Fluids

[geoffbaltz]

The 996 got fresh fluids this weekend.

ATE Blue brake fluid, Royal Purple 75W90 transaxle fluid, and 9 fresh quarts of Mobil 1 15W50.

The Royal Purple is AWESOME. I have used Redline and Mobil 1 in my track car in the past and had this Royal Purple laying around. I was going to use it next in my 951 but sold the car recently. The gearbox is smooth as ice. Redline was close and Mobil 1 was not that great, but the RP is amazing.

I had 2 5qt jugs of 15W50 left from my 951 track car left so I used it. I don't think it will be that big of a deal this time around. Normally, I would go with 0W30 or 0W40. Nothing like a little vasalene in the sump for the winter :-) !

[geoffbaltz]

I almost forgot.....

Here is what I did to my finger while breaking the fill bolt on the transaxle.

It might be broken, but I saved some $$$ by not having the dealer do all that.

Don't we all love wrenching on our cars!?

Edited October 16, 2006 by geoffbaltz

[ttboy]

The 996 got fresh fluids this weekend.

ATE Blue brake fluid, Royal Purple 75W90 transaxle fluid, and 9 fresh quarts of Mobil 1 15W50.

The Royal Purple is AWESOME. I have used Redline and Mobil 1 in my track car in the past and had this Royal Purple laying around. I was going to use it next in my 951 but sold the car recently. The gearbox is smooth as ice. Redline was close and Mobil 1 was not that great, but the RP is amazing.

I had 2 5qt jugs of 15W50 left from my 951 track car left so I used it. I don't think it will be that big of a deal this time around. Normally, I would go with 0W30 or 0W40. Nothing like a little vasalene in the sump for the winter :-) !

Hi! I have some RP 75W90 sitting in the garage from when I owned an M5, lots of guys there swear on it... I was wondering how much you needed for your 996? I also have a couple of bottles of RP Synthetic ATF sitting around, but I don't need this for the 996 do i? My car is a 98 996....

Thanks! I have never heard anything bad from people who put in RP on the M5 board... Just my 0.02

P.S. Ah the joys of battle scars from our cars are great!

[PAULSPEED]

Hi,

I want to put the blue brake fluid in my car. This

will be a good winter project.

Paul

[geoffbaltz]

It took 3 quarts. Everything I read is 3 to 4 quarts. I could probably use another 1/4 of a quart and will top it off when I get around to ordering some from summit racing or jegs.

You really just fill it to the bottom of the check/fill plug in the transaxle. The amount it takes to do this really depends on how well you drain the transaxle.

The ATF is for automatic transmissions.

[geoffbaltz]

The ATE blue or yellow is great fluid and a great afternoon project. I would suggest getting a Motive Power bleeder to make the job a piece of cake. http://www.motiveproducts.com/

[ttboy]

Thanks! Yeah for dome reason the manual transmission on the M5 used ATF... Booop! Thanks for letting me know the amount of fluid, need a couple more bottles of Gear oil!

Phil...