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Manual transmission fluid?

Old Dec 21, 2009 | 10:38 AM
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Manual transmission fluid?

32k on the car and thinking it's time to change the tranny fluid, car doesn't seem to shift as smooth as it used to. I did some searching and there was a lot of varying opinions, usually people recommending Mobil 1, Redline, or Royal Purple.

Anyone have any thoughts on the best synthetic transmission fluid to use for our 3650s?
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Old Dec 21, 2009 | 10:47 AM
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I've had the Royal Purple in mine for about 40k miles and it's worked well. Quieted down my trans a bit.
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Old Dec 21, 2009 | 10:59 AM
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Hands down, Amsoil ATF.
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Old Dec 21, 2009 | 12:55 PM
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I added Royal Purple and it quieted the trans down a little and the shifts are a bit smoother. I'm sure that Amsoil, Redline and Mobil would do the same.
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Old Dec 22, 2009 | 08:57 AM
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love my royal purple!
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Old Dec 23, 2009 | 07:03 AM
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I've been running the Purple stuffs sense about the 5k mark (@ 22k now) and I didn't notice much difference. I'm thinking I might try the Amsoil or Redline around the 25-30k mark, if I don't goto a 6spd first
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Old Dec 23, 2009 | 07:29 AM
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Either the RP Synchromax or time (break-in) greatly improved the shifting of my TR. Since it doesn't grind when cold anymore (I can hardly believe it either,) I think the synthetic oil is a big help.

Not cheap, but I'd use it again.
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Old Dec 23, 2009 | 02:12 PM
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Originally Posted by eighty6gt
Either the RP Synchromax or time (break-in) greatly improved the shifting of my TR. Since it doesn't grind when cold anymore (I can hardly believe it either,) I think the synthetic oil is a big help.

Not cheap, but I'd use it again.
mine has broken in to grinding very rarely as well
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