt. does anyone know what this bolt actually does? View post on imgur.com |
03-22-2019, 07:41 PM | #3 |
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nope - filled up 2 quarts through that hole.
judging from this video, it seems like its all going to the bottom of the trans (where the correct oil fill plug would route oil too). but i am not certain. Another concern is that the trans is overfilled atm. |
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03-22-2019, 07:46 PM | #4 |
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If you have anymore transmission oil left, I would add more through the correct fill plug till it drains out of that. That way you will know that you have enough fluid in the transmission. Also, if the "random" screw really allowed you to fill the correct cavity, then the transmission should overflow quickly. If not, you know things are amiss.
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PS: overfilling is not possible, since any excess fluid will come out the fill plug when you remove it.
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03-23-2019, 10:06 AM | #8 |
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You were lucky if you were able to put the bolt back in and nothing in transmission fell inside. Long years back some Miata 6 speeds had a bolt that looked a lot like fill plug bolts, and if removed some gears inside were falling from its location requiring the transmission to be opened up for repair.
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Note: he's not yet indicated if he's actually driven the vehicle...
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A manual transmission can be set to "comfort", "sport", and "track" modes simply by the technique and speed at which you shift it; it doesn't need "modes", modes are for manumatics that try to behave like a real 3-pedal manual transmission. If you can money-shift it, it's a manual transmission. "Yeah, but NO ONE puts an automatic trans shift knob on a manual transmission."
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03-23-2019, 11:06 AM | #10 |
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figures Porsche driver.
Glad for you that it didnt move out of place and no rebuild is necc.
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Got very lucky - still feels weird thinking if i move the shift fork, or had i been in 2nd gear, it may have gone very south in a home depot parking lot... |
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Anyone ever see the procedure for a Toyota automatic "sealed" transmission? I know when dealing with ATF, it's a bit incredible how temp affects its volume, just more than one would imagine. I did my wife's GM SUV which has a dipstick, and it took multiple tries to get the level correct. Give me a manual any day! |
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