i just went to auto zone and kragen, and neither one of the places carried it, and no one there even knew what it was.. i just went and bought some honda MTF, but im still looking for synchromesh... so HELP ME OUT GUYS!!!

 

Well, I just went to the GM dealer and got 2 quarts of #12377916 fluid ($12 a quart). I know Pepboys has Pennzoil Synchromesh, but I don't know if it's the one you want (semisynthetic with the friction modifier)

 

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yea, i tried to stay away from that GM stuff. a lil too expensive... and i work at pepboys, and we dont carry any..lol maybe a different store does..

 

advanced auto is where i get it

 

ahhhhh.. ok ,ill have to find one around this area.. thanks

 

I got mine from auto zone. I asked the guys thats worked there and they said they never heard of it. so then i went walking around the store and there it was 2 quarts of it. lol

 

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same thing happen to me. Guy said they didnt carry it then i go walk around the corner and I see 5 bottles ......

some people at autozone and honda are idiots.

 

i buy it at autozone as well and have been for 2 years now.

 

Would the Pennzoil Synchromesh outperform normal Honda MTF? I have a '92 with 150k and it's a little reluctant in shifting... As I read about the Pennzoil stuff, though, they only mention that it's suitable for GM and Chrysler applications. Some reason they wouldn't mention Honda?

 

well, i had a lil prob shifting into first when barely rolling... it would grind every once and a while... no one at any of the auto parts stores knew what pennzoil synchromesh was, and i couldnt find it, so i ended up goin with honda MTF.. shifts much smoother, and i think the grind might be gone... ill find out tomorrow tho..

 

One thing I can say from experience is that Honda MTF works WORLDS better than modern 10-W30 motor oil!

My not-too-technical understanding of it is that even though the owner's manual calls for regular 10-W30 motor oil in the transmission (which worked fine 13 years ago) apparently modern grade 10-W30 oil is formulated differently. It still works in the engine, but isn't appropriate for the transmission anymore, so Honda MTF should be used instead.

I changed my tranny fluid according to the owner's manual (10-W30), noticed that it shifted HORRIBLY, read up on it and found out about MTF, swapped it out for Honda MTF, and it was much smoother again.

Still a little reluctant though, so I'd be interested if there's an even better alternative to Honda MTF.

 

well, i changed it to honda MTF, and it shifts muuuch smoother... i had problems when it was cold, getting it into gear, and now its gone.. so thank you honda..