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Old Apr 7, 2008 | 12:54 PM
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Can someone tell me what weight oil the5 sp.trans uses,my manual just says "mopar man. lube.". I'm assuming whatever the wieght,I'll use one with out the modifiers,right?
 
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Old Apr 7, 2008 | 02:15 PM
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you dont use gear oil or motor oil for it its a synchromesh fluid the only ones i've seen have been the mopar fluid, pennzoil or amsoil. i heard the thinner weight of the synthetic amsoil made things a little clunky for some people i'll probably use the pennzoil when i do it.
 
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Old Apr 7, 2008 | 02:37 PM
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here is links to pics of the pennzoil and amsoil bottles

http://www.usasynlubes.com/images/mtf.jpg<---Amsoil

http://www.klenger.net/dodge/general...esh_bottle.jpg<---Pennzoil
 
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Old Apr 7, 2008 | 04:16 PM
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Cool,thanks,pennzoil is the brand I wanted to stick with for all the fluids,I'm hopin to get them all changed on my days off,you're from philly too, I take it...
 
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Old Apr 7, 2008 | 04:38 PM
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im from lancaster so like 1 hour 10 mins away and yeah HUGE flyers fan if thats why you said that lol.
 
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