yes i used all 3 bottles for the tranny until it leaked,, im worryed about the t-case mainly. i pumped slow and for a while until it was a solid stream with no air leaking out of the fill plug, just want to make sure.

 

yeah you should be fine with the tranny. did you eye like half a bottle for the tcase??

 

I used diaqueen from the gallon bottle so i dont really know, i pumped in intervals and waited for whatever air and fluid to settle and kept doing it until it leaked,, im second guessing myself but im **** about stuff

 

the only suggestion id have for you since youre **** and wont be able to sleep until you feel safe is drain it again and use a measuring cup

 

Im probably going to open the fill plugs if fluid comes out ill consider them full

 

yeah ive over filled my rear diff before and drove just fine no problems for 10k miles but def wouldnt recommend that hahaha

 

yea the previous owner deffenetly over filled it a bit, i should have nothing to worry about i filled it on a lift, i just hope its not used to all that gear oil and then i put the right amount and its to little.

 

nah haha its not like that man i think youll be fine. dont worry youre not the only one we all have the nerve racking "did i overfill/underfill it?!" anxiety problem haha

 

Normally you fill up the trans/tcase/rear diff when the car is level so if you remove the fill plug (manufacturer recommends that you let it leak out because the fluid is supposed to sit below the fill hole) HOWEVER after an in depth conversation with trevor from shep trans, he told me to use a little extra gear oil than what the manufacturer states this applies for when you start to make more power than stock. In my case i dont own an evo YET however im in the process of buying one but i do have a mid to high 500hp 2g awd dsm and my trans calls for 2.3 qts of mt-90. Instead of using 2.3 qts of mt-90 i use 2 qts of mt-90 and .65-.7 qt of redline light shockproof gear oil. for added protection. for tcase and rear diff i use redline heavy shockproof .15qt more than manufacturer recommendation and so far i have a smooth shifting tranny.


PS: syncromesh is trash and will ruin your tranny.

 

I always overfill all 3 a bit. Its better to avoid air pockets with a bit of overfill. Many threads on here, and the trans shop site instruct to overfill the diff and tcase. Especially the rear diff plate mod. It depends on your use of the car too.

The best compromise is mentioned by previous poster of doing the change, going for a drive and then checking the fluids again when warmed up. This way you can top off and you have cleared an bubbles. (On a lift you could do that without going anywhere).

The most important thing is to check and change that stuff frequently. Don't worry so much about a few ounces here or there, especially if you don't track the car, just concentrate on doing it frequently. That way your plug magnet shouldn't look like that anymore either. Yikes!

 

I know im being paranoid but i cant help it the evos my first car and im crazy about keeping it in perfect shape i got a good deal on it and i dont want to lose money because of something stupid,,

 

I recently bought the car and i baby it so whatevers on that plug is from previous owners lol. And i cruise with my car and drive normally I dont track or auto-x. for the air bubbles i pretty much waited until the drippin stream of fluid showed no air i dident just shove the fluid in and tighten it up

 

you dont think overfilling might possibly cause the seals to wear from too much pressure? just a theory !

 

ummmm no. please don't post random BS just makes you look stupid.

Please post a link proving that synchromesh ruined an EVO trans. I'll wait

 

never heard of it personally as ive always used redline, but hmm first google result seemed promising! https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/ev...sh-review.html