Alright, i threw in my zc sohc motor about 2400 miles ago, and upon doing so, of course i went to Checker to get all the fluids i needed for everything. Now it took me about 3 days, and me and my friend only slept one night.. so we were just a little bit out of it.

anyway, when I went to checker i bought up the oil/coolant/ and then asked which transmission fluid i need. I told him my car is a 97 civic dx manual transmission and he gave my 5 quarts of automatic tranny fluid. I asked him, "i didnt think i was supposed to use this fluid in my stick shift?" and he said its the right stuff to use.. anyway, now its a little bit later and my clutch feels to be going out, but i replaced it(the clutch) about 4 months ago and have taken it easy on the car.

Also, the transmission now grinds 2nd, 3rd gear, and pops out of almost every gear.. not to mention making terrible sounds.

what to do? Should i talk to checker and explain the situation and see what they could do for me or is that retarded? I should have known at the time that it wasnt the right fluid.. but thats in the past..

if i just buy the right fluid will it fix some problems? or is the tranny now screwed? Do you think checker would buy me a new one?

thanks for the advice


Modified by CivicUtah at 4:18 PM 11/20/2007

 

 

5 quarts ... in a tranny wow. did you put that much in? i dont even think that much would fit in a tranny?

that tranny should use max like 1.9Q of honda MTF

 

nah thats just how much he sold me, i only put it in until it would drip steadily from the check plug

yeah i thought there was a "Honda manutal tranny fluid" specifically for the stick shifts but the guy who sold me this auto fluid said this is the right stuff so i took his word.. now am i screwed?

 

Well if this started to happen after putting in the auto tranny fluid you might be, I dont think i ever seen anyone post up putting auto tranny fluid in manual?

Yah it shoulda been 1.9Q or 1.8Q honda MTF. im sure theres somone that will post more =P

 

alright thank you Ser1N

Bump

 

 

 

 

go get some GM synchromesh, if its not to late already that should help you out some until you get a new tranny... auto tranny fluid + manual tranny =

 

ok, so now comes the question Should i hold checker reliable for this? or take it as live-and-learn. I really do not have any money for a tranny ATM. even that GM synchromesh will put a hurt on my budgets at the moment

 

anybody have any ideas?

 

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down time + lawyer fees + court costs + time away from work / school = learning exp

i dont think atf has the same protection against shear like mtf.
either use the syncromesh or honda mtf and see how it goes from there.

 

sadly you cant put the checker on the block for this one cause your the one who did the fluid change yourself . tho it is his fault for telling you to put that stuff in there

 

thanks for all your help guys

 

yeah goodluck dude.... and its definitely a live an learn type ordeal... kinda like when the guy at discount told me i could use degreaser on my valve cover, first squirt that made contact stripped about a 3" area of paint with the quickness.. i went back in an bitched that dude out so nasty but they claimed they only offer advice, woulda been nice to kno that beforehand...

 

IF you followed proper filling, how did you get 5 quarts in there without spilling 3 quarts on the floor?

 

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haha, i was waitin for Bone to chime in on this one... any tranny questions u should hit him up dude, hes tranny god around here....

 

heh ya i saw his sig one day and was hopin he'd come by here

thanks again for the help

 

You should have referred to your owners manual for proper fluid.

Autozone's old system said to use 75w90

 

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Just picked up 2 qts of mobil 1 75w90 and am now debating whether to put it in the current messed up tranny, or just wait for a good deal on a ex tranny and use it then..

 

Btw, apparently the guy who sold me that ATF was fired, 2 people's cars he was selling stuff to got screwed

 

5w30 motor oil will work for the time being ?

was gonna put the gear oil, but got a pm saying 10w30 oil would be better. All i have is 5w30, will that work?

 

http://www.royalpurple.com/


royal purple is awesome oil for trannys