I have had my E for a few weeks now and just changed the manual transmission fluid and oil while was at it. (coolant and rear diff to come.)The guy I bought it from said he had the oil done recently but I figured I would do it just to be safe.
I use Mobil 1 0w20 and Purolator Pure One filters if anyone wonders.
The real reason I did both of these is because my E has 105k on it and I have noticed that the 2nd gear shifts were a little notchy unless you went really slowly to 2nd. It was like the 2nd gear synchro was not matching the speeds as quickly as it should.
I used pennzoil synchromesh (same as the GM synchromesh) because I have had good luck with it in my previous Hondas. I went for a short drive and could tell the difference in the first shift into 2nd. Went in super smooth even with a fast shift.
On a side note whatever was in there was really clean and light colored...almost lighter that fresh oil. The brand new synchromesh was even darker than what I drained out.
I will update in a week or two if there is any change.
you can get pennzoil synchromesh at Autozone...its the only place that I have found that carries it. It comes in a gear oil style bottle and is stocked near the gear oil.
I use Mobil 1 0w20 and Purolator Pure One filters if anyone wonders.
The real reason I did both of these is because my E has 105k on it and I have noticed that the 2nd gear shifts were a little notchy unless you went really slowly to 2nd. It was like the 2nd gear synchro was not matching the speeds as quickly as it should.
I used pennzoil synchromesh (same as the GM synchromesh) because I have had good luck with it in my previous Hondas. I went for a short drive and could tell the difference in the first shift into 2nd. Went in super smooth even with a fast shift.
On a side note whatever was in there was really clean and light colored...almost lighter that fresh oil. The brand new synchromesh was even darker than what I drained out.
I will update in a week or two if there is any change.
you can get pennzoil synchromesh at Autozone...its the only place that I have found that carries it. It comes in a gear oil style bottle and is stocked near the gear oil.
