So heres the thing... Someone changed my axle on my 92 Infiniti G20 and then told me I needed more trans fluid... So I asked someone(a mechanic) about it and they told me to put 5w oil in there? wtf? Will this hurt my car? I aint the brightest tool in the shed but even I know that trans fluid goes in the transmission! I dont want to f up my car so what I wanna know is was the guy right and if not then how can I put the fluid in there myself and what kind do I use? I really dont wanna screw up the transmission cuz the car is all I got... so what do yall think???
2007-01-07 08:07:43 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Sorry I meant 30w not 5w
2007-01-07 08:13:25 · update #1
remember I did say that it was a MANUAL. thanks
2007-01-07 08:18:48 · update #2
Bless Your heart a chick wanting to take care of Her ride! Look in the glove box and You should have a book that tells You what it takes and where to put it. If not go to the parts store and buy a book on Your car it will tell Ya all kinds of cool sh---- . Good call when You dont know dont do it till Your sure. Clyde T
2007-01-07 08:22:19 · answer #1 · answered by clyde t 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The person who changed the axle should have refilled the transmission.
Don't drive the car until you get it filled.
Ask your Inifiniti dealer, or get a Chiltons or Haynes manual at any auto parts store, or read the owners manual if you still have it.
Some car makers recommend transmission fluid in a manual gearbox, others recommend gear oil. If the transmission has a dipstick (not to be confused with the motor oil dipstick), you can pour the fluid or oil in the dipstick tube. Otherwise, a manual transmission usually has a plug on the side, and you add oil until it reaches the bottom of the opening.
2007-01-07 08:57:22 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
properly, Fleamarket, my advice to you would be to convey your motor vehicle right into a sturdy, very time-honored community keep and have them provider the transmission for you. Why? because of the fact in case you will possibly desire to ask "the place do you upload the tranny fluid?" ...then that could be a definite wager you don't be attentive to the main suitable thank you to verify your transmission fluid point to work out if it extremely desires servicing interior the 1st place. putting the incorrect point of fluid in a transmission ...the tendency is to overfill it ...is purely as undesirable, if not worse, than having a low fluid point. The transmission fluid dipstick is commonly located close to the transmission and the transmission could be to a minimum of one area or the different in the journey that your engine is located longitudinally or located lower back in the direction of the firewall if the engine is located fore and aft. in spite of this, on specific severe end eu automobiles like Mercedes or BMW, there is not any dipstick and servicing is *purely* accomplished on the dealership (a number of those automobiles don't have oil dipsticks the two).
2016-12-15 18:09:50 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get somebody to check the leval of your tranny fluid before you do any thing,it's not the same as checking your oil even though it's a measuring stick. There are two types of tranny fluid find out whitch one yours uses and put in whats needed. Go to a repuable garage and they will take care of it for about ten bucks but don't wait if your low your doing damage to your tranny
2007-01-07 08:14:49 · answer #4 · answered by Larry m 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your owners manual will tell you what kind and how much fluid the tranny holds. If you don't have the owners mannual talk to the service department of a dealership, they should be able to tell you what you need to know.
2007-01-07 08:14:15 · answer #5 · answered by alk99 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
30w is for lawn mowers, check the book 1st, 2nd wait until the car is warm then check your tranny fluid while car is in idle (park-running) if its a manual shift you wont be able to check it from up top. if its manual id suggest taking it to a garage to check it, gets complicated if you don't know what your looking for.
2007-01-07 08:44:24 · answer #6 · answered by pirate 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are some manual transmissions that take automatic transmission fluid.
Your owners manual should be exact as to what your car requires.
2007-01-07 08:18:13 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Need to know if it is a manual shift or an automatic first
2007-01-07 08:15:22 · answer #8 · answered by askingandanswering 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
just 5w oil is whats factory reccomended
2007-01-07 08:12:57 · answer #9 · answered by toadyboy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