I was at a shop and there was a stock civic on the lift. I saw the mechanics there putting in 10w-30 as the manual tranny fluid. I thought only Honda MTF should be used for honda trannys?

 

Yeah you can use motor oil. Most trannies use that.

For your Honda tell them you want MTF.

 

Yep. You can use motor oil, But as suggested just get HONDA MTF

 

u should only use 5w- 30 motor oil

 

WRONG. YOu should only use Honda MTF.

 

i had a honda technician tell use to use 5w-30

 

the honda tech i know, and who knows hondas more so than anyone else uses 10w-30 and reccomends it. the only drawback that you have to change it more frequently. Otherwise its all good. Use MTF if you want full service life intervals, i think MTF is good for like 20,000 miles. Whereas 10W-30 needs to swtiched every 7500 to 10k

 

i wasn't sayin that you should use 5w-30, but if you are pinchin pennies then you should use it

 

does anyone on here know in the dash and door panels out of a 91 integra will swap to a 89 civic hatchback? i cannot seem to find anyone that really know anything about my situation

 

try the other forum, but zexdress might know

 

USE THE MOTOR OIL, it works wonders

 

as far as the oil, my friend has a gsr and the Acura tech stated he should have only used Honda MTF but motor oil works well in most other trannies

 

Take a look at your owner's manual and will tell you that using motor oil should only be used temporarily and should not be permanent. You should use Honda Genuine MTF and reduce the wear and tear of your tranny.

 

i used pennzoil 10w-30 only because i couldnt afford the honda mtf at the time ill change it this spring after i take her out of storage

 

its like 20$ CDN for 2L honda MTF, go get a job, or squeegy some people's windsheild for change

dont ever jew out on **** like fluid, it'll cost more in the long run

|eb_CRX

 

You are so right. Better to get it done right this time and not have to worry about a new tranny later or repairing that one because of the wear produced.

 

It says 10w-30 in my manual for a quick fix kinda thing.. I don't trust it though, I will only use Honda MTF or Redline..

 

werd, plus you can sleep easy at night knowing your not jewing out on good ****

|eb_CRX

 

try sawdust and some jack oil

 

WRONG. for normal oil use too!

5w 30 is intended for motors that experience whether of 20 degrees or below..

unless it gets that cool, 10w 30 is good.