ok guys.. at idle when i let the clutch out.. i can hear a VERY SLIGHTLY audible whine.. i figure its the throwout bearing.. or the tranny is low on fluid...well i havent got around to checking the fluid yet.. becasue the car is not with me at the moment.. and ( i hate saying this.. i sound like a complete newb) i dont know where the plug is to check the fluid. and do honda trannys use ATf.. or lightweight motor oil.. or gear oil ( doubtful) or what??

so can someone tell me where the plug is on the tranny to check the fluid.. and what type of fluid is best?

fyi.. i have a 91 ef hatch with a ZC swap and a DX tranny

thanks

-Clayton

 

There is a plug (17mm) near the passenger side axle, when you take it out, the level should be even with the bottom of the hole, so a little might come out. The trans takes Honda MTF or 10w30 motor oil where Honda MTF is not available.

 

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Make sure the car is on level ground too, not on 2 front jackstands in your driveway.

 

thanks a lot!

 

If the sound goes away when you press down on the clutch pedal, your tranny mainshaft bearing is going out. Does the sound happen when your foot if on the clutch or off?

 

My 90 civic makes noises when i dont have the clutch pushed in. I was wondering if it the main shaft or some kinda of input shaft what am i looking at to get fixed. How much is the part. thanks

 

Sounds like mainshaft. The part itself is cheap...it's the labor of removing/installing the tranny, cracking open the transmission/disassembling, reassembling.
It's better to do as much of a rebuild as you can afford while it's apart because you only want to do this once. Bearings/seals definite and synchros if you can afford it.

But more often then not, it's cheaper to replace the whole tranny. A decent DX tranny can be found for around $100. A better accelerating Si will set you back $200. A ZC tranny can also be used but will require new axles...these can be found for $150 but shipping from Cali will add to the cost.

And then there's hybrid transmissions...I'll stop at the commercial plug, but if you're replacing your tranny, it's cheaper then you think and a niicce bump in performance.

 

yeah i know.. honda trannys are to cheap ( relatively speaking of course) to go rebuilding them IMO... i;m opting for an SI tranny sometime.. i just have to decide what comes first.. SI tranny or turbo parts.. we'll seee

tanks for you input

-Clayton

 

Si tranny.

 

yeah dude.. but i crave boost.. although.. if i went with that SI tranny... i'd run faster on the 24th.. and that is always good...hmmm

-Clayton

 

what year si tranny will bolt up to my 90 civic. kinda new to the honda thing so sorry if that is a dumb question. also anyone know of a si tranny for sale. thanks

 

i believe it has to be a 90-91 tranny.. i think they shafts have a dif # of splines??

on a simular question.. my problem with the SI tranny is this.. i dont know what year tranny to get because i dont know waht year my motor is.. it's a black top ZC.... does anyone know what year Si tranny i would need to get??


thanks!
-Clayton

 

It doesn't matter what year motor...it matters what year transmission....
If you get a 88 tranny, you'll need a 88 clutch/flywheel set.

If you get a 89-91 tranny, you get a 90-91 clutch/flywheel

 

wow i AM retarded.....yeah.. i shoulda known that... the transmission its self doesnt contact the engine ( as far as power transfer is concerned anyway) in that case.. is there anyway i can date my tranny? i'd like to reuse my cluth/PP that i have now

-Clayton

 

??? anyone???