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tranny oil - 8/8/2006 3:27:35 PM
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uk civhead
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Thats right im going to be changing it soon so phoned my local honda dealer and they said they could sell me some from their workshop for £16 thats like nearly $30 which im thinking is quite expensive. he then said the technicians say just to put normal 10/40w oil in and it will do the job fine. what you think?
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RE: tranny oil - 8/8/2006 3:45:10 PM
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i put oil in my tranny myself, not the honda stuff its too much money. so people will say only use the honda oil because it has special additives and stuff. never had a problem with the using regular motor oil.
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RE: tranny oil - 8/8/2006 3:50:38 PM
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For a manual trans it not that important to use Honda fluid. However, i would recommend using something like synchromax or a synthetic oil. Synthetic oil is thinner and when the synchros are meshing with the gear, synthetic oil will leave the space b/w the synchro and gear alot faster than regular oil will.
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RE: tranny oil - 8/8/2006 3:55:40 PM
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uk civhead
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Thanks guys. il throw some synthetic magnatec engine oil in later this week when I do the tranny and engine oil.
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RE: tranny oil - 8/9/2006 6:36:09 PM
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ej6buddy
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i know i'm being optimistic, but i just changed mine today, and i think you should use honda tranny fluid, they made the stuff for a reason. but i wouldn't recommend using regular engine oil in your tranny. btw, i got like 10 quarts for free from a buddy of mine at a dealership. haha
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RE: tranny oil - 8/10/2006 2:56:31 AM
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AgentofDarkness
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ORIGINAL: ej6buddy
but i wouldn't recommend using regular engine oil in your tranny.
And why is that? Honda sells Honda tranny fluid b/c people will buy it. Do you actually thing Honda makes its own oil? Honda engine oil is prolly really jus rebranded __________ oil. The only time you should be using Honda fluid is with honda AUTO trans b/c the auto trans is a hydraulic system and a different visconsity of oil will cause the trans to shift differently b/c the oil will leave the small spaces inside the trans at a different rate than the trans is programmed for. Engine oil is engine oil. Tranny oil only lubricates the gears and yes, you actually do use regular oil. Auto tranny fluid does ALOT more than lubricate gears so that is why you should only use Honda fluid. BTW HONDA recommends that 10W-30 or 10W-40 MOTOR OIL be used in the trans. That is straight from the service manual.
< Message edited by AgentofDarkness -- 8/10/2006 2:58:31 AM >
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