Civic EG

Posted: **Mon Oct 27, 2008 10:17 am**

My d16z6 transmission is making a weird noise... when I shift there is no grind.... but my transmission in 1st and 3rd gear sounds like it has straight cut gears O.o.... I have no clue what the problem is.... I put 2 bottles of Royal purple synco gear oil.... I dont know what the problem is... Its not really a grind noise.... its more like you can hear the gears moving... like i said... sounds like the gears are straight cut gears.. :lol:

... anythoughts???

Posted: **Mon Oct 27, 2008 3:35 pm**

it started after you put in the royal purple? If so I'd drain it and try some honda MTF

Posted: **Mon Oct 27, 2008 5:35 pm**

^^ what he said. Try some honda MTF. I use 10w40 mobil in my tranny, runs perfectly.

Posted: **Mon Oct 27, 2008 9:35 pm**

Honda mtf? Hmmm..... sounds good then... I'll grab some when I can and see if that helps out.

Thanks :thumb:

Posted: **Tue Oct 28, 2008 12:40 am**

unfortunately the dealer sells MTF for $9/qt. :thumbdown:

Posted: **Tue Oct 28, 2008 12:55 am**

teal_dx wrote:unfortunately the dealer sells MTF for $9/qt.

better than spending half and getting a set of mashed up gears, would you not agree?

Posted: **Tue Oct 28, 2008 1:51 am**

... dude thats cheaper for me haha... freakin the purple was like 11 bucks

Posted: **Tue Oct 28, 2008 3:27 am**

sdots wrote:
teal_dx wrote:unfortunately the dealer sells MTF for $9/qt.
better than spending half and getting a set of mashed up gears, would you not agree?

completely, especially if you have a buddy who works at a dealership :wink:

Posted: **Tue Oct 28, 2008 9:46 am**

Not a honda dealership... but an acura dealership :thumb:

.... I asked him if it was possible for a k20 to be bought cheap... but nothing... :lol:

Posted: **Tue Oct 28, 2008 3:31 pm**

NEVER

use synthetic in your tranny! 10-30, Honda MTF or GM Synchromesh. :thumb:

Posted: **Tue Oct 28, 2008 3:58 pm**

Synchromesh all the way :woot:

Posted: **Tue Oct 28, 2008 6:34 pm**

teal_dx wrote:
sdots wrote:
teal_dx wrote:unfortunately the dealer sells MTF for $9/qt.
better than spending half and getting a set of mashed up gears, would you not agree?

completely, especially if you have a buddy who works at a dealership

haha even better. it's not too bad in the u.k so all is good.

Posted: **Thu Oct 30, 2008 8:31 am**

Alright.. I have not yet swaped out the fluid... BUUUTT... would switching out the fluid from royal purple syncro to honda mtf do a big diff? Also... I just noticed when my civic is at idle at the red light in nuetral... i hear a weird bearing like noise.... When I drive off... the weird gear noise resembles that noise... ?? Any ideas? When I press the clutch in... the bearing noise goes away.....

Posted: **Thu Oct 30, 2008 10:40 am**

I've had synthetic 5W-30 in my tranny since may and I've had no problems yet.

Posted: **Thu Oct 30, 2008 1:13 pm**

fluid will make a difference.

biretsu89 wrote: When I drive off... the weird gear noise resembles that noise... ?? Any ideas? When I press the clutch in... the bearing noise goes away.....

That noise is most likely the input shaft bearing. VERY common problem on our cars.

Civic EG

Random Gear like noise

Random Gear like noise