'87 Honda Prelude Transmission Question

I am wondering what kind of transmission fluid to use as a replacement on
an 87 Prelude SI with a manual transmission. I got the car to work on the
clutch and have since taken out the transmission. I haven't been able to
find out easily online what sort of replacement fluid to use or if it
matter what type. Thanks.

On Sat, 30 Oct 2004 00:33:11 -0400, "ferminf" >
wrote:

>I am wondering what kind of transmission fluid to use as a replacement on
>an 87 Prelude SI with a manual transmission. I got the car to work on the
>clutch and have since taken out the transmission. I haven't been able to
>find out easily online what sort of replacement fluid to use or if it
>matter what type. Thanks.

Honda sells a special MT Oil, but the manual just calls for motor oil
- 10W30 or 10W40. AFAIK, this applies to all Honda MTs from 1971
through at least 1994. I don't know if it still applies to new
Hondas. Anybody?

We put regular 10W30 into my girlfriends trannie in her
87 prelude. Works fine. I am located in cold canada, and
it doesn't seem to stiffen up at all in winter either.

t

In article
outautos.com>, "ferminf"
> wrote:

>I am wondering what kind of transmission fluid to use as a replacement on
>an 87 Prelude SI with a manual transmission. I got the car to work on the
>clutch and have since taken out the transmission. I haven't been able to
>find out easily online what sort of replacement fluid to use or if it
>matter what type. Thanks.

Typically 10W-30 motor oil.
However, motor oils have changed since 1987. i think they now have less
phosphorus & zinc, which are anti wear additives.
IF I were doing it, I'd get 1 or 2 qts. of the Honda MTL and top off the
rest with regular 10W-30.

ferminf wrote:
> I am wondering what kind of transmission fluid to use as a replacement on
> an 87 Prelude SI with a manual transmission. I got the car to work on the
> clutch and have since taken out the transmission. I haven't been able to
> find out easily online what sort of replacement fluid to use or if it
> matter what type. Thanks.
>
hi there
my chilton manual says use 10/40 engine oil in the tranny.do not use
gear oil.
Honda bikes are the same !!!
cheers
spike