5 quarts enough to do an entire oil change?
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Topic change ;) About MTF now
I'm about to change my oil...from some cheapy conventional to Mobil 1 now that I 0wn the car. Should the 5 quart bottle be enough, or should I buy more while it's convenient? (i don't want to buy any more if I don't need it because I'm out of money 
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I also got the oem filter..not some newspaper clipping fram loser brand! 73K miles..better to switch now than never!
Modified by parasonic at 12:50 AM 7/10/2003
)I also got the oem filter..not some newspaper clipping fram loser brand! 73K miles..better to switch now than never!
Modified by parasonic at 12:50 AM 7/10/2003
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Re: 5 quarts enough to do an entire oil change? (acuracing)
Frell. I have to go to wal-mart now because it's the only thing open that has the metric wrench that im missing.
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Re: 5 quarts enough to do an entire oil change? (parasonic)
Okay..instead of starting a totally new thread, I'll just jack my own..it's related anyway.
How much MTF do I need to do a MTF refill? I have 74k miles and maybe could make the transmission a little happier if I help it out a little
How much MTF do I need to do a MTF refill? I have 74k miles and maybe could make the transmission a little happier if I help it out a little
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Re: 5 quarts enough to do an entire oil change? (parasonic)
3 i think for the manual trans....but i'm not real sure...just put 10w30 in it.....it may take a little less than 3.....just fill it till it starts coming out of the fill hole....you'll need a 3/8" drive ratchet and a 17mm wrench....
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Re: 5 quarts enough to do an entire oil change? (99D16VTECCivic)
I bought a set of metrics last night for my 1/2 wrench (non ratchet :D)..17 did the oil..
But still..I've heard that there are minor disadvantages of 10w30.
But still..I've heard that there are minor disadvantages of 10w30.
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Re: 5 quarts enough to do an entire oil change? (parasonic)
10w30 is what all the books at my work say for honda manual transmissions....and we haven't had any customers come back with messed up trannies....and also a former honda technician worked with me and that's what they put in them at his shop....
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Re: 5 quarts enough to do an entire oil change? (DxHatchback)
Ever read the OWNERS MANUAL?
It's all laid out in there...
And in response to the Fram oil filters...
Don't ever buy a Fram filter, ever. They have all kinds of problems.
From failing internally, to exploding. Just to sum it up.
It's all laid out in there...
And in response to the Fram oil filters...
Don't ever buy a Fram filter, ever. They have all kinds of problems.
From failing internally, to exploding. Just to sum it up.
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Re: 5 quarts enough to do an entire oil change? (BauleyCivic)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by BauleyCivic »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">2 qts of genuine honda MTF is all you'll need</TD></TR></TABLE>
please dont use MTR for motor oil
please dont use MTR for motor oil
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i jus changed my mtf on my gsr tranny. i bought 3 bottles, u should use some to wash out the old one, i had extra left, for me, 2 wasnt enough, the tranyn took 2.3 i think.
the bolts were a bitch to take off, seemed like it was never changed before, i almsot gave up on it, then got mad and opened a can of whoop *** and got it off, haha, o ya the gasket for the fill plug is a fukn rip off, cost me 6 bucks at acura dealer, plus they gave me the wrong one, so i ended up using the old one, haha
the bolts were a bitch to take off, seemed like it was never changed before, i almsot gave up on it, then got mad and opened a can of whoop *** and got it off, haha, o ya the gasket for the fill plug is a fukn rip off, cost me 6 bucks at acura dealer, plus they gave me the wrong one, so i ended up using the old one, haha
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Re: 5 quarts enough to do an entire oil change? (parasonic)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by parasonic »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Yea..3 quarts put me right at the middle. Growl! I can't find the funnel again, though..</TD></TR></TABLE>
so you make a funnel out of a used oil bottle
I do it every time...I always save one bottle from the last time I changed it.
so you make a funnel out of a used oil bottle
I do it every time...I always save one bottle from the last time I changed it.
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by stripes777 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i jus changed my mtf on my gsr tranny. i bought 3 bottles, u should use some to wash out the old one, i had extra left, for me, 2 wasnt enough, the tranyn took 2.3 i think.
the bolts were a bitch to take off, seemed like it was never changed before, i almsot gave up on it, then got mad and opened a can of whoop *** and got it off, haha, o ya the gasket for the fill plug is a fukn rip off, cost me 6 bucks at acura dealer, plus they gave me the wrong one, so i ended up using the old one, haha</TD></TR></TABLE>
hey dude...what's your address i'll send you a free gasket....
the bolts were a bitch to take off, seemed like it was never changed before, i almsot gave up on it, then got mad and opened a can of whoop *** and got it off, haha, o ya the gasket for the fill plug is a fukn rip off, cost me 6 bucks at acura dealer, plus they gave me the wrong one, so i ended up using the old one, haha</TD></TR></TABLE>
hey dude...what's your address i'll send you a free gasket....