I did my first full flush at 30k and am about to do my second at 60k. It's good to have 9 quarts of fluid handy.

Watch the shop like a hawk and scream bloody murder if they get any where near the pan.

 

Probably the best thing to do is ask around and find a good transmission shop in your area and see what they think. Don't just take it to the nearest place. If you've got a local car club ask them, ask friends, look at online reviews, etc. If you want, post your general location here. Maybe someone will know of a good place near you.

 

I'm in Hawaii. Anyone know of a reputable transmission shop on the island of Oahu?

 

While you have your pan dropped, clean it up and drill a hole in it and thread it so you can drain it without dropping it in the future and as ell be able to do 2 or 3 if you like changes of fluid. This is on my growing list of things to do in the winter. I did this on another car. I welded a small plate on the outside of the pan and drilled/tap and die installed the proper size bolt. I dimpled the center of the pan to help the oil flow there during oil changes. Low tech but effective lol.

 

What is the best brand or kind or ATF to put in a 2005 automatic rx8

 

I used Red Line D4 ATF. Working good for me.

 

Do you guys thing changing the tranny fluid would help if the car is julting when shifting from second to third?

 

 

long running belief that the 4AT doesn’t have a filter; it does, sort of ...

https://www.rx8club.com/series-i-tec...7/#post4921751

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NOT sort of, it does.. That was my picture and I changed the filter.