Most of their trucks will have a 9C (convertible to 13 speed) or ten speed transmission. A limited number of their trucks will have 13 speeds, and these are typically used for pulling Rocky Mountain Doubles or the over-dimension Costco trailers.
It shifts itself.
I use Mercon. My 98 S10 5 speed now has 178K with no problems.
yes you can
No, 10 speed does not convert over. You would need to get a truck with either a 13 speed, or a 9C transmission (which is convertible).
Yes, there's a transmission filter.
The 5 speed transmission take automatic tranny fluid Dextron/merconAnswerNONONO do not use ATF in your 5 speed!! AnswerThe 94 5 speed does take ATF like the first answer says...i own one and recently had to get a new transmission...your owners manual does specify which type to use, but it is ATF. I have an S10 & ATF is rightWell there are 4 different fluids that are used in the 5 Speed transmissions in an S10. Some do use ATF, but there is also 80/90 gear oil, some actually use motor oil, and the others use a synthetic transmission fluid. This is straight from the GM Dealer!!!!! You need to discern what fluid you have before adding anything....you will blow up your transmission if you use the wrong fluid!!!!!
A two-speed Powerglide transmission typically holds about 8-9 liters of transmission fluid.
I want to see the shift patterns
Depends on what the transmission is. 8LL, 9 speed, 10 speed, 13 speed, 15 speed, and 18 speed transmissions are available.
Possible? Yes. Worthwhile or practical? Probably not.
No. Unless you have a "C" transmissions (e.g., RTOC, RTLOC, etc.), it's not convertible. A 10C transmission doesn't convert to a 13 speed - a 9C transmission does. A 10C converts to a 15 speed, which remains essentially a 10 speed with five deep reduction gears.
The words "Super 10" refer to the Eaton 10 speed heavy duty manual transmission.