imported_dan_h

im planning to change my tranny oil before winter comes

any recommendation about which one would be more stable in low temp?

i notice rough shifting in the winter

should i use redline MTL? or maybe motul is better?

imported_gatherer

honda MTL is the only choice ...

imported_viper_2_4

agreed, honda MTF

The Prophet

agreed....

imported_Gatsby

Well Honda MTF is $7 a liter! and you can buy 4 liters of Castrol tranny oil for like $10 !!

Thats what I did. Changed the oil last week, and I used castrol. Feels just like before though... Well the old oil was clean... So I donno...

Anyways I thought I let you know there are alternatives too.

Nova_Dust

I use Motul. I noticed smoother shifting over whatever oil I was using. D16 trasmission is still weak, but with the oil, felt much better.

Not cheap, but I would recommend it.

DumbasSi

I use the GM Syncromesh Friction Modified Semi-Synthetic. The shifts seem alot smoother now, never grinds, and it goes into reverse on the first try most times. $14 a bottle at "some" GM dealers.

Whiplash

will have to look at blend sheets tomorrow at work
we just might make that shyt...

bbarbulo

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Si Veloz, I think Penzoil makes that shyt

Gatsby, Honda is the only company that does NOT use regular tranny/gear oil. We HAVE to use Honda MTF, or the alternative is 10W30 motor oil (conventional, NOT synth) if Honda MTF is unavailable. Putting in heavy gear oil like 80W90 like what most other transmissions use is disaster for our trannies. True, GM synchromesh can be substituted, but only if your tranny is already on it's way out.

Whiplash

ya, 80/90 is for rwd diffs and trannies like the muncie or saginaw

imported_Cablerat

for a stock civic manual (5spd) you can use 5w30 motor oil..

works just fine.. had it in my 90 teg.. kept shifting for 270+K

imported_viper_2_4

ya, I have heard only to use the GM syncromesh if your having trouble with your syncros, have it heard it works really well sometimes, and not soo much other times,.....Honda used to recomend 5w30, but I think on newer models it recomends honda MTF, I think it also is desgined to work better with older transmisions (or so I have been told).....

bbarbulo

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it's 10W30 that Honda recomends, and NOT synth but rather conventional oil. But considering oil changes are done only every 48K kms, why not splurge for the $8/liter Honda MTF?

imported_viper_2_4

oops, sorry thats what I mean 10w30......ya agreed, for the amount of times you do an oil change, go with the honda MTF...