Manual Transaxle Oil requirements

[gnegroni]

Goaod evening lads!

I was calling in to verify how much the Stealearship would rape me for the 75k service (~$180) and also to ask about how much the manual transaxle oil capacity is...

My manual states 2.6 quarts
They tell me its almost 4 quarts

Does our transmissions (E351) have a separate compartment for the differential (where the additional quart should goto)?

Any manual transmission Gen2s can fill in? My main concern being that I recently change motor oil to Royal Purple and purchased 3 quarts ($15 each) of 75W90 for tranny. In reality, I don't trust the stealership with my expensive fluids.

[NRDriver]

its 4.4 quarts.

[TxBmbleBee]

i just filled mine up ^^ nrdriver is correct

[gnegroni]

So I take it the E351 (gen2 manual) has roughly the same capacity as the E153?

crap, that means that filling that f@cker up every 15k miles = 5 quarts x $15 = $75??? Wow...

Recommendations?

[NightRider]

Don't buy Royal Purple?! I dunno stick w/ the OEM stuff unless your doing hard shifting and racing the hell out of other people on the hwy.

[gnegroni]

Don't buy Royal Purple?! I dunno stick w/ the OEM stuff unless your doing hard shifting and racing the hell out of other people on the hwy.

Well, sometimes I play the MPG game, others...I do shift car hard. Still, do you guys replace ur manual transmission fluid every 15k miles?