5 speed question HELP
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90 CRx DX
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From: cape girardeau MO
5 speed question HELP
OK another total noob question.
what do i put in my 5-speed tranny ?
i know not gear grease
motor oil, or type F trans fluid, or what ?
the guy at auto zone told me to put 80 weight gear oil.
what do i put in my 5-speed tranny ?
i know not gear grease
motor oil, or type F trans fluid, or what ?
the guy at auto zone told me to put 80 weight gear oil.
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From: Northern Virginia
Put Honda brand MTL (manual trans lubricant) in there ... available at the dealer for a few bucks a quart. DO NOT... under any circumstances... EVER put 80w gear oil in there!!! You can also use 10w30 motor oil, but why? Honda makes a perfect fluid.
driver
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What does it do? I'm forced to run 80w-90 for my LSD.
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You have a 90 Dx CRX, right? What trans do you have in there?? I assumed stock since you didn't mention otherwise. Perhaps an important detail was left out??
Last edited by MTEng; Sep 25, 2006 at 11:54 AM.
Rotorphile.
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It causes more mechanical drag and I've heard mention of it being bad for the synchro rings for this reason. Overweight oil in the trans isn't nearly as bad as overweight oil in the engine, however.