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Gearbox oil
Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2009 6:05 pm
by mynameisowen
Can someone recommend some tranny oil for me please... my box is in desperate need of a oil change but im not sure which to get.
Has anyone tried the genuine honda one?
Re: Gearbox oil
Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2009 6:16 pm
by Power of Vtec
i always use the genuine honda one
it's one of the best out there
Re: Gearbox oil
Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2009 7:33 pm
by saxophonias
Honda MTF for sure! The capacity you need is going to cost you around 25-30euros.
Re: Gearbox oil
Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2009 9:44 pm
by mynameisowen
is there not a cheaper place to buy it, i.e not from honda?
Ive head some rumours that the transmission fluid that rover sell is exactly the same thing, has anyone else heard this aswell?
Re: Gearbox oil
Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2009 9:48 pm
by saxophonias
It could be. Find out if it is the same fluid like the one on Rovers 416 sohc engines. They used to have d16 honda engines and i think the same gearbox.
Re: Gearbox oil
Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2009 9:54 pm
by demolik
MTF !
Re: Gearbox oil
Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 4:13 pm
by Law_
MTF is in Portugal at 5.20eur per Liter plus some cents from the environemental tax. 2.2 L on the D14 gearbox... Thats 15eur max. for 40.000kms. Dont use motor oil of any kind. if you dont have LSD just use Honda genuine MTF. But i agree, if Rover use the same but cheaper, buy it...
Cheers
Re: Gearbox oil
Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2009 6:15 pm
by Dodo Bizar
I thought LSD definetely needs MTF.
My B16B is said to have fresh MTF... I've been warned not to use any other oil in it?
But my D14 tranny has gotten 2 oil services in its life.
As you might guess: cheap 10W40 around 120.000 and a Shell 10W40 around 250.000.
As we all know my tranny is still running and doing its work on the drag strip
. Maybe I am just a lucky bastard... but for me it just works. Kinda hoping the tranny will fail one day so I have to get the D15B spec hehe.
Re: Gearbox oil
Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2009 9:46 pm
by Law_
I thought LSD's use only special oils like 75w90 or something...
This is a good example.
http://www.neosyntheticoil.com/gear_oil.html
Cheers
Re: Gearbox oil
Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2009 8:32 pm
by hondaNickx
Only plate style LSD's need a special oil because of the friction.A helical LSD can use general gear oil.All honda's use a helical style.
Afaik the older transmissions ( S20 ,L3 ) need to have 10w40 motor oil ,because the newer synthetic gear oils will eat the seals.
I'm using Honda MTF III in my D14 tranny without any problems.