i just got a new b16 tranny(y1)and last night i removed my old tranny...jost wondering if anyone had any tips or recomendations or anything....im kinda pissed cuz i had a brain fart and 4got that honda would be closed on sundays so now i have to put castrol gtx or something instead of the good **** ...thnx for your help

 

I'd recommend putting in the correct fluid.

 

ya i know...honda tranny fluid is the best but i really dont have a choice cuz i need the car to get to work 2morrow...but i will change out the gtx for some honda stuff next weekend

 

what are your shop conditions like? Is the car on a hoist or are you using jackstands?

 

why dont u just go to auto zone and get good fluid?

 

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Since when do they sell Honda MTF? Oh wait, they do, its called motor oil.

 

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exactly, 10w30 is specified in the fsm.

 

They sell Pennzoil syncho mesh which is just as good as the gm fluid.

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Actually Honda does not consider it the same stuff, neither do dealerships. If you look on all data there is warning about using regular engine oil in new transmissions, it says if you do use regular engine oil that it should only be used for a short period of time or else you can cause damage to the trans.

 

just a little update...we dropped the tranny and realized that the flywheel bolts were totally stripped out...as was the crankshaft bolt holes ....i am sooooooo screwed....turns out the previous owner forgot to torque down the bolts when he put a new flywheel on....now i have to buy a new b16 cuz i dont have time to rip it down and put a new crank........what a waste of a perfect engine

 

...o and my car is gonna be outta commision for a while...anyone want to buy a b16 cable tranny?

 

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Actually Honda does not consider it the same stuff, neither do dealerships. If you look on all data there is warning about using regular engine oil in new transmissions, it says if you do use regular engine oil that it should only be used for a short period of time or else you can cause damage to the trans. </TD></TR></TABLE>

Read the back of the Honda MTF bottle. It says something to the effect "caution: Motor oil, if it has continuous contact with skin, is hazardous to health"...

 

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So what, just because they call it motor oil in the warning lable does not means its motor oil, its just a general warning lable. I'm not saying don't use regular 10w 30 in your trans, I'm just telling you what the manuals say.

 

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So what, just because they call it motor oil in the warning lable does not means its motor oil, its just a general warning lable. I'm not saying don't use regular 10w 30 in your trans, I'm just telling you what the manuals say.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Last time I checked the helm manual for my tranny it said to use 10w30 motor oil. I still use honda mtf but I think 10w30 would be fine.

 

How much?

 

dood sorry to hear that bro..there gotta be a way to repair that thing..doods stop fighting over oil,hehe

 

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Yep but go to a honda dealer and ask them if you can look at all there manuals. Go to a GM dealer and ask them if you can see there manuals ( yes Honda is still in there computer manuals ) . It warns you that if you put 10w 30 in manual transmissions that in the long run it will cause damage. There is also a tsb on this problem and if you bought a new car with this problem and Honda wants to keep you a happy customer, they fix this problem for free sometimes.

 

make sure to buy a bunch of beer before you begin

 

tranny is 600 obo...local pickup perfered