atf in a 5 speed
stang-a-tang
07-14-2003, 04:16 PM
im working on my car and drained the tranny, it has atf in it. is that normal??
V-8Fan
07-14-2003, 05:18 PM
Could be...consult your owner's manual or a Haynes manual or something. I had an '88 Ranger with the Mazda manual gearbox (a true P.O.S.!) and it was lubed by ATF, if I recall correctly. And I was as surprised as you are. :eek:
edited to add: The tranny was a P.O.S., not the truck. That Ranger held up to over 150,000 miles of some of the most unreasonable punishment I could dish out! I'd recommend the Ranger to anyone who was inclined to buy one.
edited to add: The tranny was a P.O.S., not the truck. That Ranger held up to over 150,000 miles of some of the most unreasonable punishment I could dish out! I'd recommend the Ranger to anyone who was inclined to buy one.
Unit 5302
07-14-2003, 05:33 PM
Yes. The later manual transmission used ATF. Since your info says you have a 1988 Mustang, you probably have a T-5 manual, which would use the ATF. I would recommend refilling it with fully synthetic.
GTStang
07-15-2003, 06:54 AM
Yes they use ATF all the time in T-5's. I use GM Synchromesh when refilling.
stang-a-tang
07-18-2003, 08:42 AM
ha owners manual:dogpile:
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