georgboy

I am going to change the fluid in my g56 6 spd. What type{brand} of fluid are you guys running.Thanks for the advice.

Roperteacher

I am running the Amsoil ATF and having excellent luck with it. However I am going to try the Mopar ATF4 as I can get it at Wal Mart for 4.00 a quart. If I don't notice a difference I am going to save my $$$$$$

georgboy

How many quarts does the g56 take?

georgboy

What about you other guys out there? What about royal purple?

DieselBoy20

I put Redline ATF+4 in my G56 about a month ago, noticed a nice change in the way it shifted right away but now it seems to be back to the way it was but it could just be me though. Takes 6 quarts, buy 7 just to have an extra quart of good stuff around, never know when you may need it. Its not fun getting the oil into the tranny, I used a chunk of 1/2" stainless tubing we had lying around about 3 or 4 feet long and put a 45 degree bend in it at one end and clamped a funnel on the other end of it to get oil in the tranny. Worked pretty slick. Ran the tubing down through the passenger side of the motor beside the turbo into the tranny fill hole where the bend in the tubing was needed. I'm sure theres prob an easier way to fill tho but thats how I went about it.

How do you like your 3250DD?

georgboy

I like everything but the noise lol.

05CTDN8

Valvoline VV346 from Napa...

Sniper05

I run Castrol ATF+4 synthetic, i don't think i like it, at first i did, but since day one ii put it in it has that stupid ATF fluid smell and it sucks, i think the next time around i'm going to put Amsoil in it as i have heard good things! Long story short i wouldn't buy Castrol again!

georgboy

How much a quart? Have you heard of anyone running royal purple syn. ?

DieselBoy20

What kind of noise and how much?

wap

I am runnin RP, not the ATF though, I use the syncromax. I have no complaints but I plan on changin it out again in about 6,000 miles and I will run amsoil then and compare the 2. I didnt have very good readings at all when I was runnin RP in the motor so I am getting it out of my trans too.

tritont

I run the cheapest crap tranny fluid that NAPA sells. Once you've built your trans... ATF4 doesn't matter. Almost 20qts of any fluid gets expensive. My trans builder says fluid is fluid as far as the trans goes. I wondered how well that would work out... well, I've been to and driven to at least 8 events this year, raced all of them and have yet to have issue with the trans.

The fluids drained from the work he does goes straight into a 12V truck that drives solely on oil and trans fluid. In fact, he drove it to the Commerce events this last weekend and it had nothing but, used oil and trans fluid in it. It smoke a bit but, sure ran fine.

georgboy

Sorry man but I am talking about manual transmissions, like a g 56. Thanks for the imput though. I am just weighing my options.