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Originally Posted by crowtrobot
Did the transmission yesterday (DIY was great help thank you!). Ran a hose out to engine bay with a funnel and filled with Redline D4 ATF. The fill started overflowing after ~1.75qt or so. My understanding is that the reservoir is 2L so 2+qt, so I'm curious why this might be? Did I not let it drain enough? The car was on a slight decline (5deg max) - the front was on ramps while the back was on jackstands. Would this have trapped 0.25qt of old oil?
Also, the fill never really stopped seeping, I sealed it up when it slowed, but not stopped - the FCP euro DIY video shows them sealing it up right away, wouldn't this pressurize the gearbox?
I ran it a bit after buttoning everything back up, felt pretty good, though maybe slightly notchy, but hard to tell if it's placebo, new fluid, new fluid type, etc.
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The manual trans hold just under 2 liters of fluid. I always remove the fill plug FIRST, then the drain plug at the bottom. Its no fun finding out your fill plug is stuck/seized, after draining out all your trans fluid.
I always let the drain plug out and wait until it stops dripping old fluid out. Then I fill the trans until fluid spills out the side/fill plug. It is important to make sure your car is LEVEL! Sounds like maybe your's wasn't. You can use a bubble carpenter's level placed on an open door sill to check how "level" your car is - next time around.
The gearbox has a breather on the top of it. So it's not pressurized.
Dack