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Tranny Oil Change 90 festy 5spd
Hello all friends changed transmission oil today, axle seal are "wet'210,000 KM , I added 12oz Lucas transmission additive, then ATF, took it for a drive WOW , so much change for noise ( on highway ) so QUIET!!! I used this in all front wheel vehicles. No filing or chunks on the old oil it was fairly clean. Love my festy so much I use K&N oil filter HP1004 holds the oil in the filter does not drain back 400 ml Lucas engine oil additive & Napa semi syn 5W30 oil,new oil drain plug & gasket. Road trip from Saskatoon Sk to Edmonton Ab & back over the Easter weekend. I have confident in my festy wife & 12 yr son don't.
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Last edited by Cory Hanson; 04-15-2014, 03:22 PM. -
Pennzoil Syncromesh is really good alternative to the ATF.
I am not big on Lucas, all their stuff is like super thick syrup like stuff.1991 Ford Festiva BP (Full Aspire/Rio Swap) (337k Miles) (Around 95k Engine)
2002 Chevy Cavalier LS Sport 2.2L DOHC Ecotec (Threw a Rod)
1998 Chevy Monte Carlo LS 3.1 V6 (225k miles) Best MPG = 28 -
She'll make it !!!!
Good luck and I hope you have a good easter weekend trip.
I may have to try some of that Lucas trans additive I use there oil additives and love em. My 300xxx mile 5 speed craped out on me and I replaced it with a higher milage 4 speed and it's kinda noisy a slow speeds.
Torque Lucas now has a full synthetic that it's a lot thinner it says tough enough for a semi thin enough for an import or something to that effect.Last edited by william; 04-15-2014, 07:59 PM.Comment
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my dad when he owned his first festiva, did his own manual tranny oil change and did knot know they take ATF so he just used 90w gear oil and power punch.... I can say that tranny outlived the engine.... he had to let the tranny warm up as to not bend the shift fork..... now the Aspire manual trannys are the worst piece of garbage on the planit (I know the gears are too small).... might as well stick a Festiva tranny in my aspire next time it blows up after trying 90w gear oil in another Aspire trannyLast edited by old yellow; 04-16-2014, 11:23 PM.Doug's Daily Driver (Dad): '91 Ford Festiva L Manual "Old Yellow" got with 40,xxx mi... about 52,xxx mi. give or take now
Austin's Daily Driver (mine) : '91 Ford Festiva GL Automatic "Whitie III" W/ 0.40 over aspire engine from '94 Aspire "New Blue" rebuilt 92,xxx mi. then... about 96,xxx mi. or more now (on body)
Doug's work car: '95 Ford Aspire Manual "Whitie II" w/ swapped stock aspire engine from '95 Silver Aspire and has it's 5th transmission! 75,xxx mi... now with about 130,xxx mi.
Sold! '89 Ford Festiva Manual "Gaystiva" (sold to my Uncle) - got with 163,xxx..... now 163,xxx Sold!
TRANSFERRED! '89 Ford Festiva Automatic EFI "one hit wonder" Given to bolokid - got with 210,xxx ...... now with 210,xxx miles TRANSFERRED!
'94 Ford Aspire SE Manual "Assfire" - got with at least 350,000 mi
SOLD! '90 Ford Festiva L Manual look for Narion (or click the username) it's new owner on the forum! - got with 193,xxx miles... now has 193,xxx miles give or take SOLD!
R.I.P '91 Ford Escort GT w/ bad engine..... stripping for parts then off to the scrapper!
R.I.P '91 Ford Festiva Manual "Lil Red Rocket" bought brand new in 1991 with ~120 mi... ended with 227,xxx mi.
R.I.P '97 Ford Aspire 4 Door Automatic "Ford Metro" parts car - got with about 144,xxx mi.... ended with 144,xxx mi
R.I.P '95 Ford Aspire Manual Silver (one owner and one family car) got with about 50,000 miles ended with about 90,000 miles
R.I.P '94 Ford Aspire Manual "New Blue" got with 150,xxx.... ended with about 200,xxx (it's engine is the .40 engine in my GL)
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I did 10000km in 14 days with my wife and three youngest (then 10, 12 & 15) in the Festiva. We've done lots of other trips as well, some of which we blogged (link in my signature).Originally posted by Cory Hanson View Post
Have a great weekend!
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