what oil for tranny

[kukerdan]

Car is 89 lxi with 138k in pretty good shape.

Also how much oil does the tranny take?

Thanks

[russiankid]

I use Honda MTF. I believe mine took almost 4 quarts.

[Lil Mike]

i have 10w-30 shitty oil but i have 4 bottles of honda mtf waiting, i swear by that stuff now.

[Tomisimo]

Honda MTF 2 or 3 ONLY. You can damage tranny by using non Honda oil.
And if rebuild trany you'll need aprox. 3L. non rebuild 2.5L. or fill to filler cup, till it starts to sip out. Simple as that.

Now, I can give you a tips, how to fill Oil in to trenny where its not much space, you take funnel and hose from somthn like washing machine water hose and use it as extension to funnel.

[mephi]

Honda MTF Works great!!! Makes the synchros work just right.

[headbanger]

was honda mtf even on the market when our cars was built?I dont think honda even had their on oil line until years later.

[russiankid]

You won't damage the transmission using regular 10w30 motor oil or synchromesh. Its recommended to use Honda though.

[danny nr crew]

and where can i buy this honda oil do i go to the dealer ship or wat cause im in real need of oil

[w261w261]

I'm sure the Honda dealership has it. Acura if Honda's not around you. Or just use 10w-30. I used regular oil for years, but detected a slight (really slight) notchiness? going into 3rd. I switched to the Honda oil and it went away, but it was a subtle thing and maybe my mind wanted it to disappear. Whatever.

[headbanger]

I'm sure the Honda dealership has it. Acura if Honda's not around you. Or just use 10w-30. I used regular oil for years, but detected a slight (really slight) notchiness? going into 3rd. I switched to the Honda oil and it went away, but it was a subtle thing and maybe my mind wanted it to disappear. Whatever.

lol

[danny nr crew]

kool thanks ill jus go to the honda dealer

[Vinny]

if you cant find it locally you can order it from handa or TAS

[kukerdan]

I have the notch into 3rd issue also, I guess Ill try and get the syncromesh or honda mtf.


Thanks

[itzdave]

Honda MTF is the best! made my gears shift smoother... no more grinding. :rockon:

[MessyHonda]

yeah...the stuff works great...save me some time to build up money till i got my spare trans rebuilt

[Rendon LX-i]

Honda mtf.....dont get the shit close or near or almost the same...CAUSE ITS NOT lol....shit foams up.....honda mtf is like gold

[AccordEpicenter]

GM Syncromesh FM fluid is the best but honda MTF is a close second. MTF is cheaper, and if you dont have a notchy feeling trans or any kind of syncro problem you should prolly just use the mtf. Any tranny ive used GM Syncromesh FM in felt smoother and less notchy after about 500 miles using it. Ive used it in my accord and my TL, and the TL ive used it for about 80000 miles soo far. Works great!

[mephi]

GM Syncromesh FM fluid is the best but honda MTF is a close second. MTF is cheaper, and if you dont have a notchy feeling trans or any kind of syncro problem you should prolly just use the mtf. Any tranny ive used GM Syncromesh FM in felt smoother and less notchy after about 500 miles using it. Ive used it in my accord and my TL, and the TL ive used it for about 80000 miles soo far. Works great!

What viscosity is synchromesh?

[Xulfiqar]

I always use Caltex/Chevron - delo 500/Gold diesel engine oil - its absolutely perfect for our trannys - doesnt foam up, no grinding and is also recommended for hydraulic pumps.

p.s. Im also using this stuff in my PS and its working absolutely sweet for the past 5 years now.