tranny fluid drain plug?

Hunt_chevs · February 25th, 2008, 05:31 PM

is the drain plug for the tranny just in front of the oil? - got a lot of parts today and i figured i'll do fluid when installing the new pro 5.0

Till · February 25th, 2008, 05:33 PM

just fyi I was told if you dont have the proper tool you can only change 1/2 of it so I just took my to a shop the bolt is on the side of the tranny square lookin im pretty sure

Black Five 0h · February 25th, 2008, 05:55 PM

u need a ratchet to take the drain plug out thats it

Iwannagofast · February 25th, 2008, 06:06 PM

yeah you use the ratchet with no socket on it

Hunt_chevs · February 25th, 2008, 06:23 PM

Originally Posted by Iwannagofast

yeah you use the ratchet with no socket on it

seriously... ????? hrmmm

Iwannagofast · February 25th, 2008, 06:29 PM

yes seriously....i actually changed mine just the other day.....not the easiest job if all you have is ramps .....but it can be done.....i had a very helpfull pump......it was a big cylinder shaped thing that had a tube on the end and worked like a cyrindge......just stuck it in the bottle of fluid and drew it full then stuck the hose in the fill plug and pump it in.......but the drain plug is on the passenger side of the tranny and the fill plug is about 5 inch above it

kuskye25 · February 25th, 2008, 06:33 PM

i did mine with a 1/2" rachet, car up on jack on pass side, and ran a tube from the engine bay to the fill hole on the trans to fill it. took me about 30 minutes of what i call easy labor...

Iwannagofast · February 25th, 2008, 06:36 PM

oh and you only need 3 quarts.......it takes about two and a half actually.....i used royal purple ATF

terribleonexx88 · February 25th, 2008, 07:36 PM

Originally Posted by Tiller88

just fyi I was told if you dont have the proper tool you can only change 1/2 of it so I just took my to a shop the bolt is on the side of the tranny square lookin im pretty sure

its called and evacuator or something along those lines, but thats for automatics he has a t5. there are two plugs on the passenger side the one on the bottom is the drain and the one a few inches above that is the fill. you need to get a funnel and plastic tube to fill it.

terribleonexx88 · February 25th, 2008, 07:38 PM

with the shifter and boot out you can put the tube right thru the cutout for the shifter.

Iwannagofast · February 25th, 2008, 11:32 PM

yes but you still need to take the fill plug off so you will know when the fluid it at the right level

e3sean · February 26th, 2008, 01:55 AM

yeah if your changing your shifter drain it on the bottom plug put that back in then take out the top plug fill it from under the shifter before u put the pro 5.0 on and have someone pour fluid in (make sure its ATF not gear lube) and when it starts to come out of the top plug its full..and make sure the car is on level ground when u fill it...
and use some rtv to seal the shifter on when u replace it

PJC Racing · February 26th, 2008, 01:59 AM

Originally Posted by e3sean

yeah if your changing your shifter drain it on the bottom plug put that back in then take out the top plug fill it from under the shifter before u put the pro 5.0 on and have someone pour fluid in (make sure its ATF not gear lube) and when it starts to come out of the top plug its full..and make sure the car is on level ground when u fill it...
and use some rtv to seal the shifter on when u replace it

Exactly, this is easier than trying to fill though the hole with a funnel.

JBIGBOOTSY · February 26th, 2008, 08:09 AM

Just pour it in thru the shifter.

February 25th, 2008, 05:31 PM	#1
Hunt_chevs Hardcore Enthusiast 2002 Gt Not Slow Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: SJ-CA, 50-ft elev. Posts: 1,649 iTrader: 1 reviews	tranny fluid drain plug? is the drain plug for the tranny just in front of the oil? - got a lot of parts today and i figured i'll do fluid when installing the new pro 5.0

February 25th, 2008, 05:55 PM	#3
Black Five 0h Enthusiast 02 Mustang GT Cant wait to find out Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Connecticut Posts: 567 iTrader: 1 reviews	u need a ratchet to take the drain plug out thats it __________________ 02 Mustang GT "We build it up, run it hard, we know whats breaking and we enjoy it breaking, we dump money into it, we re-build it stronger, run it harder in anticipation of it breaking again. We are sick individuals."

February 25th, 2008, 06:33 PM	#7
kuskye25 Regular Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 371 iTrader: 0 reviews	i did mine with a 1/2" rachet, car up on jack on pass side, and ran a tube from the engine bay to the fill hole on the trans to fill it. took me about 30 minutes of what i call easy labor... __________________ '88 Mustang GT, Long Tube Headers, Off Road H-pipe, Flowmasters w/turn downs, K&N, Under Drive Pullies, Smog delete/Ac eliminator/72" belt, Subframe connectors, 3.73 Gears '93 LX 4-banger 78k miles

February 25th, 2008, 07:38 PM	#10
terribleonexx88 Enthusiast Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: new england Posts: 822 iTrader: 0 reviews	with the shifter and boot out you can put the tube right thru the cutout for the shifter. __________________ 85 svo. work in progress

February 26th, 2008, 01:55 AM	#12
e3sean I Post Entirely Way Too Much 1988 lx 9.68@142 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: goldsboro NC Posts: 5,609 iTrader: 0 reviews	yeah if your changing your shifter drain it on the bottom plug put that back in then take out the top plug fill it from under the shifter before u put the pro 5.0 on and have someone pour fluid in (make sure its ATF not gear lube) and when it starts to come out of the top plug its full..and make sure the car is on level ground when u fill it... and use some rtv to seal the shifter on when u replace it __________________

February 26th, 2008, 08:09 AM	#14
JBIGBOOTSY MM Fanatic 1990 LX hatch Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Hobart Indiana Posts: 4,391 iTrader: 0 reviews	Just pour it in thru the shifter. __________________ Bolt-on Abraham Lincoln Log motor. With extra wiring.

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