what gearbox oil??????
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Bibby
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be careful do not just jump the gun and reccomend oils, honda there selves actually use, wait for this one, 10w40 engine oil in there gear boxes!
normally the best oil for hondas (now im on about eg's and ek's) was always sworn to be landrover something or other oil but i forget exactly what at the min
normally the best oil for hondas (now im on about eg's and ek's) was always sworn to be landrover something or other oil but i forget exactly what at the min
stevieturbo
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Adding any sort of friction reducer to a gearbox...kinda defeats the operation of the baulk rings etc for shifting. Not a good idea.
Bibby
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thats what i mean, the landrover oil is not 10w40 from memory,
i forget the name of it
some of the honda nut's on here ie ek4, thumper, ferret etc etc might know what it is, even ollie who used to have the teg
i forget the name of it
some of the honda nut's on here ie ek4, thumper, ferret etc etc might know what it is, even ollie who used to have the teg
REVINCIVIC
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use honda MTF m8 .. its the same as the land rover stuff .. the old honda gearbox,s are pretty picky about what fluid you use .. never heard of running engine oil in a honda gearbox 
REVINCIVIC
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here m8 this is what you want Land Rover MTF94 all the ek9 guys run this
Bibby
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mtf94, thats the stuff!
as for the engine oil in there boxes, well i used to work for honda, only a short while before i left though as the place was a joke, but anyhow, all that went into the honda gearboxes was engine oil, 10w40 as described in the service manuals!
as for the engine oil in there boxes, well i used to work for honda, only a short while before i left though as the place was a joke, but anyhow, all that went into the honda gearboxes was engine oil, 10w40 as described in the service manuals!
DaddyCC
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Yup, thats the stuff indeed recommended for Honda's... Only the Landrover version is cheaper oddly
I bought a 5 litre for 20 gold coins if i recall???
Bibby
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surely you mean thicker! 10w40 is almost like water
THINNER surely you should know this as you being a
"fully qualified mechanic of 10 years"
the thinner the oil, the easier it is to change gear,hence when a gearbox crunches when its cold(ie worn bulk rings ect) is because the oil is thick,once the oil heats up and becomes thin and lubricates better, the easier it is to change gear!run of the mill stuff this bibby
surely you should know this as you being a"fully qualified mechanic of 10 years"
the thinner the oil, the easier it is to change gear,hence when a gearbox crunches when its cold(ie worn bulk rings ect) is because the oil is thick,once the oil heats up and becomes thin and lubricates better, the easier it is to change gear!run of the mill stuff this bibby
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