I know there has been discussion about putting in ATF or MTL (whether it be Red Line or not), but I haven't seen someone say spefically how much to put in of the MTL. I know on auto trannies, you fill it up completely, but in manual gear boxes, it's usually half full (fill up to filler plug on the side of case). On the manual gear boxes in the Pros, the hole to fill the tranny is at the top where the speedo cable goes. How are you supposed to put in manual gear lube? Do we fill the entire gear box they same way as if we put in ATF? Just wanted to make sure before I put in the MTL and then the tranny starts leaking.

90&00 Protege, I know you put in RL MTL in your Pro, did you fill it up to the speedo gear?

Thanks in advance for any help.

 

Yes, you fill it through that top hole...
The owner's manual has an illustration:
On the SOHC tranny, its full when the oil level reaches the TOP of the ACTUAL 'GEAR' itself.
On the DOHC, the tranny's full when it reaches the top of the RING that sits JUST ABOVE the 'gear'.
Capacity's:
SOHC 2WD - 2.83 qts
DOHC - 3.55 qts

 

yeah my lx took almost 4 quarts and I used the spec fluid in red line and it made a big difference

 

So, sounds like you used Redline ATX fluid? just curious specifically which Redline you used...

 

I will be putting in RL MTL this weekend also. with a few other little things. like clutch and both axles.