Transmission fluid change!

Chris951 · December 23rd, 2008, 02:35 PM

Ok I found the 2 plugs on the tranny for filling and draining. I'm not even gonna mess with the fill plug because I already have my shifter off. But this damn drain plug will not move at all! I'm using a 3/8 ratchet but I can't even unscrew it. Is there some trick to this? I think it might be stuck because I don't think the car has ever had the tranny fluid changed in 200k miles. Let me know what to do guys. I need this done asap. So any help would be appreciated.

93mustank · December 23rd, 2008, 02:40 PM

Put a hammer to the ratchet.....start tapping on it.

Chris951 · December 23rd, 2008, 02:41 PM

alright i'll give it a try

stangfreak · December 23rd, 2008, 02:43 PM

that's where it's nice to have a breaker bar

93hatch · December 23rd, 2008, 02:49 PM

shove a pipe over your rachets handle, as long as its not a cheapy asking to be broken

Chris951 · December 23rd, 2008, 02:53 PM

I got it with the hammer idea. thanks 93mustank. Sooo... is it bad if the old tranny fluid that's coming out is brown? Because my tranny fluid straight up looks like chocolate milk

93hatch · December 23rd, 2008, 02:54 PM

lololol i think your draining your dog on accident

Chris951 · December 23rd, 2008, 02:55 PM

Originally Posted by 93hatch

lololol i think your draining your dog on accident

lol dude it looks exactly like chocolate milk. Is all new tranny fluid red?

93hatch · December 23rd, 2008, 02:58 PM

maybe they had gear oil in there, most people dont know our trannys take automatic fluid

Chris951 · December 23rd, 2008, 03:49 PM

hmm idk it didn't seem thick at all. Oh well, now it has fresh tranny fluid lol

stangfreak · December 23rd, 2008, 04:14 PM

filter too?

93mustank · December 23rd, 2008, 04:26 PM

T5

stangfreak · December 23rd, 2008, 05:15 PM

duh. i guess i should have paid more attention. he even has a pro 5.0 listed in his mods

Chris951 · December 23rd, 2008, 08:25 PM

lol

grnstang · December 23rd, 2008, 10:33 PM

nice i should change mine

Chris951 · December 23rd, 2008, 11:07 PM

Ok, now I'm hearing this weird noise from the tranny. I actually heard it before I changed the fluid. It only happens when i let off the clutch after I put it in gear. It's kinda like a low "wooooosh" sound. I have the console and everything out because it vibrates terribly from my driveshaft vibration problem. And with the console out, I can hear everything under the car and that noise is kinda bothering me.. is it just the clutch? or what?

jessemachone · December 24th, 2008, 12:43 PM

Pilot bearing maybe the cause of your vibe. Throwout bearing for the woosh. I maybe doing the same to mine before the summer.

Chris951 · December 24th, 2008, 01:39 PM

I know it's not the throw out bearing. My last fox had a bad one and this doesn't sound the same.

nolife · December 24th, 2008, 01:54 PM

Can you tell what the level is when filling from the shifter without the top plug out?

jessemachone · January 7th, 2009, 12:37 AM

I can't remember. I think it is like 2.75 qts - at least that's all I got in mine before it over flowed. Why can't you pull the plug out? Sorry for such a late reply man.

December 23rd, 2008, 02:35 PM	#1
Chris951 Hardcore Enthusiast 1991 mustang 5.0 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 1,933 iTrader: 0 reviews	Transmission fluid change! Ok I found the 2 plugs on the tranny for filling and draining. I'm not even gonna mess with the fill plug because I already have my shifter off. But this damn drain plug will not move at all! I'm using a 3/8 ratchet but I can't even unscrew it. Is there some trick to this? I think it might be stuck because I don't think the car has ever had the tranny fluid changed in 200k miles. Let me know what to do guys. I need this done asap. So any help would be appreciated.

December 23rd, 2008, 02:40 PM	#2
93mustank Banned Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Phoenix,AZ Posts: 3,014 iTrader: 1 reviews	Put a hammer to the ratchet.....start tapping on it. __________________ PeteAndersonRacing.com

December 23rd, 2008, 02:43 PM	#4
stangfreak Banned MEMBER #334 Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Wyandotte County Posts: 1,635 iTrader: 0 reviews	that's where it's nice to have a breaker bar __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] [SIZE="4"]"This just in....14.79 @ 92.15 is not fast"[/SIZE]

December 23rd, 2008, 02:49 PM	#5
93hatch Banned 1992 Lx 11.39@119.24 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Az Posts: 11,665 iTrader: 0 reviews	shove a pipe over your rachets handle, as long as its not a cheapy asking to be broken __________________ [QUOTE=93mustank;2577445]We speed tested my right arm for quickness in shifts... So he could design the cam for proper shift recovery.[/QUOTE]

