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The instruction manual says Dextron III. But I use Castrol Transmax Z - it's a quite pricey, but I instantly noticed smoother and more precise shifts.

ah ok sweet....yeh i just put in Castrol Transmax Z myself before. yeh its does feel smoother and quicker shifts. I got it from Repco $75! and thats trade price. It's green, i was like wtf? lol

Goes good so im happy with it.

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You'll need more than 2 bottles. If you drain the sump you will get only a fraction of the fluid. Ill just copy from my Stagea post:

Changing the atf is not a simple task but you can do it yourself. Dropping the sump on the auto box will only yield around 1 or 2 litres but at least then you can clean the fiter (its steel) and pan and then put it back together. then take off a hose from the transmssion oil cooler and put it in a 2L plastic bottle and run the engine until you have collected a couple of litres. Stop the engine and pour 2L of new atf down the dipstick (for the auto trans ) and repeat til the oil comes out clean. Could take 10 to 12 Litres

You'll need more than 2 bottles. If you drain the sump you will get only a fraction of the fluid. Ill just copy from my Stagea post:

Changing the atf is not a simple task but you can do it yourself. Dropping the sump on the auto box will only yield around 1 or 2 litres but at least then you can clean the fiter (its steel) and pan and then put it back together. then take off a hose from the transmssion oil cooler and put it in a 2L plastic bottle and run the engine until you have collected a couple of litres. Stop the engine and pour 2L of new atf down the dipstick (for the auto trans ) and repeat til the oil comes out clean. Could take 10 to 12 Litres

ok thanks for that , i just ended up emptying the sump and getting out 2L, got 6L left

if i remove a hose from the transmission cooler and let the car run for a bit would i be able to get about 5L out then empty the sump and re fill ive only got 6L of fluid left

Maybe but to be on the safe side I would still drain 2L then turn it off, put 2 back down the dipstick ...turn it on and drain another 2 replace and drain the last litre and replace.

You'll need more than 2 bottles. If you drain the sump you will get only a fraction of the fluid. Ill just copy from my Stagea post:

Changing the atf is not a simple task but you can do it yourself. Dropping the sump on the auto box will only yield around 1 or 2 litres but at least then you can clean the fiter (its steel) and pan and then put it back together. then take off a hose from the transmssion oil cooler and put it in a 2L plastic bottle and run the engine until you have collected a couple of litres. Stop the engine and pour 2L of new atf down the dipstick (for the auto trans ) and repeat til the oil comes out clean. Could take 10 to 12 Litres

ok sounds like a good idea, but is there any chance of getting air into the system?

, due to if not i will remove a hose and fill up about 3-4L into a bucket at a time n refill trans at same time

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