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Jiffy Lube changed my transmission fluid.
Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 6:43 am
by Fkyx
... 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?
Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 2:48 pm
by theflystyle
did they just change it or powerflush it?
Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 8:13 pm
by Fkyx
It's a 5MT, so they wouldn't have flushed it... right? (I don't know anything about changing fluids yet)
Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 8:33 pm
by theflystyle
not entirely sure if the 5mt or 4eat makes a difference, the fluid can me "powerwashed" out.
anyone else with more info?
Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 11:04 pm
by evolutionmovement
Did they put any fluid back in?
Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 11:24 pm
by Fkyx
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
Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 11:38 pm
by evolutionmovement
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.
Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 11:48 pm
by Fkyx
Alright. My car has been sitting in my slanted driveway. I pulled it into the garage and I'll check the fluid soon.
Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2008 12:04 am
by BAC5.2
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.
Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2008 12:41 am
by Fkyx
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.
Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2008 12:44 am
by BAC5.2
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.
Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2008 12:49 am
by Fkyx
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?
Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2008 1:10 am
by ericem
Which trannies are those? lol.
Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2008 1:12 am
by Fkyx
Point taken. lol
Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2008 7:37 pm
by RJ93SS
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