I know most people are aware of this, but since it hasn't been mentioned yet - NEVER WORK UNDER A CAR SUPPORTED ONLY BY A JACK! There, I feel better now.

I find it most convenient to raise my car up on 4 jack stands for fluid changes. I coordinate the transmission and differential fluid changes to coincide with a motor oil change. That way I can take care of all of these items at one time while the car is up and level.

xviper - I'm confused by sj2000's list as well.

sj2000 - In addition to what xviper asked, how do you get the car down off the ramp with the transmission fill plug open? And, what kind of ramp do you use in front that allows you to drive up on it with the low front end clearance on our car?

 

CoralDoc : hey buddy relax man. I think most of us here are smart enough to know the importance of using jack stands.

sj2000: You are making this process very diffuclt for yourself.
All you need to do is
1) Jack up the car (all four sides) Make sure your car is leveled
2) Remove drain cap and let it completely drain for about 15 mins
3) Put the drain cap back on with new washer
4) Remove the fill cap and start filling GM fluid with the pump
5) Put the fill cap back on (don't forget the washer)

Make sure you have all your tools. If your S2k is your only car you BETTER have all your tools because you can't go anywhere in your S2k while the car is sitting on car stands

 

...Or for the truly lazy or those without the proper tools or skills:

Drive to the Chevy dealer and buy 2 quarts of syncromesh.

Drive to Jiffy lube and pay them $10 to change your case fluid.

Drive home and put on a fresh coat of Zaino...

Yes, I know that Jiffy lube and places like that have hugely varying quality control, but honestly this is such an easy job that the guy would really have to try hard to screw it up. Much easier than an oil change, as it's impossible to overfill the case, no filter to leave an extra gasket on, no real way for them to spill oil all over your engine, etc. Just about the only thing they could screw up would be overtorquing the case plugs, which seem built to handle quite a bit of torque anyway.

Although my S2000 has never been to a quick lube joint, I've had my case fluids changed there on my Rover many times, if you stay in the bay and watch them, they seem to be extra-careful!

 

OK, I just couldn't stand it anymore so here's "Tranny Oil Change 101":

https://www.s2ki.com/forums/showthread.php?...&threadid=83577

 

Dude, no offense, but you may want to think about having someone do this for you or print out xviper's 101.

Jippy Lube? NO eff'n way. *shudder* If Honda can somehow figure out how to put 3qts. of tranny fluid in my Del Sol when it's only supposed to have 1.9qts., I can't imagine what Jiffy Lube could do wrong. Wait, I do know what JL can do, been there, done that . Low-paid and unconcerned is not an attitude I want from someone working on my S and they complain profusely when you want to stand around watching them. Anyway, I don't mind doing stuff like this.

 

It's very easy to do this. I think I could have put 3 qts. into the S. All you have to do is have the car jacked up on the left side and keep pumping the juice in till it comes out. Then you DON'T lower it to let it equalize out and just put the plug back in right away. If you jack the car up high enough you could probably fill the tranny completely full of fluid. Imagine the pressure it would build up!

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by xviper
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It's very easy to do this.

 

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[QUOTE]Originally posted by JohnnyG
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Doesn't the Honda dealer use a lift??

 

Thanks to xviper, I switched over to the Cdn version of GM Synchromesh, don't know if it is the same as the US version but you can feel the difference.

1st - smoother
2nd - about the same
3rd - noticeably smoother
4th - about the same
5th - easier to enter
6th - about the same.

There is less resistence moving from gear to gear.

It was about 45F this morning, started out fine, my tough entry into 2nd wasn't there. I think the Honda MTF is slightly thicker than the GM Synchromesh, so it take a bit longer to warm up.

Here is the real question.

"Even though people agree, the shifting feels better with the GM Synchromesh, will it protect against tranny wear as much as the Honda MTF does?"