FRS/BRZ Manual Trans Fluid - Page 4 - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

OrbitalEllipses · 07-23-2013, 12:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Ingen

Does autocross considerably Shorten the life of diff and trans oils?

Without a UOA I'd be guessing.

brillo · 07-23-2013, 02:02 PM

I'm running Amsoil for both the tranny and diff fluid and love both of them. That combined with the a transmission bushing upgrade made a big difference to me in the shifting feel.

utekineir · 07-24-2013, 11:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Ghost 86

Switching to Amsoil fluid soon my mtf will be here tomorrow already have a case of oil filter and gear oil. Anybody who doesn't have a membership should definitely get one so you can get it at dealer cost

a membership to what?

Ghost 86 · 07-26-2013, 06:07 PM

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Originally Posted by utekineir

a membership to what?

A membership for Amsoil it's $20 a year and you get it for dealer prices. So a case of 12 is like $66. If you do your own fluids its a good deal

AZP Installs · 07-26-2013, 06:40 PM

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regal · 07-27-2013, 06:03 AM

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Originally Posted by D1cker

I'm running Motul Gear 300 in the trans and diff, very happy with it and the bottles come with a built in fill nipple which makes it that much nicer to do. Seriously I'd pay extra for these bottles if I had to.

Easiest method, this fluid is used for the transale of my other Toyota and both the diff and manual tranny of me FRS. Found a good deal on Ebay for 6 quarts which works out to service both cars.

Rabble · 07-27-2013, 08:33 PM

Which amsoil is recommended for the diff?

Bt216 · 07-27-2013, 08:40 PM

Severy duty gear lube 75w90

OICU812 · 07-29-2013, 01:39 PM

Anyone run or try the Redline Mt-90 75w/90 yet in their tranny and Redline 75w/90 GL5 in their diff?

roddy · 07-29-2013, 09:27 PM

I tried MT-90. It was an improvement over stock, but not a big one. Once the outside temperatures got below about 50 degrees F, it was back to the notchiness and crunchy shifting. I use Redline's 75W85 GL-5 in the rear differential. http://www.redlineoil.com/product.aspx?pid=40&pcid=4

getbent · 07-30-2013, 08:19 AM

I have MT-85 in the transmission and Redline 75W-85 in the diff and it is fine. The car is garaged, so I don't typically start driving with the car below about 40-50f. The MT-85 seems to work fine in this range of temperatures, but I really didn't have any complaints about the factory gearbox oil at those temperatures either.

OICU812 · 08-11-2013, 02:38 AM

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Originally Posted by OjiGeorge

I'm running the Motul Gear 300 in the trans and dif. The first 4500km (2800mi) was great- then one morning the car just wouldn't go into 1st. Not at all. Had to warm up the car and then it would barely shift into 1st, but most of the time it would feel like the gate was closed. It has been a week since that time and I'm usually able to get into first now but its very notchy in 1st, and somewhat notchy getting into second.

How long does the Motul Gear 300 last between changes? I was planning to change the fluid once a season, but at this rate it looks like I might need to change every oil change?!

Was this ever resolved??

Muaddib · 08-11-2013, 02:37 PM

Don't forget that we NEED GL-3 transmission fluid for our tranny. Otherwise Toyota can void your warranty.

zooki · 08-11-2013, 06:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Muaddib

Don't forget that we NEED GL-3 transmission fluid for our tranny. Otherwise Toyota can void your warranty.

Have you found any GL-3 rated fluid? API says the rating is obsolete....go figure. The last I heard even Toyota couldn't get the fluid in 1L bottles.

07-23-2013, 02:02 PM	#44
brillo Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Drives: 2013 Firestorm FR-S Location: Houston Posts: 506 Thanks: 18 Thanked 77 Times in 64 Posts Mentioned: 10 Post(s)	I'm running Amsoil for both the tranny and diff fluid and love both of them. That combined with the a transmission bushing upgrade made a big difference to me in the shifting feel. __________________ 2013 Firestorm FR-S, MTX, build date 1/13.

07-27-2013, 08:33 PM	#49
Rabble Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Drives: Asphalt FR-S Location: USA Posts: 457 Thanks: 6 Thanked 110 Times in 51 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s)	Which amsoil is recommended for the diff? __________________ Sideways is a normal operating condition.

07-29-2013, 01:39 PM	#51
OICU812 Just a dude Join Date: Mar 2013 Drives: Scion FR-S 2013 Location: Edson, Alberta, Canada Posts: 3,289 Thanks: 1,185 Thanked 1,188 Times in 852 Posts Mentioned: 34 Post(s)	Anyone run or try the Redline Mt-90 75w/90 yet in their tranny and Redline 75w/90 GL5 in their diff? __________________ My Journal Shawn

07-29-2013, 09:27 PM	#52
roddy Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Drives: '13 Ultramarine Location: Ontario Canada Posts: 2,243 Thanks: 1,476 Thanked 1,165 Times in 685 Posts Mentioned: 15 Post(s)	I tried MT-90. It was an improvement over stock, but not a big one. Once the outside temperatures got below about 50 degrees F, it was back to the notchiness and crunchy shifting. I use Redline's 75W85 GL-5 in the rear differential. http://www.redlineoil.com/product.aspx?pid=40&pcid=4 __________________ no man with a good car needs to be justified...

07-30-2013, 08:19 AM	#53
getbent Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Drives: 2013 FR-S Blue MT Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 162 Thanks: 4 Thanked 37 Times in 26 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s)	I have MT-85 in the transmission and Redline 75W-85 in the diff and it is fine. The car is garaged, so I don't typically start driving with the car below about 40-50f. The MT-85 seems to work fine in this range of temperatures, but I really didn't have any complaints about the factory gearbox oil at those temperatures either. __________________ 2013 Scion FR-S \| 6MT \| UltraMarine

07-26-2013, 06:40 PM	#47
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07-27-2013, 08:40 PM	#50
Bt216 Senior Member Join Date: May 2013 Drives: Scion frs Location: Cleveland,oh Posts: 99 Thanks: 0 Thanked 26 Times in 15 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s)	Severy duty gear lube 75w90

08-11-2013, 02:37 PM	#55
Muaddib Mentat Join Date: Jun 2013 Drives: 2013 Scion FRS 6MT Location: Vancouver Posts: 542 Thanks: 666 Thanked 358 Times in 198 Posts Mentioned: 4 Post(s)	Don't forget that we NEED GL-3 transmission fluid for our tranny. Otherwise Toyota can void your warranty.

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