The pictures below was taken from another honda forum. I came across it while searching for Honda MTF. I've never come across this particular Honda MTF. The one I've used is in a black bottle.

 

been using that exact bottle for at least 5 years.

 

yep, got tons of it on the shelf.

 

Damn son your old skool

 

Honda made a new formula (and the bottle changed appearance too) a few years ago to mostly help with the K series' weak transmissions.

 

I'm currently using it. No problems at all.

 

how so thats the new formula and new bottle that just came out about a year or 2 ago??? explain how u been using that for 5 yrs lol please


Modified by DeDonDeRosa at 8:43 AM 11/9/2008

 

The addition of friction modifiers helped with all modern Honda manual gearboxes, including the six speed on the big J motors on the Accord and TL.

Honda believes that the indtroduction of the improved formula, at almost no additional cost to Honda, saved them millions of dollars from fixing warranty problems on six cylinder, six speeds.

In most cases, just switching to the new formula solved the jump-out and balky engagement issues on these big transmissions. Honda (and Acura in North America) were trapped otherwise, because their standards called for replacing or fixing any number of transmissions when the owners had these kinds of complaints. The field engineers were coming back saying, "I wouldn't want to drive it like that."

Since the new oil formulation fixed so many of the problems, it was a no brainer for Honda.

 

wow tommy guns posting again

 

ha, i may have been embelishing it. but i know i had it for my motor swap in the civic in 04/05'

 

LOL. You where not too far off. I thought that switched around 03/04.

 

Oh yeah, I'm still around and still own my ITR

Just finished doing water pump and timing belt change

185K kms and counting

 

I believe Honda Canada has their oils bottled elsewhere hence a black bottle in Canada however the label still shows new formula. Bought a few bottles in Buffalo and they were gray.

 

yeah canadian dealers sales the Black one's with Red Honda lable
works fine

 

I'm kinda around but don't own an itr any longer

good to hear. seeing your name reminds me of old times with postings and help.

 

You know you want another one

 

Hello,

I have just bought MTF in Honda shop in Florida and it looks like there is a new bottle. Is it true or I've bought a fake one? There is no information about "Idemitsu company"

Have you already seen such bottles?

 

Same crap different bottle

 

yep same **** different bottle design "eco friendly"

 

"Same crap"? Is it such bad? I thought it is the best I can do for my Honda.

 

I use it in my jdm itr tranny and love it. The new formula is good stuff. I went with it because it is not as thick as gm synchromesh and it's oem designed for our tranny. Honda knows their ****.

 

Everywhere on the internet there is a photo of different bottle:

 

HONDA updated there bottles for everything now. That doesnt mean its different and that doesnt mean all your stores dont have a lot of the old bottles and are trying to get rid of them.