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Old Sep 19, 2007 | 03:03 AM
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i was at the local acura dealer today in my rust bucket integra lookin cool buying some manual trans fluid, guy at the counter says here ya go, its the new ----. i guess honda re-formulated there mtf recently the new stuff has a white cap/same silver color bottle label says new improved formula. and it kinda smells like coffee. he said they cant even use the old stuff anymore i dont know if they "recalled" it or what. paid $5.somthin a quart. $2 less/quart then honda chargers i dont know how new this is but they didnt have it when i bought some this spring for my other car.

i will say shifts seem smoother then with the supertech 5w30 i had in there (and other random motor oil leftovers/atf, all i had on hand after axle replacement)
Old Sep 19, 2007 | 03:09 AM
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interesting to say the least, yet i dont even use honda gear lube. ive always used semi gear lube...........dont ask why, but a lot of the drag racers i talk too use it. ive never grinded a gear with it(unless i forget to use the clutch :1), though i do need to add some more since my last motor swap.........slight grind into third right now......wonder what it taste like :P i think everyone knows what i mean by that.....right
Old Sep 19, 2007 | 03:38 AM
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Ya, I used it, but the Syncromesh friction modified is amazing... 3rd gear grind GONE with its use in my tranny.

Im a believer, despite what people say about it not doing ----. It did do ---- for me...

Good ----.

13-14 a qt, but money well spent, ---- its only like 2x the Honda stuff....
Old Sep 19, 2007 | 07:40 AM
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Originally Posted by bigdaddyvtec
Ya, I used it, but the Syncromesh friction modified is amazing... 3rd gear grind GONE with its use in my tranny.

Im a believer, despite what people say about it not doing ----. It did do ---- for me...

Good ----.

13-14 a qt, but money well spent, ---- its only like 2x the Honda stuff....
fo real

although the gm dealer here has it for 11 a quart
Old Sep 19, 2007 | 05:20 PM
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why were you using 5w30 in the first place?

then your switching to a thinner oil??

Keep me in mind when you need bearings
Old Sep 19, 2007 | 07:08 PM
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i ran it for like 4 days cause i had to get to work and some came out when i replaced my axle, and the car is a beater anyways
Old Sep 20, 2007 | 11:44 AM
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I think the part # is 08798-9031 if anyone cares.
Supposed to be good stuff, but everything ive heard about it seems to be honda's solution to the kseries tranny grinding issues so......
Old Sep 20, 2007 | 03:12 PM
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I used it in a 245k mile VX tranny I have, and it seems to work great...no different than the blackish looking engine oil I drained out of it from the last owner...

How it lasted this long with that stuff in it, I really don't know.

But this new fluid is a lot thinner than the last stuff from my side-to-side "shake the bottle" test comparing it to the few qts of the old Honda MTF stuff I had sitting around.
Old Sep 21, 2007 | 03:15 PM
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its a "new" formula cuz the newer Honda MT cars need this more special ----... so they just superceded the numbers.

as for recalled? i dont think so... we still had a couple of the "old" ones kickin around here till a couple days ago.

btw i sell the MTF for 7.98qt i think still the best ---- your gonna find for a Honda MT...

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