TopShapeCabby
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How dou you replace and/or inspect the fluid in a 5spd manual transmission?
Manual Transmission fluid change
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JJsKJ
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There is a 17 mm (IIRC) allen wrench drain plug on the bottom and (IIRC again) a smaller one on the side for filling/inspecting.
TopShapeCabby
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Cool I'll look again for the side plug.....I was in a hurry when I looked for it last night....
adamkrz
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Side plug is on the drivers side,Both fill and drain plugs on my 04 are 17mm hex.
swyszomirski
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Anyone know the changing interval?
Stephen
Stephen
SavageUrge
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On my '03 I believe the fill port is on the passenger side and it's a 14mm. I have 68,000+ miles on mine and I've changed it once, back around 45,000 miles. So far so good, but if you are a bit more concerned, check your user manual for the correct interval. Make sure you use the Synchromesh fluid only!
adamkrz
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Changed mine at 40K and it was pretty bad - Also had a fair amount of metal shavings on the magnetic drain plug.
