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lechu84
03-12-2009, 01:56 AM
whats up fellas, well heres the situation, been having some problems with my clutch, so i decide i would drop the tranny and see whats going on. I didnt want to make a mess so i figure might as well change my tranny fluid. (i track my car so i change oil in a timely manner) and as i pulled the plug i heard a thump! and heres what i found
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v680/MRchuchu/101_0063.jpg

YES A PENNY and two metal pieces.. jk just the metal. i digress

WTF!!!
last time i changed fluids was a few months ago. since then the tranny has shifted like butter. ive been using royal purple 75/90. i heard theres better oils but whatever.

i know metal coming out of your tranny while draining isnt good but will this affect the tranny when i get it back on the engine?
it was running fine before i found it but i just want to make sure.

and wtf is it any way.

thanx in advance
gotspins13
03-12-2009, 03:13 AM
its a, "im getting a new tranny" sign
haha
!Zar!
03-12-2009, 03:57 AM
That looks like one of those bendable pieces of metal that are used to hold a line or wire in place.

But that's just a guess and I don't know why it'd be inside your tranny.
Sileighty_85
03-12-2009, 06:21 AM
I cant see the pic (at work)
But I gotta say RP sucks.
Made my Synco's grind in 2nd (really Bad) and 4th and I take care of my tranny
Drained that crap out and put in some Mobile 1. No more Grind in 2nd, 4th will kinda for a split sec but no where near as bad.
lechu84
03-12-2009, 09:42 AM
its a, "im getting a new tranny" sign
haha
lol i think thats what it means too. but it WAS working before i drained it. ????
slider2828
03-12-2009, 09:45 AM
Like I said AMSOIL..... No competition
lechu84
03-12-2009, 11:05 AM
Like I said AMSOIL..... No competition

thats what im gonna start using, i read the tread about tranny oil, and the review/or descussion on royal purple wasnt so pleasing. but yuh im switching to amsoil..
nismo tuned s14
03-12-2009, 11:09 AM
Wait a minute, you were able to get the tranny bolt off?!

Props to you.
Bigsyke
03-12-2009, 11:10 AM
royal purple has been known to shred trannys
DreamN
03-12-2009, 02:31 PM
That looks like one of those bendable pieces of metal that are used to hold a line or wire in place.

But that's just a guess and I don't know why it'd be inside your tranny.

that's what I think it is too. Carlo, does your transmission have the bleeder hose attached? If not, look for a bendable rubber coated metal piece. Can't remember if you're suppose to have two or one on your trans.

Might have been broken off when someone did a clutch job or something and accidentally fell into the shifter hole.
lechu84
03-12-2009, 02:35 PM
^^ thanx jimmy. imma check that when i get the tranny off tonight.
Ca_Silvia
03-12-2009, 02:52 PM
RP killed my 3rd gear, and another guy i know spun bearing 2 days after switching to RP motor oil. Shits terrible for FI engines and trannys.
slothonaleash
03-12-2009, 03:01 PM
Use GL4 oils

GL5's contain phosphates and shit which corrode brass

240sx synchros are made of brass

by the transitive property of equality...
nstabl
03-12-2009, 07:31 PM
I know what it is!!

It's the 2 brackets that hold the shaft down... which can easily fall into the tranny when installing a short shifter, etc

;)
nstabl
03-12-2009, 07:33 PM
but remember, im still just a n00b
lechu84
03-13-2009, 12:18 AM
^^ if it is, would it affect the tranny at all?

but anyway, i got the tranny off but havent really had the chance to check if all the components are still attached, it was getting late, dark and by my self. if i had an extra set of hands it would of been a sinch. to be continued.
driftsilvias13
03-13-2009, 12:25 AM
hey carlo! it doesnt seem like it did any harm (hopefully!) and ive also heard RP isnt good for our trannys. hit me up, if im free i will help!
ryster
03-13-2009, 02:37 AM
wow Carlo,

Hopefully you can find out what those pieces are.... LMK what I can do to help.
genericforumname
03-13-2009, 02:45 AM
looks kind of like a bent up c-clip thing,the ones that hold the shifter in place
lechu84
03-13-2009, 10:24 AM
i have my spare tranny so imma throw that one in.
imma pull my clutch out tonight to see whats up with that. it was the reason i pulled the tranny out in the first place lol
S14DB
03-13-2009, 01:31 PM
Like said above someone probably dropped it in when they changed fluid. When you see gold in your fluid is when you start to worry.


AMSOIL - Synthetic Manual Transmission and Transaxle Gear Lube 75W-90 GL-4(MTG) (http://www.amsoil.com/storefront/mtg.aspx)
lechu84
03-13-2009, 05:53 PM
is there a dealer that supplies AMSoil or is it an only online distributer?
240srhatch
03-13-2009, 06:15 PM
The piece that broke off inside the trans isnt a vital part. You are lucky that it didnt fall in between the gear teeth or you would of felt that. The piece that broke off is a guide to direct fluid from the bellhousing side of the trans to the other side.
420sx
03-13-2009, 06:19 PM
if it works fine - fuck it.

you will be fine.
S14DB
03-13-2009, 06:44 PM
is there a dealer that supplies AMSoil or is it an only online distributer?

AMSOIL Dealer Locator (http://www.amsoil.com/dealerlocatorresults/)
ho1ywars
03-14-2009, 12:19 PM
yeah, stay away from gl5 based gear oil in our trans.. it eats the syncros. i have ran redline mt90 for 3 years now and have not had a problem with my sr.

gl4 in tranny
gl5 in diff is ok
lechu84
03-14-2009, 04:23 PM
yuh i think royal purple is the only motor oil that has gl4 and gl5 approval. Never again.
S14DB
03-14-2009, 09:59 PM
Amsoil MTG
Redline MT90
Royal Purple Max-Gear

Are all GL-4 rated. Many like Mobil-1 are only GL-5.