Jiffy Lube changed my transmission fluid.

Fkyx · Post by **Fkyx** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 6:43 am

... and now I have the 2nd gear grind syndrome. The problem didn't exist until after I had the fluid changed.

What do you guys think I should do about it?

theflystyle · Post by **theflystyle** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 2:48 pm

did they just change it or powerflush it?

Fkyx · Post by **Fkyx** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 8:13 pm

It's a 5MT, so they wouldn't have flushed it... right? (I don't know anything about changing fluids yet)

theflystyle · Post by **theflystyle** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 8:33 pm

not entirely sure if the 5mt or 4eat makes a difference, the fluid can me "powerwashed" out.

anyone else with more info?

evolutionmovement · Post by **evolutionmovement** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 11:04 pm

Did they put any fluid back in?

Fkyx · Post by **Fkyx** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 11:24 pm

Yeah. They were having some sort of trouble with the dipstick, but I assumed it was because it's a tight squeeze to get your hand to it under the intercooler. The guy showed me the dipstick and it showed it's full. Should I go check it again?

I used to hear a whine coming from the transmission in 1st and reverse, but that's gone, so I figure they put something back in. lol

evolutionmovement · Post by **evolutionmovement** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 11:38 pm

I'd check it just to be safe (I'm anal and mistrusting). They might be independently owned, I don't know, but they do have a history of not filling things back up.

Fkyx · Post by **Fkyx** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 11:48 pm

Alright. My car has been sitting in my slanted driveway. I pulled it into the garage and I'll check the fluid soon.

BAC5.2 · Post by **BAC5.2** » Fri Jul 18, 2008 12:04 am

theflystyle wrote:not entirely sure if the 5mt or 4eat makes a difference, the fluid can me "powerwashed" out.

anyone else with more info?

Short of putting a garden hose on the dipstick tube, you can't "powerwash" a manual transmission.

Sounds like they used shitty fluid. Did they use GL5 fluid? Are you positive? Drain it out and refill with quality fluid. Seriously.

Next time? Don't trust the J-Team.

Fkyx · Post by **Fkyx** » Fri Jul 18, 2008 12:41 am

The receipt says they used GL5.

"GL-5*GOILLIMITED-SLIP80W90"

I checked the fluid level, and it's right at the top dot on the dipstick, so unless there's something wrong with the dipstick, it's topped off.

BAC5.2 · Post by **BAC5.2** » Fri Jul 18, 2008 12:44 am

Why did they use a limited slip oil? You don't have a limited slip differential...

Sounds like they used some craptastic gear oil they get for 1.99 a quart and make 6x profit on.

Drain it out, use good stuff.

Fkyx · Post by **Fkyx** » Fri Jul 18, 2008 12:49 am

Well the thing is I wasn't sure what my 5MT was swapped from. The guy said that some Subaru manual trannies require the limited slip fluid. He said it wouldn't hurt if this tranny didn't need it, so I told him to go with it.

What should I fill it with instead?

ericem · Post by **ericem** » Fri Jul 18, 2008 1:10 am

Which trannies are those? lol.

Fkyx · Post by **Fkyx** » Fri Jul 18, 2008 1:12 am

Point taken. lol

RJ93SS · Post by **RJ93SS** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 7:37 pm

maybe you had the scotty's cocktail mix in before and that is what was saving it, search cocktail, i think you'll find this interesting

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Jiffy Lube changed my transmission fluid.

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