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Old Dec 10, 2006 | 09:33 PM
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G-56 fluid change???'s

It says in the owners man. that it has mopar ATF+4 in it now. What would be the Amsoil equvilant for fluid?? And what would be the capacity??
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Old Dec 11, 2006 | 07:27 PM
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i was wondering the same thing and also do we stll need to over fill it by 1.5qts through the shifter tower, or has someone figured out an eisier way?
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Old Dec 11, 2006 | 07:36 PM
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Amsoil ATF universal fluid.
Not sure about capacity.
Fill through the top PTO cover bolt.
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Old Dec 11, 2006 | 07:49 PM
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Amsoil Universal ATF, 6 quarts. You can top off the tranny by putting 2 wheels up on a curb or block making a side tilt instead of going through the tower. I installed a set of Fast Coolers with my G56 tranny fluid change, added more capacity and cooling. I also added a temp sensor at the same time.

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Old Dec 11, 2006 | 08:48 PM
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Fast coolers rock!
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Old Dec 11, 2006 | 09:29 PM
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so is that 6quarts before you added the fastcoolers or after?
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Old Dec 11, 2006 | 11:54 PM
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Fast coolers add one quart per side.
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Old Dec 12, 2006 | 12:55 AM
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Where are you guys getting the Fast Coolers? I have only seen them for the NV5600.
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Old Dec 12, 2006 | 06:56 AM
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I got mine directly from Fast Cooler. You have to also get the kit for the G56, includes metal spacers(gasket like) and metric bolts. I contacted Geno's and they told me they were not available for the G56 so I contacted Fast Cooler. http://www.fastcoolers.com/index.html

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Old Dec 12, 2006 | 09:00 AM
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So a stock G56 holds 4 quarts, correct? does that include the extra 1.5 quarts they had to add to the early 05's that had a hold on them for dry bearings causing the main bearing failure? then the fastcoolers would add 2 more to the 4, making a total of 6 quarts with the coolers installed. OR is it 6 quarts with a stock G56, then 2 more if you have the coolers for a total of 8 plus the 1.5 extra which would then make it 9.5? I think i just confused myself!
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Old Dec 12, 2006 | 09:38 AM
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6 Quarts Through The Fill Plug
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Old Dec 12, 2006 | 09:40 AM
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Where are you guys getting the Fast Coolers? I have only seen them for the NV5600.
The coolers fit both the NV5600 & the G56.
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Old Dec 12, 2006 | 09:41 AM
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Originally Posted by texasredrider
So a stock G56 holds 4 quarts, correct? does that include the extra 1.5 quarts they had to add to the early 05's that had a hold on them for dry bearings causing the main bearing failure? then the fastcoolers would add 2 more to the 4, making a total of 6 quarts with the coolers installed. OR is it 6 quarts with a stock G56, then 2 more if you have the coolers for a total of 8 plus the 1.5 extra which would then make it 9.5? I think i just confused myself!
Just keep adding ATF+4 'til it leaks out the shifter ****...
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