m50d oil
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Laughing Gas
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From: long island
m50d oil
i changed the oil in my mazda 5 speed when i did my clutch last week. someone had told me that it takes 4 quarts of atf. i put in 4 quarts of valvoline fully synthetic atf. ever since then, its been smelling like tranny fluid every time it gets warm. i was just skipping through my chiltons manual and it says that the m50d takes 7.6 quarts.
could i have done any damage by running it 3.6 quarts low? i put about 300 miles on it like that. that probably explains why it smells.
could i have done any damage by running it 3.6 quarts low? i put about 300 miles on it like that. that probably explains why it smells.
Lead Driver
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Spec, schmeck. On a manual trans or xfer case or rear-end, you fill until it runs out the hole, then you are done and not before.
My experience with the M5OD is it takes about 3.5 qts to fill it - if you put 4 qts in, it should have been running out on the floor.
My experience with the M5OD is it takes about 3.5 qts to fill it - if you put 4 qts in, it should have been running out on the floor.
Laughing Gas
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From: Colorado Springs CO
3.5 quarts is 7 pints...
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Laughing Gas
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sorry for the delayed response, but i wasnt using the truck for a few days. i finally got around to checking the trans fluid. i went to put in another quart but it was already filled to the hole. i read my manual wrong. thanks for clearing it up!
