I bought the GM Syncromesh Transmission Fluid - Friction Modified and I was wondering if its the right one for my tranny. Its a B16 transmission.

The GM Syncromesh bottle part number is #12377916, I bought it today.

On the back it say its for 1500 transmissions, is that a GM thing? Or a type of transmission?

 

Purple Power FTW

 

I think most people in here are going to tell you to use the Honda brand transmission oil. When I didn't know any better I used regular old engine oil on my old car. By doing that it made it harder to put in gear when it was cold out.

 

yeah the fluid you bought is fine, thats that I use no probs for the past 2 years on my em1

 

I stand corrected!

 

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lol its not that your wrong there are many people here that use nothing but honda transmision fluid. Many use gm syncromesh some use penzoil stuff everybody has their thing that they feel comfortable with because of their experiences with that product. I've been using syncromesh for a while now on more than one honda and i've never had a problem so i continue to use it until someone shows me conclusive evidence that some thing else is WAY better.

 

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The GM Syncromesh bottle part number is #12377916, I bought it today.

On the back it say its for 1500 transmissions, is that a GM thing? Or a type of transmission?</TD></TR></TABLE>
It's fine. I've been using GM part #12377916 in my D- and B-series transmissions for years now.

 

cool, thanks guys - just needed the for sure before I start draining. I'll see how this works for awhile, and if I'm not satisfied I'll switch back to HMTF.

 

Isn't that supposed to get rid of grinds? I've got a third gear grind, and I've heard both Honda and GM can possibly get rid of it.

 

I've used GM Sycnromesh in my RX-7 tranny, it was excellent fluid.
I'll be putting the same stuff into my civic sedan in a few weeks.

The part number looks right

 

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its kinda a band-aid fix, but yeah some people have said their grinds went away after swiching to syncromesh...

 

I bought my EG with a 1st gear grind and a slight 2nd gear grind when cold. Bought MTF, ran it for 1500 miles + , nothing happened. Bought Synchromesh, and the grind was gone within a couple days if that.

Synchromesh &gt; MTF

 

That GM stuffs getting harder to find at the dealerships. I bought the last ones. It works great!

 

will I need a tube to reach the fill hole on the transmission? Ive seen threads that state on how to fill it elsewhere but they either have no pictures, or dead links to pictures.

 

yeah I just shove a tube onto a funnel and put it on the filler hole.

 

i got a funnel that has a hose attatched to it with an open close valve from autozone for like $3 works perfect