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Old 03-05-2003, 09:43 PM
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some peeps say use gear oil... guys at the shops and dealer say use motor oil... wat do u use in ur tranny gear oils. whats is better and will last longer. let me know thanks.
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with people i have helped
in a general practice motor oil works fine, but if you are STARTING to get a grind or hard shift, immediatley switch to honda MTF.
ive seen it completley fix small grinds and hard shifts.

the reason i say use motor oil first, is MTf is anywhere from 10-15$ for 2 quarts. motor oil is 6$ for 2. 10w-30 works fine.
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i use Neo MTF, I it
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yeah, i use Mobil Oil now, but I am planning to switch to Honda MTF this weekend....the regular Mobil oil just doesn't seem to cut it with the really quick shifts (I seem to get small grinds....)
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i just switched from 10w30 after 20k to honda mtf. cant tell a difference
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i used 10w30 before but it made 5th gear grind, so I switched to 10w40 and it works good.
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I'm using redline mt-90. Switching to redline mtl soon. Before that I used honda mtf. I wouldn't recommend that anyone use motor oil.

Yeah, I know that redline mtl is more expensive than some of the other stuff, but $7/qt. vs $4/qt doesn't make a difference when you only need 2 qts once a year.
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Default Re: manual tranny fluid vs. motor oil (Kamin)

in a general practice motor oil works fine, but if you are STARTING to get a grind or hard shift, immediatley switch to honda MTF.
ive seen it completley fix small grinds and hard shifts.
I can attest to that. I had grinds in 2, 3, and 4 and after about a week of having changed the fluid, they were all gone. Go for Honda MTF. "Do it once, do it right."
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Default Re: manual tranny fluid vs. motor oil (clm)

in a general practice motor oil works fine, but if you are STARTING to get a grind or hard shift, immediatley switch to honda MTF.
ive seen it completley fix small grinds and hard shifts.

I can attest to that. I had grinds in 2, 3, and 4 and after about a week of having changed the fluid, they were all gone. Go for Honda MTF. "Do it once, do it right."
what he said
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Default Re: manual tranny fluid vs. motor oil (bikeboy80)

if i had the choice b/w motor oil and honda mtf, id choose the honda mtf.
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Default Re: manual tranny fluid vs. motor oil (wizzards581)

my 89 acura with half a mil on the odo gets oil
the boosted civic sir gets honda mtf.
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