Originally Posted by
InsaneCivicCoupe
Ive used motor oil in transmissions before with no problem... if you are not going to beat the shit out of it it doesnt really matter... All the honda MTF is, is 10w30 motor oil with some dumb little friction modifier additive to condition the brass syncros... and no one can even confirm nor deny wether it works or not... I say if you are gonna drive ms.daisy, use motor oil, if not step up to syncromesh, syncromax, or redline mtl...
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yea i been using 10w30 motor oil in my tranny and been running great no grinds or nething. when i first got my car it was grinding a little bit so i changed the fluid and the previous owner before me put GL-5 i think its 75-90 dont remember but i can tell so put 10w30 in it drove waitied a couple weeks flushed it out and put new oil in it and no problems since.