I have a 6 speed coupe. The manual says that the tranny fluid needs no service. What is actually in there and has anyone ever changed it ( or added to it)

thanks,

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This is a question I was going to ask, I am a big believer in changing fluids, we had a 5spd Topaz, that Ford said to use only Ford trans fluid, I put in Torco synthetic and drove the car for 6 years without problem, shifted smooth as glass, never any hangups or missed shifts. I fully intend changing the trans fluid asap with a good synthetic.

 

The Xfire manual calls for 5w-20 meeting API SL or GF3. I believe the current stuff is a non-synthetic oil. Some dealers may replace it with full synthetic to help fix a notchy tranny. I don't know if there is an overfill bolt hole on the side of the tranny but I sure hope there is. I plan on changing mine every 50k miles, I don't care what the book says, no tranny in the history of cars has every lasted forever without fluid changes. Metal shavings are inevitable over time.

 

Just before the "Fall Dragons Tail" I took my car in for a 30k check up. I had them change the tranny oil since my car is an 04 and has always had the "notchy" 1st. to 2nd. shift problem. It was my understanding it had synthetic from the factory, and that's what they replaced it with.
It never really was that bad before, but after the oil change, it was much more noticable.
My car is at the dealer now (for over a week) with another problem. It's not reading the program from my keys, so it won't stay running for more than a couple seconds. (any suggestions)
I've asked them to look into the tranny shift issue while it's there since there are TSB's on that problem.

 

Hello everyone! New to the forum, wanted to give my input what I have noticed. I agree with changing the fluid in the tranny but to be honest, my last car (my baby :/ 98 328is I loved her but she got destroyed by an idiot driver decided to turn in front of me and it was pancaked) that car in the manual said the tranny never needed to be messed with until every 100k miles and at that point the oil would be replaced and the filter inside would be replaced.

On this car which I bought right after my accident (last November 2007) it had 13k miles on it when I bought it and shortly after I noticed the shifting problem and the service guy told me that the seal from the factory was actually designed to small and he replaced it with the new design. Unfortunately it did not help the shifting 'stickiness'.

I am sure that didn't help you with your issue, but mainly in regards to what was being said about having to change it every once in awhile, my BMW was running FLAWLESSly at 125k miles and I had the tranny work done at 95k miles and it was still working like the day it came from the factory.

As a side question, fireamx ! Where did you get that hood ? It looks badass, like a little snout or something :P

 

Sounds like your WCM wireless conrol module / theft module took a poop. Not the easiest to get to, but no big deal. They aren't that common failure wise, so I wouldn't worry about it much.