transmission fluid

[twofast4u]

Hey guys,

I got a 89 honda accod then engine is bone stock, what kind of transmission fluid does the stock transmission take?

Thanks

[Lester Lugnut]

Standard or automatic ?

[twofast4u]

its a 5 sped manual

[Lester Lugnut]

Try this thread. It should help:

http://3geez.com/showthread.php?t=39244&highlight=manual+transmission

[twofast4u]

Try this thread. It should help:

http://3geez.com/showthread.php?t=39244&highlight=manual+transmission

it only said stuff about motor oil not transmission oil.

[Lester Lugnut]

it only said stuff about motor oil not transmission oil.

Reread the title of the article I pointed to and the article itself.

Very few cars made in the last 20 yrs. use gear oil in manual transmissions.

In most cases, regular motor oil is used and in a few, automatic transmission fluid is actually used in manual transmissions.

Your car will use motor oil.

[Cant Stop]

i would use a synthetic oil if it uses regular oil
wont break down as fast .

[B16KILLA]

You can use API grade SE or Sf Engine oil...

[T-Funk]

i just use honda mtf

[twofast4u]

yea ill use synthetic cause it has 365 000km on it and its all original

Thanks

[Honda-Master]

just use any brand 10w-30 .. i have been using it for many many years on thousands of cars ,, no need for syntetic or Honda fluid.. trust me 10w-30 works just great ...

[Kabuki]

True, 10W-30 works great, and is what the transmission was originally designed for. Hond MTF is recommended as a replacement, but is not necassary on pre-1990 vehicles. That said, I use MTF in both my Ludes, my 4G Accord, and my 1G CR-X. Oh, and Honda MTF IS synthetic. But regardless, we recommend replacement every 30K miles.