Tranny Fluid Question

[§treet_§peed]

I ahve a 1996 Honda civic Dx.. D16y7 5spd stock tranny.. i was wondering, correct me if i am wrong, but i beleive i was told that you could use 10w30 motor oil as tranny fluid.. if so how many quarts? i ahve to drop my tranny to replace the rear main seal this weekend.. preciate the help guys!

[william_jeff]

yea but no.

go to the honda/acura dealer and get 3quarts of MTF you will be better off

[§treet_§peed]

you think so?

[pitbull325]

10w30 is what they recommend, I do it all the time with no problems. Less than 3 quarts. Whatever you do, don't put in gear oil!

[b17a1db2]

I put 10W30 in my LS transmission, i got from the junkyard. cause i didn't care what went in it..But I use the MTF for my good trannys. Basically, my good trannys deserve MTF. and my bad ones have the 10W30. and about 3 quarts. with the car level. undo the oil fill bolt, and leave the drain bolt in. and fill it, until the fluid starts to come out of the oil fill bolt. that's how it was specified in my honda manual.

[william_jeff]

I put 10W30 in my LS transmission, i got from the junkyard. cause i didn't care what went in it..But I use the MTF for my good trannys. Basically, my good trannys deserve MTF. and my bad ones have the 10W30. and about 3 quarts. with the car level. undo the oil fill bolt, and leave the drain bolt in. and fill it, until the fluid starts to come out of the oil fill bolt. that's how it was specified in my honda manual.

let that determine your money

but IMO use honda/acura MTF

[§treet_§peed]

eh i said fuck it and got 2 quarts of HONDA MTF shit was $6.05 a quart... but i hate the motor and tranny i have... D16Y7 FTL

[redciv1]

When I did my motor swap I put 10w30 synthetic. I figured if regular 10W30 is good then synthetic should coat the gears even more.

[william_jeff]

should have gotten three, you may come up short on the fill up

[§treet_§peed]

nah they told me that my tranny only takes 1.9 quarts.. plus imma cheap ass lol

[SLow_POke]

2 Qts is fine 3 is just to fuken much . . .

bone dry Mtrans should take 2.2

[mxglory258]

10w30 is what they recommend, I do it all the time with no problems. Less than 3 quarts. Whatever you do, don't put in gear oil!

Reasoning??? Considering I change it as much as motor oil, I ALWAYS use lucas gear oil in the trans. Not one problem. I had grinds before I put lucas in it. I still have them, but not NEAR as bad

[§treet_§peed]

eh well i hate my car and might be selling it and getting a eclipse