Hey guys, I have a tired 260kkm ka tranny on my car, and I am going to change the oil in it, it is a manual transmission. What do you guys use and what do you think is best for my tranny ? Its syncros are lightly grinding and I have difficulty getting into 1st and R. I would like something synthetic thats track-friendly.
I am planning to drain it through the square bolt on the bottom. How do I pour it in through the shifter, is it good enough if I just undo the rubber boot under the plastic panels inside, and pour in there without pulling out the shifter ? and how much do you pour in the for ka24e 89/90 tranny.
there is a drain bolt on the bottom and a fill bolt on the side go to CT and buy the pump for like $15 and use that to fill it and when it starts dripping out then its at the right level
loosen that bitch let her drain, make sure you get all the fluid out
clean off the magnetic plug and put it back in
3L of tranny fluid through the shifter
I like having a bit more fluid in the system it keeps it from overheating too fast, it may kill a few ponies at worst but who cares its worth it for the added protection, and i’ve never had a problem with seals or anything like that.
awsome, thanks, i dont wanna be buying some pumps and having pain in the ass pouring it in through the side, but again, do i need to take out the shifter itself ? or just pour it around it under the rubber boot in the car… and 3L for a KA tranny ?
When I did mine I just undid the plug let it drain like sasha said and cleaned the plug off. FSM says to use about 2.5 L so what I did was put 2.1L of tranny fluid in and about 400ml of auto tranny fluid (dont start to talk about somthing you have never heard about before) the auto fluid is thinner then the manual stuff and will get into the synchros alot better. I have found the shifts smoother and have never had a problem. I have talked to a few others my dad knows from the car industry and they all said that a little will help shifting but you have to watch how much your putting it.
i used redline fluid with a bottle of Lucas tranny treatment. my gears grinded slightly before then, but now are like butter. i use lucas for all my trannies, works wonders, and the engine treatment will really quiet down noisey lifters (with synthetic oil of course)!
i’d pull the whole shifter assembly out, really easy and makes things easier (but u sound kinda lazy so u can jsut fill it until u see fluid when looking in from the top).
oh, forgot to mention that i like to run about 0.5L of tranny fluid from the top while the old fluid is draining, just to make sure i got everything out. and u can use cheap tranyn fluid to do this, if u like, but u can skip this step of course
Read the link in my other post… basically GL4 = what you are supposed to put in, GL5 = wrong friction modifiers = Accelerated synchro wear = trashed tranny over time
