im going to chnage the tranny fluid in my manual 97 GS.. ive called and done searches on what fluid to use and ive heard/read of 4 differnt ones

1. 75-85 gear oil
2. texaco mtx fluid fm
3. mopar ms9417
4. mopar t350

any info would be appreciated.. also fill hole is the rubber nipple on the left side by the axel and lower control arm mount? and drain hole is the hex head on the bottom side?

thanks todd

the texaco mtx fluid fm is what I used in mine. I havent heard of the mopar t350, but that is our transmission, so I dont know about that. Just get the texaco mtx, our transmission fluid is oil based so its almost like water, even a grade thicker would make your tranny not shift smooth. and you are right about the filler and drain holes, the filler is the hardest to get to, ya gotta remove the wheel and wheel well. its not that bad though. I have heard of people doing it all from above the engine, but I dont see how the hell they did it. I pulled the plug from above the engine, and used a syphoning hose w/ a pump to put it in from the side of the drivers side wheel well area.. g'luck.

~STV~

Buy the correct fluid from the dealer for our tranny or you could be posting some nice looking pictures in a year or 2

the dealer told me to use 75-85 off the shelf..called 3 dealers..2 mitsu and one dodge..all said to use the 75-85..who knows....

We have a special tranny, why not use the fluid the manufacturer recommends? Do you honestly think people like Dino would tell you to go to the dealership to buy something if it wasn't the best idea? I did my first fluch and fill and went with the redline MT oil. When the rebuild came around, I switched back to the Mopar. I'll stick with the Mopar too. Better safe than sorry imo.

im not disagreeing with him..just tellin them what the dealer told me

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-Ryan

yeah the texaco mtx is what I got from the dealer, it was like 11 or 17 bucks per quart, I cant remember, I think 11 though, if you cant get it cheaper than that, let me know and I may be able to get some for that price I said. peace

~STV~

I went to my local Mitsu dealer and asked for the fluid. He pulled 3-1quart bottles off the shelf that said on the front 'for NV-T350 transaxles only.' I said thank you and paid him.


Read my previous post on it.
http://forums.2gnt.com/dcboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=34&topic_id=1858&mesg_id=1858&page=5

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