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Drives: 1990 hyundai Excel 5 speed Status: OFFLINE
hi my 90 excel 5 speed was driving fine. went for a job interview got off freeway. stopped and excelerated and it popped out of 1st. stunned tried again and it did the same thing. drove 1/2 mile home in 2nd.. checking things found gearbox leaking oil replaced 2 qts..got better but still doing it. also clutch is acting a little mushy.. any suggestions. thanks
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Clutch is gone, take it to the dealer. Your car has a hydraulic clutch, and the fluid you replaced is likely in something akin to a brake master-cylinder under your hood, correct?
Adding actual fluid to the trans would require crawling under the car, and you'd need to lift it up to do that.
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no you can get to the gearbox fill hole from the top right side of engine. put 2 qrts of 85/140 thats how low the tranny fluid was...found out backup sensor not tightened. tightened that up also clutch is mooshy in the am now
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Under-hood addition is to the hydraulic cylinder only. Actual transmission lube would have to be added under the car. You need a clutch replacement, get it in before you need your car towed.
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Pretty sure you can get to it on top of the tranny there is a 19mm plug and another on the side of the transmission and it is not for the cylinder! Wow you guys are retards!