I recently (Nov. last year) had my clutch and 2nd gear synchronizer replaced in my '92 Integra GSR. I've been having problems getting into 1st and 2nd gears early in the mornings when it's cold.

I had the fluid checked at a second shop (not the one the did the initial work) and it's clear that the first shop used 90w oil instead of the recommended 30w. I took a sample of my oil to a local Acura and another shop, and it's clearly not 30w, but 90w.

I am concerned that this error has caused unexpected wear to my transmission. Without admitting guilt in this, the first shop has asked to flush and refill with off the shelf Honda fluid.

Whats a person to do when a shop makes a clear error, won't admit it (yet), and I as a layman can't determine if future repairs will be needed due to this neglegence?

I'm open to suggestions and your thoughts to extended damage.

Thanks...Randy

 

I should have mentioned it's a 5sp manual.

Randy

 

Quite frankly, I'm surprised your transmission can still shift. If you have a friendly Honda dealer nearby you might want to have a chat with one of their service guys, they might have seen the results of this mistake before.

 

Well I did, and no one is willing to speculate on how much damage could be possibly there without tearing apart the transmission. I understand this hesitation.

I'm going to try and get the shop that did the work to open it up and verify everything is as it should be. Short of that, an extended warranty on service will be demanded.

 

Yeah, I won't even make a guess. Especially considering that your trans still works. h:


There's a machine shop near me that will pull apart, inspect, and rebuild a manual tranny for $200. You might look around for an independant shop willing to do that work and ask the shop that made the mistake to pay for the inspection.


Other than that, I think an extended warranty is all you'll get.

 

For those curious, I just got back from having new oil put in the transmission. WOW, what a difference. I can now shift easily. This shop still stands by idea that they put the right oil in it the first time. The fact that shifting has improved goes un-explanable by them.

I did negotiate an additional 9 months on the warranty.

 

If you saved a sample of what was in there, you might be able to have some sort of analysis done on it? Find out what it was, and "Excessive bearing wear"... http://theoildrop.server101.com/whatisoilanalysis.htm

Really hope this helps. Good luck, eh.