is it ok if I put 10w30 mobile one synthetetic in my 94 gsr tranny? It had regular fluid in before i drained it and refiled with snthetic. I put it in about 2k ago and have not noticed anything but wanted to know if the synthetic is bad for the tranny with this many miles since i never see anyone running it. Most of u have gm syncromesh but i cant afford that so should i switch it to the pennzoil syncromesh or leave the mobile 1 10w30 in it. thanks

 

here is the scoop. never use synthetic in a tranny, gm syncromesh is ****, always, always, always use Honda MTF and nothing else... NOTHING....

 

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MTF is pretty much 10w30

 

yeah key is pretty much... but it isnt synthetic... and u dont want synthetic at all in a tranny

 

why is the synchromesh so bad?

 

I say go with the oem honda manual transmission fluid straight from the dealer.

 

honda mtl is just 10w30 but with special additives for honda synchros.
honda mtl = $4/qt.

 

yeah i dont know if it is just me, but i will only put in my car what it came with from the dealer regarding the tranny.

 

MTF

 

Honda MTF works for me

I would NEVER EVER put anything else in my tranny. I've owned 3 honda's for the last 10 years and i know what fluid their transmisson needs and they are adopted to the OEM HONDA MTF!

 

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Uhh... care to elaborate? I don't think we were discussing on whether or not to use any fluid.

Lol, just messing. Yeah I vote for Honda MTF, if you want to get grinds away then use GM Syncromesh.

 

i have run both syncromesh and honda mtf. ive currently got syncromesh in my gsr trans. i have a 6puck and drive it like an *******. im comming up on 10k miles on this trans/syncromesh setup with no problems. dont use synthetic

 

i have never heard of anyone saying something bad about syncromesh do you have proof of what your saying or are you saying your tranny was grinding and you put it in and it kept grinding ?

not flaming i just would like to see proof ...

 

the only reason i dont like it because if it was used from the dealer than i wouldnt have a problem with it, but i just dont see y someone wouldnt want to use honda mtf. well, i partially do because sooooo many people just trash there gears while "racing" which leads to the grinds. therefore, i dont trash my gears cuz i know that our trannies were made for a commuter car. therefore, i just have more respect for the tranny itself. cuz think about it, is it worth it to trash a gear to beat someone? maybe if the "race" was for 1 thousand dollars i would trash it, but otherwise, i see no point to trash gears...

 

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amen! plus its not easy finding a short geared ys1

 

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LOL, someone finally agrees with me!!!! and yes, i used to be a gear trasher until i blew my 3rd, and it cost me an arm and a leg to repair my o so rare ys1!!! therefore, i loooove my tranny, and wouldnt ever trash her lol

 

Honda MTF I have personally used Mobil 1 synthetic with no problems just so you know and yes the transmission was opened and fully inspected after running the fluid through several changes. But, stick to the Honda stuff Your transmission was designed to use it.

 

thanks, ill get that stuff outta their asap

 

why is using synthetic bad???

does it provide too much protection, causing the gears to slip?

 

Why is synthetic bad for the tranny?
None of u gave reason except that u should use either Honda mtf or syncromesh.

 

where can i get gm syncromesh

 

synthetic seems to be too thin for honda synchros.

 

synchromesh in both my gsr and b16 y1 trannies. no complaints here, it actually got rid of my 3rd gear grind in my y1. ive tried redline mtl and honda mtf, synchromesh blows both away.

 

yeah it gets rid of the grinds, but i guarantee u a tranny on honda mtf shifts better...

 

I've tried Honda MTF, Redline MTL, and GM Synchromesh...here are my views on each:

MTF: Good overall... caused minor grinds, difficult to get into 1st gear
MTL: Smooth like butter for the first week...after it heats up, it sucks! Wouldnt use again.
GM: Same as MTF imo..... lol, might as well go with mtf since its cheaper