That's the fancy transmission fluid that is supposedly the "holy grail" for NC transmissions. Local dealer said $39.99 PER QUART. Wtf. No. Amazon has it for about $27 a quart. Is this crap REALLY worth that much?
That's the fancy transmission fluid that is supposedly the "holy grail" for NC transmissions. Local dealer said $39.99 PER QUART. Wtf. No. Amazon has it for about $27 a quart. Is this crap REALLY worth that much?
Yeah, I put this in my NA when I changed it. At the moment I can't remember where I bought it, but hang on...
Toyota isn't much better. Their latest stuff is $$$.
$16/qt plus shipping at rock auto.
Look at it this way - if it's synthetic, you'll probably never have to change it again.
No complaining about the price of fluids unless you have a V8 Miata track car. Trans fluid has about a 4 hour lifespan.
Find a friend at ford. I buy it for $14.xxqt from my brother in law.
Keith Tanner said:Look at it this way - if it's synthetic, you'll probably never have to change it again.
See, now that is the upside of transmissions that have lifespans measured as single-digits events. You don't have to worry about changing transmission fluid ever!
I like the BMW procedure for at least one generation of SMG transmission. Apparently the fluid they use costs $60/liter. Even at the dealership level, when you have to service something inside the trans, the procedure is to strain the drained-out fluid through a filter and re-use it.
(Haldex juice also costs $60/liter, but the system only holds half a liter at very most)
In reply to Shadeux :
Two abbreviations I need help with (i feel kinda dense here ... a lot!)
OP mentioned NC trans. , and you say you use it in your NA;
what is NC and NA in this reference?
DJP
First and third generation Miata.
Thanks. No experience with miatas at all... yet!
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love y’all’s attitudes here.
Sorry for the short hijack, But Now, back to your regular programming...
Quit your day job and go apply at the nearest parts supplier. $13 for me.
In reply to TopNoodles :
Ha! How hilarious would that be. Interview, get the job, first day buy a ton of
stuff. Put in your car and drive home, never to return.
Is this the 'Ford Honey'? I heard so much about this stuff years ago and when I bought it at the Ford dealer they were surprised I was actually putting it in a Ford since all the Honda people were buying it. So only a tiny improvement for my SVT Focus to the point that I called Redline a few months later for a replacement and that was a night and day difference. But my Getrag was still way short of my old Miata transmission on shift quality.
Took me awhile to find where I bought mine, but I hit the easy button and got it from Amazon. 3 quarts for $90.
I'm hording the 1/2 quart I have left. 
The trans fluid for my X type was something like $90 a quart. Amsoil had a substitute that worked fine.
In reply to dean1484 :
It's a crazy world when you buy amsoil because it's the cheaper option.
Not sure how much you need but the Amazon price for 3 quarts is a bit better at $64 total. I actually just ordered this on Monday... transmission in my Mazda3 takes 3.01 quarts, so that worked out nicely.
All you guys posting about buying it at <$15 must not have bought any lately... I work at a dealer, and it cost me $19/qt.
In reply to Saron81 :
Some dealerships buy from sources like Worldpac because it is cheaper than getting some things through the dealer network.
Saron81 said:All you guys posting about buying it at <$15 must not have bought any lately... I work at a dealer, and it cost me $19/qt.
2 years ago. Might be more expensive now, but $19 is still less than $39.
Knurled. said:In reply to Saron81 :
Some dealerships buy from sources like Worldpac because it is cheaper than getting some things through the dealer network.
That's where I got it from. We buy from them at work. Used it in my Speed3, I think it was $15/qt.
I'll second RockAuto. Just purchased 4 quarts two weeks ago for $ 78.21 delivered with tax.
I tried the Ford stuff in my 2nd gen Miata. Not enough difference between that and the Redline I had in it before to notice.
Lifetime fill on transmission fluid is a bit misleading. It will last until your transmission fails at the end of its life from the transmission fluid wearing out.
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