Ford Genuine Ford Fluid XT-M5-QS Full Synthetic Manual Transmission Fluid - 1 Quart , black

My first experience with the magic of this fluid was in my 1991 Miata 5MT. The car had super low miles when I bought it in 2012 (36K miles) and all the major mechanical parts were as good as new. Initially, I opted for redline MTL in the transmission and got a noticeable improvement in shifting when hot, but cold shifting into 1st and 2nd was still overly notchy and inconsistent. If you're really ripping it and doing rev match downshifting at high rpm, it would occasionally grind into 2nd. After getting fed up with it, I did further research and found tons of folks singing the praises of this fluid. It's relatively pricey, but most Mazda manual transmissions rarely take more than two quarts so it's about 50-$60 upgrade, which is cheap in the car world. After buying some and changing out my redline fluid with 10K miles on it, the difference was IMMEDIATE! Shifting into 1st and 2nd cold was absolutely buttery smooth. Rev-match downshifting at high-rpm is perfect with no grinding or excessive resistance. I eventually put 35K miles on this Ford fluid and it was good the whole way through. I changed it again in 2018 and I can say that shifting has always been a joy in that car. In 2020, I purchased my sensible daily driver, a 2017 Mazda 3 2.0L with the 6 speed manual. Right off the hop, the car's cable shifter is very easy to shift into almost every gear at nearly every temperature. However, sometimes it would refuse to go into 1st unless I did some modulation of the clutch. The car only had 30K miles and is mechanically perfect. So I had a brainwave and checked to see if any Mazda 3 owners tried this fluid in their cars. Sure enough, they had, and with great results! I ordered some (again only 2QTs needed) and wasted no time changing out the really clean OEM fluid with the secret sauce. Right away, the already smooth and easy shifting got smoother and easier. I'd say about 10% less effort on average to shift up and down to any gear. Best of all, my difficulty shifting back into 1st completely vanished. It's just like going into any other gear now and I couldn't be happier. MPG is still fantastic, with about 42MPG on the highway and 35MPG in the city unless I'm really ripping it. I don't know what special blend of 11 herbs and spices this fluid contains, but Mazda manual gearboxes seem to love it. SUMMARY: So it's settled then. If you have a Mazda made within the last 30 years and it's got a stick shift, it'll likely see a massive improvement in shift quality and consistency from factory fluid or even better stuff like redline. That said, you should still do your own research as some cars do call for specific fluids for a good reason. Competent forum posters will be your best friends. I hope this fluid stays in production for a while, because I have no intention of ever switching to something else in the future.

The transaxle in my MazdaSpeed 3 (with 114000 miles) was making a loud whirring sound when making slow sharp turns in the driveway. Read online that this fluid is the gold standard for the speed 3 transmission and thought I'd spring for it. Completely eliminated the sound and vibration. Shifting is very smooth, too. Highly recommend!

I think that these Unicorn Tears are the very best fluid to use in my ZX2's transmission. I use it in my Miatas also..

I bought this specifically for my 2012 Ford Focus manual shift 5 speed. Was a little difficult finding the drain plug. But once I did everything went smooth. I almost immediately noticed a different in shifting gears. By the next day everything was smoother in shifting. I highly recommend this product. Expensive, but you don't need to change it very often. This should easily last 75,000 miles. Good luck with your project.

I ordered this manual transmission fluid and put it into my Mazdaspeed Miatas 6 speed transmission. True to its reputation, this oil works wonders my Miata shifts like it's brand new. Im glad I went with this stuff.

I too had read good reports on this product for the Miata gearbox. Here in Australia I was unable to secure the above oil so decided that maybe the Amazon site could help out. I was lucky enough to get one of the supplies to post out 2 quart size bottles. Upon its arrival I had the local mechanic drain the 6 speed box and replace the old oil with new. Where I like its starting to get cold now and close on 0C overnight temps. My mx5 has always had from a cold start that 2nd gear crunch and 3rd gear grind............well no longer! Straight from the change the box appeared better to use and the following morning I got up early and backed it out of the garage and drove off. No troubles at all and straight into 2nd gear trouble free and then to 3rd - No grind. I pulled over and repeated the above exercise another couple of times and same end results.....trouble free box now and very happy. By the time I purchased the 2 quarts and paid freight to OZ it did cost me around $90 plus to get it here BUT it was money well spent. I head off on an inland 9,000 mile trip in a month in the Miata so glad I bumped into this gearbox oil by accident. Money on a product well spent!

Okay. I never write reviews, but I really think this deserves more input. Everything is true, it's definitely the fabled unicorn fluid everyone says it is. I upgraded from regular 75w-90 gear oil that the previous owner used, and it immediately felt 10x better. The shifts are smooth and there isn't anymore clunking, semi-grinding, or noises. It only gets better with time, too. After about 500 miles, it feels like a brand new shifter. In an other Miata I used to own, I've used Redline MT90, Royal Purple, and some others, but Motorcraft is the best. Is it worth +$20 a quart? The improvement from MT90 isn't that much greater, but definitely noticeable. You only need 2 quarts, which is about $45. That'll last you about 30k miles, or $.0015 a mile. Gas is about 10-14 cents a mile. Yeah, worth it for the best.

This product really works! Having tried several locally available transmission oils and additives none of which improved the difficulty experienced in shifting gears particularly following start up, I decided to try some XT-M5-QS. I am very happy to report this stuff has improved movement through the 6 speed manual gearbox. In particular the lower gears which were almost truck like with the local 75W-90 fully synthetic oils.

Very good oil, fixed my sticky shifts and popping out of gear in my 2007 Ford focus.

This is the right stuff for my mazda 6 speed (mazdaspeed miata) It shifts better cold than it did with the expensive aftermarket synthetic, and similar when hot.

I used this in my 6-speed manual transmission in my Mazda MX-5 NC. It did help smooth out the notchy 2nd gear shifting when cold, though it didn't completely alleviate it.

moins cher!