Hey fellas,I hope everyone is doing good. I wanna change my Manuel fluid. I wanted to know which one would be good for my car. 94 camaro lt1 M6. All regular mods,heads ported,intake manifold ported,1.6 rr,egrdelete,a.c. delete,4.10 gears, mild cam, all suspension is done. 52mm bbk throttle body, ngk spark plugs,a.c. Delco spark plug wires, cai. With all the mods I wanna make sure I'm putting the right fluid inside my tranny. And how many quarts will I need too. Thank u guys

 

See page 6-2 ( .pdf page 46 of 47 ). of the T56 factory service manual.

http://shbox.com/1/t56_service_manual.pdf

Dexron III, 4.1 quarts, check level per manual after fill.

If an doubt, read Tremec FAQ:

http://www.tremec.com/faqs.php

 

Heh, Fred beat me by three minutes.

Just to clarify a bit, the T56 takes automatic transmission fluid. Any synthetic fluid is fine. Dexron 3 and Mobil 1 ATF are the most common choices.

There is a fill plug on the side. When you’ve added enough fluid, it’ll start spilling out from there, assuming the trans is level.

 

I changed the fluid in my T56 years ago and honestly don't recall using a gallon. Now I'm worried I need to check it. What exactly are the upsides of getting older?

 

My 94 Owner's Manual indicates 8 pints (1 gallon). That's 2 ounces less than the T56 manual indicates.

 

Hey Fred I finished the fluid change,I got 4 quarts in when I was underneath the car. When I got the last bottle in,near the end of the quart I seen the signal of it dripping out that it was full. I manage to catch a lil in the pan. But should I at least take the shifter out from inside to top it off to be sure it's full. Or not worry about it. Thank you sir

 

It's full. Don’t add any more.

You fill it until the fluid just starts to drip out of the fill plug. It's easier to remove the fill plug, and then remove the shifter and pour fluid in there, having someone watch to see when the fluid drips out the fill hole. The manual indicates the quantity is “approximate”.

Manual clearly states “When transmission is full, lubricant will just drip out fill plug opening.”

 

Thank u for fast response Fred. Cool I'll start it tomorow n check to make sure the plugs arent leaking. Yea i checked the remaining fluid that was out and it's 4oz that came out.