honda manual trans fluid equivalent??
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honda manual trans fluid equivalent??
Help, I have no access to honda mtf until monday and need my car running by tomorrow. Ive heard that you can substitute other mtf's or even 10w-30 but im not sure. Any suggestions??
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Its a 1995. And how long will temp last? Worst case scenario it will be in till monday morning and ill swap honda mtf. Whats everyone talking about zinc?
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Re: honda manual trans fluid equivalent??
Oil works fine 10w-30 or I have had luck with Pennzoil Syncro-mesh they should sell it at any generic auto parts retailer near you.
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I always use Valvoline 10w30 or 10w40.
Don't use Honda MTF, This is for newer models ours 92-00 civics works with 10w30 or 10w40.
As 94EG8 stated a few days ago in a similar thread the Honda MTF kill the shaft bearings in this older transmissions.
Don't use Honda MTF, This is for newer models ours 92-00 civics works with 10w30 or 10w40.
As 94EG8 stated a few days ago in a similar thread the Honda MTF kill the shaft bearings in this older transmissions.
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The Honda factory service manual recommends genuine Honda MTF in 1996 and up Civics. Can you even find motor oil with zinc in it anymore? (API-SL) The newer motor oils (API-SM) have 75% less zinc than the older SL oils.
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Honda MTF, Brad penn grade 1, Joe Gibbs, royal purple, all motor oils with zinc. you can also use torco MTF, redline lightweight shockproof etc. If your using your car for anytype of performance reasons you dont want something with out zinc.
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I know what the service manual recommends. I was a tech for 10 years. The reason you could use motor oil pre 96 was because it was basically the exact same thing as Honda MTF.
Will the transmission explode without using an oil with zinc? No, but you will eventually have premature wear problems on some components.
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Re: honda manual trans fluid equivalent??
A while. Like 60,000+ miles usually.
The input shaft bearings are the same between '92 - '95 and '96 - '00, however the ISBs in the '96 - '00 transmissions have a much higher failure rate much earlier.
The input shaft bearings are the same between '92 - '95 and '96 - '00, however the ISBs in the '96 - '00 transmissions have a much higher failure rate much earlier.
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