well i got a 1992 accord dx 5 speed with about 145k on it,

Car sometimes wont go into first gear, so i figured ill put some fresh fluid in it


anyone know what fluid is the best to use for a car with this mileage?

I read somewhere on here that i shoudl use the gm pennzoil syncromesh stuff..


anyoen have any other reccomendations, Also, how many quarts should i get?

 

I've heard the syncromesh is good, never used it personally. Or just Honda MTF.

I do believe it's something like 1.9 quarts, so just buy 2 quarts and stop when it's full.

 

this is the stuff right?




i just fill it up till it starts comming out the drain hole right?

just like doing a differential

 

That looks like the right stuff, I've never used it so I'm not sure.

You fill it up until it starts coming out of the fill hole.

Here's a picture of how it should look.

 

Thanks Alot man

Hopefully this syncro mesh stuff helps out my trans, sometimes it wont go into first

 

he man, i had the same problem with first gear sometimes not working. i have 210,000 miles on mine, and a couple weeks after i noticed the problem my shift rod inside my tranny broke.

 

im using the pennzoil synchromesh, supposedly is the exact same thing as teh gm stuff but just cheaper. after putting it in it has quieted down my 3rd and 5th gear grinds.

 

i have trouble putting mine into first too, like at a stop light, reving the engine to about 1k or 1.5k usually lets it slide right in.

188k with original fluid (YAh yah i know, i need to change it )

if this fixes the problem, please post it

 

I think only 4th gen accords have this problem, but the drain and fill bolts do NOT come off for anything. Make you you can get the fill bolt off first, then remove the drain bolt. You wouldn't want to remove drain bolt first, then find out you can't get the fill bolt off.

 

Nope, still dosnt wanna go into first dammit

 

My car (1989 Acura Legend 5 speed manual) was kind of crunchy (technical term ) between gears so I changed the fluid in the transmission with Castrol Syntech 0w-50 and my transmission now shifts better than my 2003 Civic Si ever did.

 

i put 10w-30 motor oil in mine!