corbina

Hi im new in here I recently purchased
A 93 civic turbo 5 speed and don't know nothing about the car
Long story short can anyone please tell me what transmission oil shoul I use im confused with alot of opinions what oil woulb be best knowing that its turbo sorry but im new in this type of cars

NotARaCist

iTrader: (1)

Assuming it's a standard transmission, use old fashioned dyno 5w30.

TomCat39

Every tranny pro on H-T has said either 10w30 or Torco MTF. That would be for the older manual transmissions. Being you have turbo, could also mean a swap. I doubt K-series trannies would take to well to 5w30 or 10w30 motor oil but who am I to say.

What engine does your 93 Turbo civic have? I ask so we know what series 5 speed manual transmission is bolted to your power plant.

94EG8

If you're driving it hard (and if it's a turbo car I'm guessing you are) run Torco MTF. If you're just driving it easy as a daily driver you can get away 10W30.

corbina

Hi thanks for helping out one last question if u can
What number torco mtf
And what motor oil should I use
I was thinking mobile one 10_30 full synthetic for the motor its my first turbo car hope u understand thanks

ej1b18c1

Don't use synthetic oil in the transmission. That's just from my experience and seen what it does to synchros. I've never had a problem using HondaMTF.

GM Synchromesh "friction modifier"is what I also like to use.

94EG8

This is the Torco you want: http://www.torcousa.com/torco_product/mtf.html

As far as the oil goes, if you're talking about the transmission go with cheap 10W30 (plain old Supertech from Walmart is fine) If you're talking about the oil it's going to depend where you live, for most places 5W30, if you've got a turbo car and you live somewhere where it's always pretty warm going with something a little thicker like 10W40 wont hurt. Synthetic isn't a bad idea either.

Current Honda MTF is just too thin and kills input shaft bearings.

TomCat39

After a great conversation with B Serious, avoid Mobile 1 synthetic. Especially in a Turbo car, it burns off way to quick, which I can personally attest to now that I've switched to a different brand synthetic. My oil consumption is way down in comparison. In 10,000 Kilometers I went through over 5 liters of Mobile 1 Extended Performance Synthetic. I've done almost 7500 kilometers with a different brand and have used maybe just over a liter so far.

B Serious says the Penzoil Platinum is currently one of the best synthetics out right now and I know he's done his homework on motor oil.

This is for your engine, not transmission. Go with the Torco that 94EG8 provided the link for, that's some of the best around for Manual Honda Transmissions.

tony_2018

Torco heh? A product I never heard of. I'm gonna have to look into this product.

crazyhouse2011

So in my 95 EX, the two quarts of Honda Genuine MTF I bought would be unsuitable?

@ me

94EG8

It's good stuff. http://www.torcousa.com/torco_product/mtf.html

I wouldn't recommend it, you can certainly run it, but it will kill ISBs. It's just too thin, it's almost like water. It also breaks down quickly if you're driving hard.

ej1b18c1

Penzoil ULTRA is a great oil as well, nothing will keep the engine cleaner than this oil. I work with oil everyday and tested the difference in the platinum and ultra as they both were good, but the ultra looked cleaner after 3000 miles vs the platinum.

I'm gonna have to get the Torco 94eg8!! Thanks