{"id":53862,"date":"2021-01-15T15:30:20","date_gmt":"2021-01-15T21:30:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.moderndriveline.com\/resources\/?p=53862"},"modified":"2021-01-15T15:30:20","modified_gmt":"2021-01-15T21:30:20","slug":"tko-tkx-oil-info","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.moderndriveline.com\/resources\/tko-tkx-oil-info\/","title":{"rendered":"TKO \/ TKX Oil info"},"content":{"rendered":"

TKO\/TKX OIl<\/strong><\/h1>\n

Servicing your car’s transmission is an integral part of routine car maintenance, but even more crucial is making sure you use the right kind of oil and fluids.If you have a TREMEC TKX or TKO transmission, there are only a few oils or fluids recommended for use.<\/p>\n

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Fill Location and Level<\/span><\/h3>\n
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Remember that you should always fill your TREMEC TKO transmission with oil through the fill plug on the passenger side of the transmission<\/em>.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

When the oil approaches the fill plug hole, sufficient oil has been added.TREMEC Transmissions mentions 2.64 Quarts as an approximate amount of oil for these transmissions to contain.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The most recommended oil for TKX<\/strong> is<\/span><\/h3>\n

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Dexron III Oil<\/h3>\n
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TREMEC TKX transmissions use the Dexron III or Dexron III\/Mercon Spec ATF fluid.Dexron III ATF is also used for the T56 and 3650 models.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Choose your favorite brand or let us supply you with some AMSOIL\u00a0 ATF for your application <\/p>\n

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Initially the oil in the transmission should be changed after the first 1000-2000 milesThe fluid should be inspected between 30,000 and 50,000 miles after that.<\/em>For severe driving or racing, fluid changes should be made frequently, especially when operating temperatures of the transmission fluid exceed 250\u00b0F, inspect accordingly.<\/em>VIDEO:https:\/\/youtu.be\/JdG8sIQIcrI  <\/p>\n

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The most recommended oil for TKO<\/strong>\u00a0is<\/h4>\n

AMSOIL Synthetic Manual Synchromesh Transmission Fluid<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n
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GM Synchromesh Oil<\/h3>\n
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TREMEC Transmissions recommends only three types of oil or fluid for the TREMEC TKO transmission.One of which is GM Synchromesh, specifically part number 12345349 and the TR-3550 5sp model.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Castrol Syntorque<\/h3>\n
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The final transmission oil, recommended specifically for the Viper T56 TREMEC TKO model, is Castrol Sytorque. Discuss the model and\/or conversions you have for your TREMEC TKO transmission with a mechanic to determine the proper oil to use. When you service your transmission properly and regularly, the high-quality, overdrive performance of your TREMEC TKO will remain in good shape.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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tech@moderndriveline.com<\/strong>208-453-9800<\/strong> <\/p>\n

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TKO\/TKX OIl Servicing your car’s transmission is an integral part of routine car maintenance, but even more crucial is making sure you use the right kind of oil and fluids.If you have a TREMEC TKX or TKO transmission, there are only a few oils or fluids recommended for use. Fill Location and Level Remember that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-53862","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.moderndriveline.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53862","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.moderndriveline.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.moderndriveline.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.moderndriveline.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.moderndriveline.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53862"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.moderndriveline.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53862\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.moderndriveline.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53862"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.moderndriveline.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53862"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.moderndriveline.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53862"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}