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ok to fill 6 speed via turret?

Postby rxmx » Sat Jun 12, 2010 7:08 pm

My car has the shifter and everything out atm and I need to put new oil in the box. Is it ok to fill it via the turret instead of the fill plug on passenger side of box? I have done some searching some say yes and some say no? is this due to variations in the 6 speeds?

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Re: ok to fill 6 speed via turret?

Postby wun911 » Sun Jun 13, 2010 1:48 am

NB8B yeah you can fill it from the turret esp if you cant get the fill plug undone.

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Re: ok to fill 6 speed via turret?

Postby rxmx » Sun Jun 13, 2010 7:15 pm

thanks wun, i ended up filling it via turret with no dramas...
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Re: ok to fill 6 speed via turret?

Postby NitroDann » Fri Jun 25, 2010 1:04 pm

I have filled mine through the turret twice, the fil hole is impossible to get to when you have a 6 speed in an NA.

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Re: ok to fill 6 speed via turret?

Postby irwin83r » Sun Jul 25, 2010 1:13 pm

did you just put in a set amount of oil or something??
the fill hole is also the fill level

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Re: ok to fill 6 speed via turret?

Postby greenMachine » Sun Jul 25, 2010 8:38 pm

irwin83r wrote:did you just put in a set amount of oil or something??
the fill hole is also the fill level


It's full when the oil starts running out .... :lol: That is not as bad as it sounds, you know how much they hold, so fast fill to close to that, more carefully as you get closer.

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Re: ok to fill 6 speed via turret?

Postby jerrah » Tue Jul 10, 2012 7:37 pm

My 6 speed fill plug is impossible to remove (I should have done it with the engine out a few weeks ago) - if I fill through the turret how much do I put in? 2L?

I'm glad to see I can fill through the turret!
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Re: ok to fill 6 speed via turret?

Postby Hjt » Tue Jul 10, 2012 8:30 pm

6 speed now ay mate :D

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Re: ok to fill 6 speed via turret?

Postby NitroDann » Tue Jul 10, 2012 8:34 pm

Whatever the manual says, you can undo it with the right sized socket, cut the socket down shorter with an angle grinder and a cutoff disk, then it will fit easy.

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Re: ok to fill 6 speed via turret?

Postby aviper4u » Sat Jul 14, 2012 9:10 pm

here's a guide which i found useful
http://www.miata.net/garage/6mt_fluid/index.html
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