manual transaxle fluid

[ellen]

Have you ever noticed a problem with shifting when the dealer replaced manual transaxle fluid with 80W-90? Owners manual says to use 75-90. Car has trouble shifting gears when cold.

 

[BigDaddyMS3]

Secret Sauce

Use Motorcraft oil, 75W90, XTM5QS. It runs around $20 @ quart but is very popular with MS3 owners on this forum. My MS3 requires 2.6 quarts per manual, so buy 3 quarts.

 

[amascio]

+2 on the XT-M5-QS!

 

[BlackCherry06]

Drain it and put in Redline MT90. You'll love the difference.

 

[mcb]

Personally i wouldnt go with redline... I have seen many story on how well it do for shifting smoothness in SRT-4 transaxle but few month later most of redline user tend to have to rebuild the transaxle because syncro are shot. It could be bad luck ( or bad drivers ) but i wouldt take the chance

 

[///M Compact]

Use Motorcraft oil, 75W90, XTM5QS. It runs around $20 @ quart but is very popular with MS3 owners on this forum. My MS3 requires 2.6 quarts per manual, so buy 3 quarts.

Agreed; it worked great in my 2007.

 

[funksilver07]

I've used XT-M5-QS and Redline MT90, both are exceptional products and will get the job done.

 

[jcrystal]

I use MT90 now (about 15k miles) but have thought about switching....any comments on the pro/con of each?

I've used XT-M5-QS and Redline MT90, both are exceptional products and will get the job done.

 

[Lboogs]

does this apply to 3rd generation protege owners. I have a 2002 LX Manual trans.

 

[Remspeed3]

Drain it and put in Redline MT90. You'll love the difference.

Redline doesn't help in cold weather. I have it in mine and can't wait to change over to Motorcraft xt-m5-qs!

 

[khoney]

I put in MT-90 at 30K, by 45K I had horrible diff whine when turning at low speeds (no complaints about shifting, though). Replaced with the Motorcraft synthetic and diff whine is gone. Worth 60 bucks to me - that diff whine was embarrassingly audible...

 

[funksilver07]

There's absolutely nothing wrong with Redline's product quality, if the complaint is whine at low speeds/turning (although it doesn't bother me at all, it really isn't that bad in my car.) But to say Redline caused SRT-4's or any other car's syncro's to go bad is ridiculous. That's just spreading a bad rumor about a good product. Like I've said I used the Ford XT-M5-QS too and it is a great product as well, so if the whine is too much for you guys that are complaining then go that way, I will say it again both of these products do a very good job....