matryx Posted July 17, 2007 Share Posted July 17, 2007 I got a 1996 Acura Integra GS-R 5 speed. I'm trying to change the transmission fluid, but i'm not sure how to do this. I got the service manual and it says for me to check the transmission fluid while the car is on ground level? I don't know how's that possible since I got to jack the car up to get to where the oil filler plug and drain plug underneath the passenger side. Also the plug sit sideways and I'm not sure how to fill the transmission fluid. Here's the instructions I'm reading. Can anyone help me out here. I'm also not sure what the size of the drain plug washer I'm supposed to change. Do I need those special funnels or something...I'm not sure what their called. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CleanGSR Posted July 17, 2007 Share Posted July 17, 2007 Jack the car up and take the wheel off. Then with the wheel off. Lower the jack to the point where the car is level. Do the draining and filling from that level. You'll need one of he funnels that has a long tube on one end. Snake the tube through the engine bay and insert into the filler hole and fill from the top. There's only two bolts. One is for the drain and one is for the filler. From start to finish Jack up car Remove passenger wheel Lower jack until car looks level again Get oil catch tub under car Remove Filler bolt (top bolt - small amount of fluid may drain) Remove the drain bolt (bottom bolt) Drain all of the fluid Tighten the drain bolt (I didn't bother with a new washer and had no problems) Feed tube for filler through engine bay and into the filler hole Add approximately 2.3 quarts of MTF Tighten the filler bolt Jack car back up Install wheel Lower car Also Penzoil syncromesh is the same exact stuff as GM syncromesh for about half the price. Can be picked up at O'Relliey's. Hope that helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben. Posted July 17, 2007 Share Posted July 17, 2007 Very nice Hung. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cranny Posted July 17, 2007 Share Posted July 17, 2007 only thing id add is , when you pull the hose out of the fill hole , its gonna start puoring out right away , rapidly , lol. try and lose as little as possible , have the fill plug ready , haul it out and get the plug in asap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matryx Posted July 19, 2007 Author Share Posted July 19, 2007 thanks for the detail instructions I'm going to change it this Saturday. Hope the GM Synchromesh Friction Modified fluid I'm putting in helps with the shifting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxscaxx Posted July 19, 2007 Share Posted July 19, 2007 if you have 4 jack stands you can just jack the car up all around to make it level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cranny Posted July 19, 2007 Share Posted July 19, 2007 dont put that crap in , jesus , put honda MTF in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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