Got my 3 bottles of GM Synchromesh Tranny Fluid - Have questions
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I disagree with the last statement.
When I bought my 92 RS, I got a great deal because it was hard to get into 5th gear,...and a few other problems it had. Third gear grinded and 5th was very hard to get into. I took it home, checked the manual transmission fluid and found only about 3/4 of a quart of oil in the gearbox. So, I drained and replaced with 10w/30w oil and 5th gear came back but 3rd still grinded very badly. I was resigned to replacing syncro for 3rd gear until on G2IC I saw some members praising GM Syn MTF, but I couldnt afford it at the time so I bought Honda MTF. I sure am glad I did, because now I have ABSOLUTELY NO grinds at all and all gears shift superbly. OH, btw, my 92 RS has 248K miles and still going strong. So moral of the story is, if you have grinds and are using 10/30w in your tranny, then switch to Honda MTF before you convice yourself of needing tranny repair. 
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Originally Posted by hondatech
That's cool i never went to the site, maybe I will check it out when I have time. Sorry if it works great but I'm not gonna try it in my Hondas. That's all i'm saying, Honda expressly says to use only Honda MTF and that's it. It works great and I see no need to switch to something not designed for a Honda. If your transmission grinds or makes noise or something it needs to be taken apart and fixed, no fluid is gonna fix it.
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...was just givin real-life exp, and I still drive my teg 200 miles a week. Oh, ya, technology does move on. I am convinced thru personal experience that the Honda MTF is a superior fluid to use in Honda trannys than 10/30w, and I was told that Honda engineered their MTF because of grinding complaints in the past. I am glad that Honda didn't leave well-enough alone....
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When I change tranny fluids, i actually take out the speed sensor on top of the tranny so i dont get any spillage from the side during the refill procedure.
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Originally Posted by Sam92teg
...was just givin real-life exp, and I still drive my teg 200 miles a week. Oh, ya, technology does move on. I am convinced thru personal experience that the Honda MTF is a superior fluid to use in Honda trannys than 10/30w, and I was told that Honda engineered their MTF because of grinding complaints in the past. I am glad that Honda didn't leave well-enough alone....
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Originally Posted by hondatech
I wouldn't put ANY GM product in a Honda/Acura. I thought the old manuals used to say 5w-30 on the manuals(I could be wrong) I was reading that Honda MTF has additives to reduce friction and reduce noise/vibration. It's up to you I've used redline MTF too, It's ok. My Hondas all run Honda MTF. I'm with the idea that Honda Knows what they are talking about, why risk a problem?
its not like gm makes their own oil anyways
