dragonkx

hi, i got a b16 transmission from a 2000 civic si, and i wanted to do a fluid change. I was wondering what type of fluid should i put in it. I have heard that you put motor oil for the fluid, and others say you add some kind of gear lubricant? what should i put?

gsr1379

honda mtf from dealer

SpeedoKing

x2 on the manual trans fluid from the dealer, its cheap and easy to find. motor oil is to thin unless you use really heavy weight and I have never heard of using gear lube.

98civdx

motor oil will work just fine.
there is royal purple, gm syncrow mest, i think torco...

Former User

Honda MTF only, though it's not cheap.

odidipissuoff

X3 On the Honda Manual Transmission Fluid Only, They recommend it for a reason....

gen_x_dad

What they said ^^^^

Provided you change it religiously and that the transmission doesn't have any pre-existing problems NOT TO MENTION that you don't beat the poop out of it, you'll be fine .

Although I'm **** about fluid changes on my Hondas and you don't have to follow what I do, I like to change my Element's ATF every 10,000kms (basically at every other oil change because I perform oil and filter service every 5000kms)

dragonkx

Thanks for the help , well as for the gear lubricant, not really sure what it is, its just something that is pumped out of a container into the transmission , etc. well i'll probabliy change the fluid asap, because i changed it about a year ago to motor oil, and it has been running crappy for me, gears wont go in, i had to force it in, before i did the fluid change it ran fine. guess i'll go out and get some mtf. how much do i put in it?

rexman2002

on my 97 civic, when I changed it, it took a little over 2qts of fluid. Just get 3 quarts. I think I paid like 9 bucks a quart from a dealer though, for their MT fluid.

EL Vap133

That is what I use all the time. By using MTF for your tranny and motor oil for your engine, if ever you have a leak you will know exactly what is leaking.

pinoyem1

Damn! I paid $2 a quart for the green bottle Honda MTF. No wonder some people think twice about it. I just go to the dealer and grab one whenever I need since it's so cheap for me.

kulo

castrol smx-s tranny fluid is good

dragonkx

I just went to get some honda mtf fluid today at honda and **** it was expensive, its like adding mobile1 lol, it cost me like almost 8 dollars per bottle, and i bought 3, ****, expensive.

Former User

I think there may be online vendors that sell Honda MTF at a discounted price.

honda.lioness

Older Hondas' owner's manuals say to use motor oil, but these manuals were written before motor oil chemistry changed to reduce the proportion of zinc. Excessive zinc was shortening the life of catalytic converters. OTOH, a certain proportion of zinc is needed for extreme pressure situations such as those encountered in transmission gearing. Honda OEM MTF has the zinc. The Honda OEM MTF also can go much longer between changes than what the old owner's manuals specify. See http://honda.lioness.googlepages.com/manualtrannyfluid for citations.

joelmatt89

not really the online prices start at $7 so after shipping it's probably worse. But 8 isn't that bad my dealer charges me 9. It's definetely worth it though. I have used other fluids and the honda mtf is teh best. So far, but I haven't tried any of the really expensive fluids.

DaveSI99

I've used Honda MTF for 12 years stick with OEM

cashkeith

hey run any 80 90 gear oil but CAN NOT BE SYNTHETIC

dividedas1

:/ baaaaaaaaaaaah too heavy of gear oil... your on the right track with the non synthetic tho... synthetics have too many additives that will eat up your gear box... all the people that say honda mtf ftw! lol well that works or just plain ol' 10w30 non synthetic with no additives works great too... all of the cars we work on run it and it works just fine

jm95itr

I would add Pennzoil Synchromesh Manual Transmission Fluid they sell it at parts store. That crap works good.