i meant to say full syn
i know oem honda manual tranny fluid is 10-30w motor oil.i am just wondering if anyone uses full syn 10-30w motor oil such as mobile 1 or royal purple in the manual tranny? does it shift smother or ? thanks

 

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i know oem honda manual tranny fluid is 10-30w motor oil.i am just wondering if anyone uses full syn 10-30w motor oil such as mobile 1 or royal purple in the manual tranny? does it shift smother or ? thanks </TD></TR></TABLE>

I'm pretty sure Honda MTF isn't equilvalent to 10W30. Yes I use 10W30 in my trans, but I'm pretty sure they aren't the same.

As for the synthetic thing, no idea.

 

Dosnt the service manual say that you can use motor oil but for a short time?
The new Honda MTF has a mix of syncromesh in it. I say just still with the syncromesh stuff.

 

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The new Honda MTF has a mix of syncromesh in it. I say just still with the syncromesh stuff.</TD></TR></TABLE>
yeah the thing is , i dont have service manual for a 16 years old car

 

don't use synthetic in your tranny
go to the autpart store, get some pennzoil syncromesh.

 

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go to the autpart store, get some pennzoil syncromesh.

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all right.thanks man

 

I've also heard that Honda uses 10-30w oil for their trannys and I don't think MTF is the same...

 

I do a 50/50 mix of Pennzoil Synchronmesh and Honda MTF. Buttery smooth!

 

Only use 10-30 if your in a bind. If you could go to your local dealer (Honda or Acura) do so and get MTF. MTF protects a hell of alot better then 10-30 would, weither its syn or not.

 

Also, would it happen to be a LSD tranny? Honda told me to run 10-30w in it. "We use that on all our LSD trannys" Worst feeling ever. 2 days later I put in MTF and it was a billion times better.

 

I run 10w30 redline in my tranny. I have a phantom grip in it..

and with in the last year ive bee nslowly losing second gear. Shifts nice.. but doesnt neccisairly engage second gear real well

 

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go to the autpart store, get some pennzoil syncromesh.

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Honda uses a very lightweight MTF (as far as MTFs go).

The Honda MTF has friction modifiers designed by the guys who designed YOUR CAR!

I once put just regular *** 10W-30 in my 91 hatch because I was poor and destitute years ago. It shifted like ****, especially when it got cold.

 

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and with in the last year ive bee nslowly losing second gear. Shifts nice.. but doesnt neccisairly engage second gear real well</TD></TR></TABLE>

That doesn't make sense as far as a trans problem. If it shifts nice, then it has to engage the gear well. It's a solid metal shift linkage. If it were made of bits of string, I could see how it would shift well but not engage the gear.

You probably have a clutch issue.

 

no I dont think my gear issue is from the oil.. I think its just a D series tranny that has been run hard.. It just likes to pop out of gear.. not too uncommon of a problem

 

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....never said it was the oil..