Manual Gearbox oil change - Honda Civic

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Mon 14 May 2007 14:27
Manual Gearbox oil change - Honda Civic - peteH
Hi I have a Honda Civic 1.4 (2001), and want to replace the gearbox oil.

The manual only refers to the specification of the oil as "Honda MTF".

Halfords only seems to sell there own brand 80W90, and a quick look at the Castol site, suggests SMX-S which is a Fully synthetic SAE 75W-85.

Does anyone know what is recommended, and where can I find it? or should I stick with the Honda Branded stuff?

Regards

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Mon 14 May 2007 16:18
Manual Gearbox oil change - Honda Civic - keybored
I have a CRV and tend to use only Honda fluids from the main dealers. Worth the little extra for peace of mind IMHO.
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Mon 14 May 2007 16:26
Manual Gearbox oil change - Honda Civic - Aprilia
Honda are slightly 'odd ball' in that they always used to recommend a 5W-30 engine oil for their gearboxes in the 1990's. No EP or AW additives. They then started selling this as their own proprietory oil in Honda branded bottles.

Your transmission would be fine with SMX-S (75W-85 g/box is similar to 5W-30 engine visc.). Alternatively you could use Redline MTL (70W-80 GL-4) or anything around that weight to a GL-4 spec.
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