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Old Jul 12, 2008 | 04:03 PM
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99 With 5 Speed Seems To Be Getting Harder To Shift I Read Somewhere To Change The Tran Oil It Has Never Been Changed With 165 K On It If So What Would Be The Best Oil To Put In It
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Old Jul 12, 2008 | 04:31 PM
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redline mt-90, get it at summit racing. check out there website,I was having the same problem, the redline made a huge difference.
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Old Jul 12, 2008 | 05:37 PM
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Redline reccomends using a 50%-50% mix of MTL and MT-90 thats what i have in mine and shifts great
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Old Jul 12, 2008 | 07:23 PM
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The recommended oil is Castrol Syntorq LT. I have used Amsoil 75W-90 and have had no problems.
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Old Jul 12, 2008 | 10:39 PM
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Only synthetic around here is Lucas or Royal Purple. Would the R-P be acceptable?
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Get the castrol from either dodge or GM dealer. Redline ended up killing my synchros.
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Old Jul 14, 2008 | 05:16 PM
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i'm also looking into changing mine too. how many quarts does it take?

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Old Jul 14, 2008 | 05:31 PM
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Originally Posted by smokewagon
i'm also looking into changing mine too. how many quarts does it take?

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Did mine today 3.8 liters, 4 US quarts. I used the Amsoil 75W-85 synthetic. What a difference smooth as silk.
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Old Jul 15, 2008 | 12:31 AM
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Did mine today 3.8 liters, 4 US quarts. I used the Amsoil 75W-85 synthetic. What a difference smooth as silk.
Should you overfill It 1 quart, like the older Getrag? Wouldnt hurt.....
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Old Jul 15, 2008 | 01:11 PM
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Originally Posted by nelly
Should you overfill It 1 quart, like the older Getrag? Wouldnt hurt.....
I know some do like to "overfill" but I'm a believer in "correctly" servicing everything by the book. A life time on heavy metal jets will do that to you.
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