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Old 06-23-2014, 05:11 AM   #31
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Well.... Update report. I drove the car approximately 60 miles - street and freeway speeds of up to 70 MPH and so far, no apparent symptoms as before.
Sweet! So next check the tranny fluid. I use Redline MTL personally.
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Thanks a mill Rich! Considering how the car was neglected by the last owner, it's probably better I just flush out the transmission and replace the oil.

Being a manual, do I just drain it, run new oil for some miles and drain it again and refill? Or do I have to do it at a specific temperature, run the gears and all that other stuff like automatic transmissions?
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More like changing your engine oil than your Automatic Transmission.

I drive around to simple warm up the tranny fluid. I put the car on stands and ensure it's fairly level. There are two plugs that you remove with a large allen socket. I forget which size, I believe larger that 15mm,

I remove the lower plug first to control the flow a bit better. Place a collection pan and remove the plug. I use a magnetic plug, I forget it this is standard or something I picked up. Once all the fluid is drained, I remove the top plug and replace the lower plug with a fresh crush washer. I use a hand pump to fill the tranny . Full is level with the bottom threads of the level tranny. Once full, replace the top plug with a new crush washer.

I'll look up the torque values for tightening the plugs in the AM. Also you can search for an online Bentley manual and bookmark it.

Good luck Michael!
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Well.... officially 500 miles on the new diff and still going...
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Well.... officially 500 miles on the new diff and still going...
Let me know when you reach 5000. I'm glad Strawman's diff is working for you. Total fate that it passed hands at our last Norcal meet.
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So did any 318Ti in the States get LSD? I'm wondering about later 98/99 Mtech models...
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LSD is a option ( S209A ) sometime they have it
look at the list option with the VIN Number of the car you want to buy
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