05-NV 5600 adding more fluid-need quick response!

[Rocky in KC]

Installing short shift--as we speak!! Had heard others were adding (2) qts extra fluid thru the shift tower?

thanks, Rocky

 

[drewRoberts]

I would say adding extra oil to the NV5600 would be a bad thing. . . the extra oil would retain heat(unless you had the coolers) and would cause airation of the oil and cause it not to protect as well.



when I refilled my NV5600 I'll admit I did add a little extra (less than a quart). . . but that was just so I could throw the bottle away

 

[Rocky in KC]

I would say adding extra oil to the NV5600 would be a bad thing. . . the extra oil would retain heat(unless you had the coolers) and would cause airation of the oil and cause it not to protect as well.



when I refilled my NV5600 I'll admit I did add a little extra (less than a quart). . . but that was just so I could throw the bottle away

had heard that some of the heavy pullers--on long grades were expericing bearing failer??

some more feed-back please--R

 

[Rocky in KC]

I think I found my answer--found a thread about NOT to over fill---will maintain factory specks--thanks all, R

 

[steved]

I think I found my answer--found a thread about NOT to over fill---will maintain factory specks--thanks all, R

When I overfilled by a quart, I experienced increased operating temps... Diesel Nut Motorsports and I thought that maybe the excess fluid had "flooded" the transmission and that possibly fluid wasn't getting slung or splashed throughout the transmission.



I also run a touch overfilled, but just what little bit I can get in the factory fill using my finger to hold it in... that little bit doesn't seem to affect the transmission...



steved

 

[Buffalo]

Rocky in KC,



Where did you find the NOT to over fill thread?



Joe F. (Buffalo)

 

[J&LRam]

yeah, there is a article in our TDR mag about longhaulers pulling heavy [in excess of 26000 lbs and 200k miles] and up long grades starves one of the shaft bearing. Blumenthal Heavy duty transmission specialists recommend over filling 2 qts through the shift towers when towing that heavy.

 

[Rocky in KC]

In post #5

Rocky in KC,



Where did you find the NOT to over fill thread?



Joe F. (Buffalo)

In post #5, I did a search and found the Steved--had done a little research on it!! I installed short shift, and TOMMYGUN--Hurst shifter yesterday--LOVE it---thanks again Tommy

PS in the post on heavy haulers, I do remember NOW--reading it in the TDR--but I do not pull THAT heavy, nore do I pull for a living--and I just thought better of it (over-filling!!)-my 02cents

 

[steved]

In post #5, I did a search and found the Steved--had done a little research on it!! I installed short shift, and TOMMYGUN--Hurst shifter yesterday--LOVE it---thanks again Tommy

PS in the post on heavy haulers, I do remember NOW--reading it in the TDR--but I do not pull THAT heavy, nore do I pull for a living--and I just thought better of it (over-filling!!)-my 02cents

Don't take what I posted for the "norm" because I seem to be either the only one who ever had a before/after reading with a guage or the only one it has ever happened to... I have never seen or heard of anyone posting up results that match mine...



I might try normal filling again, getting a baseline on new fluid, then overfilling to determine if what I saw is reproduceable.



steved

 

[Rocky in KC]

what do i know?

Don't take what I posted for the "norm" because I seem to be either the only one who ever had a before/after reading with a guage or the only one it has ever happened to... I have never seen or heard of anyone posting up results that match mine...



I might try normal filling again, getting a baseline on new fluid, then overfilling to determine if what I saw is reproduceable.



steved

Sorry, I had read your other findings, and felt it was good enough for me--but what do I know!! LOL