December 23rd, 2008, 02:54 PM	#7
93hatch Banned 1992 Lx 11.39@119.24 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Az Posts: 11,665 iTrader: 0 reviews	lololol i think your draining your dog on accident __________________ [QUOTE=93mustank;2577445]We speed tested my right arm for quickness in shifts... So he could design the cam for proper shift recovery.[/QUOTE]

December 23rd, 2008, 02:41 PM	#3
Chris951 Hardcore Enthusiast 1991 mustang 5.0 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 1,933 iTrader: 0 reviews	alright i'll give it a try

December 23rd, 2008, 02:53 PM	#6
Chris951 Hardcore Enthusiast 1991 mustang 5.0 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 1,933 iTrader: 0 reviews	I got it with the hammer idea. thanks 93mustank. Sooo... is it bad if the old tranny fluid that's coming out is brown? Because my tranny fluid straight up looks like chocolate milk

December 23rd, 2008, 02:58 PM	#9
93hatch Banned 1992 Lx 11.39@119.24 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Az Posts: 11,665 iTrader: 0 reviews	maybe they had gear oil in there, most people dont know our trannys take automatic fluid __________________ [QUOTE=93mustank;2577445]We speed tested my right arm for quickness in shifts... So he could design the cam for proper shift recovery.[/QUOTE]

December 23rd, 2008, 03:49 PM	#10
Chris951 Hardcore Enthusiast 1991 mustang 5.0 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 1,933 iTrader: 0 reviews	hmm idk it didn't seem thick at all. Oh well, now it has fresh tranny fluid lol

December 23rd, 2008, 04:14 PM	#11
stangfreak Banned MEMBER #334 Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Wyandotte County Posts: 1,635 iTrader: 0 reviews	filter too? __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] [SIZE="4"]"This just in....14.79 @ 92.15 is not fast"[/SIZE]

December 23rd, 2008, 04:26 PM	#12
93mustank Banned Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Phoenix,AZ Posts: 3,014 iTrader: 1 reviews	T5 __________________ PeteAndersonRacing.com

December 23rd, 2008, 05:15 PM	#13
stangfreak Banned MEMBER #334 Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Wyandotte County Posts: 1,635 iTrader: 0 reviews	duh. i guess i should have paid more attention. he even has a pro 5.0 listed in his mods __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] [SIZE="4"]"This just in....14.79 @ 92.15 is not fast"[/SIZE]

December 23rd, 2008, 08:25 PM	#14
Chris951 Hardcore Enthusiast 1991 mustang 5.0 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 1,933 iTrader: 0 reviews	lol

December 23rd, 2008, 10:33 PM	#15
grnstang Hardcore Enthusiast 91 LX 13.7@101 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Norwalk OH Posts: 1,426 iTrader: 1 reviews	nice i should change mine __________________

December 23rd, 2008, 11:07 PM	#16
Chris951 Hardcore Enthusiast 1991 mustang 5.0 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 1,933 iTrader: 0 reviews	Ok, now I'm hearing this weird noise from the tranny. I actually heard it before I changed the fluid. It only happens when i let off the clutch after I put it in gear. It's kinda like a low "wooooosh" sound. I have the console and everything out because it vibrates terribly from my driveshaft vibration problem. And with the console out, I can hear everything under the car and that noise is kinda bothering me.. is it just the clutch? or what?

December 24th, 2008, 12:43 PM	#17
jessemachone The Big Spoon 88 5.0 5 Speed Notch <>< never fast enough Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: PHL -> PHX Posts: 2,999 iTrader: 0 reviews	Pilot bearing maybe the cause of your vibe. Throwout bearing for the woosh. I maybe doing the same to mine before the summer.

December 24th, 2008, 01:39 PM	#18
Chris951 Hardcore Enthusiast 1991 mustang 5.0 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 1,933 iTrader: 0 reviews	I know it's not the throw out bearing. My last fox had a bad one and this doesn't sound the same.

December 24th, 2008, 01:54 PM	#19
nolife Hardcore Enthusiast 91GT, 88GT, 02GT Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 2,878 Blog Entries: 3 iTrader: 0 reviews	Can you tell what the level is when filling from the shifter without the top plug out? __________________

January 7th, 2009, 12:37 AM	#20
jessemachone The Big Spoon 88 5.0 5 Speed Notch <>< never fast enough Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: PHL -> PHX Posts: 2,999 iTrader: 0 reviews	I can't remember. I think it is like 2.75 qts - at least that's all I got in mine before it over flowed. Why can't you pull the plug out? Sorry for such a late reply man.

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