Tranny has 195k and since ive only had the car a few months, I feel i should change the tranny fluid. Is regular motor oil ok in these trannies or should i go with gear oil? GM syncromesh?

Thanks in advance.

 

If its a 5spd. You have to use honda manual tranny fluid. Its avalible at the dealer. As a temperary replacment you can use 10W30 motor oil, but wouldn't recommend leaving it in there for to long.

 

Do a search about GM Syncromesh, you'll find some good info.

 

My honda manual says is ok to use 10W30 or 10W40.. ( for manual tranny)

 

synchromesh all the way. remember man all these honda trannies are built with the same materials. synchromesh is gonna help u as much in the accord as it did in ur crx

 

ive recently heard some not so good stuff about synchromesh. that is only covers the noise rather than really help. though that doesnt really make sense to me. i still have two quarts and will probably use in this change.



john, you guys getting some of this storm up there?

 

sounds like i need "tha mesh-that-is-synchro". 10W30 has been in my 95 for a while. the book says use the motor oil, but I've always had my urge to try synchro mesh.

 

why do shops ask $50 to drain and fill a tranny and $19 for the engine? I can do it myself but dont wanna.

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because everyone knows they have to change thier oil, but to the uninitiated, changing tranny fluid sounds mysterious and difficult.

 

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Can anybody actually tell me what the hell "Honda Manual Transmission Fluid" is supposed to be? The owners manual clearly states 10W30 or 10W40 motor oil for the 5 speed. So, do I go to the parts counter at the Honda dealer and pay $5.00 a quart for Mobil 10W30 in a Honda bottle? That's just retarded.

I've been using Bel-Ray Synthetique 10W40 for 200,000 miles.

 

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For fourth gen automatics, changing tranny fluid is 10 times easier than changing oil. All you need is a 3/8 ratchet. No sockets nothing.
Ok, you need a long funnel too, or a small funnel with a short hose. But it sure aint worth what the shops charge.

 

i have a 5spd. it only took 2 quarts of SM---1 reg, 1 FM. thought they held 3 qts.


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For fourth gen automatics, changing tranny fluid is 10 times easier than changing oil. All you need is a 3/8 ratchet. No sockets nothing.
Ok, you need a long funnel too, or a small funnel with a short hose. But it sure aint worth what the shops charge.</TD></TR></TABLE>

 

ttt

 

Just use the honda tranny fluid. Unless you are having problems, syncromesh is really only a temporary fix and will wear your syncros faster. OEM is BEST.

 

<U>is it ok that only 2 qts were needed? </U> for some reason, i'm feeling it should hold more. ill use the SM for a short while then change to OEM. probably needs a flush anyway.


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my 6th gen only takes 2 qts. of MTF

 

thx

 

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Maybe they are draining the whole tranny instead of just the transaxle. When you do the easy change with the 3/8 ratchet you only drain about 1/3 of the fluid from the system. The hard way, which the shops do, involves intercepting the oil pump lines, so they can pump out old fluid and insert new. Mine takes between 6 and 7 quarts.

I've seen several people mention a way to do the flush by disconnecting the lines at the radiator, putting the output hose into a catch can, the input hose into fresh ATF, then starting the engine. I don't think it's guaranteed to get everything though, since the fresh fluid could be mixing with old.

Is there a way to drop the oil pan off the torque converter? That should get all the oil out

 

its a manual and not auto.

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Maybe they are draining the whole tranny instead of just the transaxle. When you do the easy change with the 3/8 ratchet you only drain about 1/3 of the fluid from the system. The hard way, which the shops do, involves intercepting the oil pump lines, so they can pump out old fluid and insert new. Mine takes between 6 and 7 quarts.

I've seen several people mention a way to do the flush by disconnecting the lines at the radiator, putting the output hose into a catch can, the input hose into fresh ATF, then starting the engine. I don't think it's guaranteed to get everything though, since the fresh fluid could be mixing with old.

Is there a way to drop the oil pan off the torque converter? That should get all the oil out
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