03, ford, ZX2, manual gear box fluid?
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Motorcraft Full Synthetic Manual Trans Fluid, XT-M5-QS lists for about $18 a quart. its a drain and fill.
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the guy at ford said to use mercon V transmission fluid. From what i saw xt-m5 is a 75w90. Are you sure this is what it takes? It didnt sound like the guy at ford, knew what he was talking about becuase he was very hesitant and asked someone else and they did that " I think .....".
im assuming you have the MTX-75 trans. we stock a ton of the fluid, some of the bottles are black instead of red like in the link below. i know Castrol makes it, and the fluid does come from Deutschland.
heres the application chart
http://www.fcsdchemicalsandlubricants.com/supplier/quickref/mantrans.pdf
and heres the info on the fluid
http://www.fcsdchemicalsandlubricants.co...mission%20Fluid
heres the application chart
http://www.fcsdchemicalsandlubricants.com/supplier/quickref/mantrans.pdf
and heres the info on the fluid
http://www.fcsdchemicalsandlubricants.co...mission%20Fluid
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Originally Posted By: jstutz
i just bought this little car and was wondering what gear box fluid it takes, and the procedure to changing it.
Check out the forum over at teamzx2.com, lots of great info on these cars. I have a 99 and use syncromesh in mine.
i just bought this little car and was wondering what gear box fluid it takes, and the procedure to changing it.
Check out the forum over at teamzx2.com, lots of great info on these cars. I have a 99 and use syncromesh in mine.
G5M trans in a ZX2.
I am VERY familiar with those cars - a true expert.
ATF is recommended. But gear oil is also recommended in older shop manuals. Don't use ATF since there are so many better alternatives.
Use a dedicated modern gear oil. Dino Pennzoil Syncromesh works great. So does Red Line MTL or MTL/MT 90 mixed 50/50. I have Amsoil MTF [Synchromesh synthetic] in mine now. It is very nice.
Great shifting, and much better wear protection than ATF.
Get a 6 point 23mm socket. The drain and fill holes are the same size.
Use the forward facing fill hole to fill, NOT the VSS hole use a funnel and an extension from under the hood for filling [level ground].
3 to 3.5 qts will be needed, depending.
I am VERY familiar with those cars - a true expert.
ATF is recommended. But gear oil is also recommended in older shop manuals. Don't use ATF since there are so many better alternatives.
Use a dedicated modern gear oil. Dino Pennzoil Syncromesh works great. So does Red Line MTL or MTL/MT 90 mixed 50/50. I have Amsoil MTF [Synchromesh synthetic] in mine now. It is very nice.
Great shifting, and much better wear protection than ATF.
Get a 6 point 23mm socket. The drain and fill holes are the same size.
Use the forward facing fill hole to fill, NOT the VSS hole use a funnel and an extension from under the hood for filling [level ground].
3 to 3.5 qts will be needed, depending.
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retract my statement, i assumed it was a focus we were talking about, carry on.
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I`d see about getting ahold of an FSM
Helm Inc is the supplier of Ford's FSMs and Owners Manuals. we dont use paper FSMs at my work, we use the online version as the paper ones can have old info that no longer applies.
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