Changing Tranny oil.
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Since we are getting scientific (nit picky) about it, make sure you drain the tranny oil while it is hot (ie go for a hard drive right before draining it), then let it drain for a long time. This will allow more of the old oil to drain out. I do the same for all my engine and diff oil changes, and get pretty close to the "overhaul" figure.
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Originally Posted by gernby,Aug 12 2004, 03:10 PM
Since we are getting scientific (nit picky) about it, make sure you drain the tranny oil while it is hot (ie go for a hard drive right before draining it), then let it drain for a long time. This will allow more of the old oil to drain out. I do the same for all my engine and diff oil changes, and get pretty close to the "overhaul" figure.
Thanks for the feedback xviper. I'll try 1.75 qts. and report back.
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Well i have some bad news, I changed the tranny oil to spanking brand new honda mtf. When I took the old one out, it came kinda black the car has about 48K on it, and I think it never had a oil change. Did the same with the diff, came out black too. Still waiting for the motor oil filter so I can change that and change the coolant.
I went for a test drive with the car. I still have the same prob with it. When i go from 2 to 3, I feel like when I put the stick in gear, something hits it like to push it out, but it stays in. A friend of mine told me its my synchro is messed. Btu one thing I noticed, I can hear the release bearing making a sound way in the back. So tomorow I think i'm going to order OEM, clutch, pressure plate and release bearing to see if that sound goes away. If anyone has any other suggestions, please let me know. Thx
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I went for a test drive with the car. I still have the same prob with it. When i go from 2 to 3, I feel like when I put the stick in gear, something hits it like to push it out, but it stays in. A friend of mine told me its my synchro is messed. Btu one thing I noticed, I can hear the release bearing making a sound way in the back. So tomorow I think i'm going to order OEM, clutch, pressure plate and release bearing to see if that sound goes away. If anyone has any other suggestions, please let me know. Thx
Ricardo
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Originally Posted by honda606,Aug 12 2004, 03:57 PM
Xviper...do you have a guesstimate as to what 200cc would equate to in quarts?
Just put in "<whatever you want converted> to <whatever unit you want>". For example, "200 cc to quart", "123in to cm", etc.
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=...200+cc+to+quart
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Originally Posted by buzilanga,Aug 13 2004, 01:54 AM
Well i have some bad news, I changed the tranny oil to spanking brand new honda mtf. When I took the old one out, it came kinda black the car has about 48K on it, and I think it never had a oil change.
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Originally Posted by buzilanga,Aug 13 2004, 12:54 AM
Well i have some bad news, I changed the tranny oil to spanking brand new honda mtf. When I took the old one out, it came kinda black the car has about 48K on it, and I think it never had a oil change. Did the same with the diff, came out black too. Still waiting for the motor oil filter so I can change that and change the coolant.
I went for a test drive with the car. I still have the same prob with it. When i go from 2 to 3, I feel like when I put the stick in gear, something hits it like to push it out, but it stays in. A friend of mine told me its my synchro is messed. Btu one thing I noticed, I can hear the release bearing making a sound way in the back. So tomorow I think i'm going to order OEM, clutch, pressure plate and release bearing to see if that sound goes away. If anyone has any other suggestions, please let me know. Thx
Ricardo
I went for a test drive with the car. I still have the same prob with it. When i go from 2 to 3, I feel like when I put the stick in gear, something hits it like to push it out, but it stays in. A friend of mine told me its my synchro is messed. Btu one thing I noticed, I can hear the release bearing making a sound way in the back. So tomorow I think i'm going to order OEM, clutch, pressure plate and release bearing to see if that sound goes away. If anyone has any other suggestions, please let me know. Thx
Ricardo
A release bearing should be making the noise just in front of and beside you and not "way in the back". If it's in the back, then you need to direct your attention to the diff or the CVs.
If it feels like it doesn't want to go into a gear (3rd), this is just sycros. A bad syncro will cause you to grind. Something else is making it resist going into gear.
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If 3rd gear is grinding or notchy, then I would suspect a synchro, but if it is hard to select, I would suspect a bent shift fork. I either case, I would try better oils before rebuilding it. Some synchros work better with some oils, and worse with others. I've also heard of shift forks straightening themselves back out slowly with carefull use.
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I hear the release bearing while I'm idleling and I push the clutch in and out. And when I drive I hear the click in the rear. And its a MY02 with a lot of miles on it.
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Originally Posted by buzilanga,Aug 13 2004, 10:27 AM
I hear the release bearing while I'm idleling and I push the clutch in and out. And when I drive I hear the click in the rear. And its a MY02 with a lot of miles on it.
And you say "when I drive", do you really mean as you are driving or do you mean whenever you take off. This makes a difference. If it's ticking while you are driving, it could mean anything from a rock stuck in your tire, to a bad wheel bearing, to a bad CV joint, to a chipped diff gear tooth, to a loose wheel weight. If it ticks as you move off, this could be a hub nut in need of torquing. Which is it?
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Gernby and xviper are correct about hot drains being better, especially on fluid that has been in there for 15k miles. One reason is that adulterants held in suspension will condense and redeposit themselves on the metal surfaces as the tranny cools, whereas they will be "in the fluid" when hot. Since I have only put 500 miles on the Red Line MTL, I just drained it cool.
One thing I also do is to use a large level I have that has one side with a magnetic "face". This allows me to put it on the main underbody frame reinforcement, so I can adjust the 4 jack stands s the car is level. Then I have confidence my fill level will be right on.
Like Gernby, I overfill a tad. As I detect the 2nd quart in the pump starting to "thin", I pump faster to build up a "wave" of fluid, then quickly replace the fill plug so the return wave will not just spill out.
So with all the rain and the storms and the cooler temps, I did my S2000 today with GM Synchcromesh FM, mostly on Gernby's recommendation (now the pressure's on, Gernby ). Took 30 minutes start to finish (I do nto agonize over the last few drops during the drain part of the swap), and now it is raining so hard that my garage queen is, literally, "all lubed up with nowhere to go".
I am looking forward to seeing how this fluid pans out, and will of course offer my comments after several drive cycles. If it feels as good or better than RL MTL, then it will be my fluid of choice and recommendation, since it is not red and is stealthy.
One thing I also do is to use a large level I have that has one side with a magnetic "face". This allows me to put it on the main underbody frame reinforcement, so I can adjust the 4 jack stands s the car is level. Then I have confidence my fill level will be right on.
Like Gernby, I overfill a tad. As I detect the 2nd quart in the pump starting to "thin", I pump faster to build up a "wave" of fluid, then quickly replace the fill plug so the return wave will not just spill out.
So with all the rain and the storms and the cooler temps, I did my S2000 today with GM Synchcromesh FM, mostly on Gernby's recommendation (now the pressure's on, Gernby ). Took 30 minutes start to finish (I do nto agonize over the last few drops during the drain part of the swap), and now it is raining so hard that my garage queen is, literally, "all lubed up with nowhere to go".
I am looking forward to seeing how this fluid pans out, and will of course offer my comments after several drive cycles. If it feels as good or better than RL MTL, then it will be my fluid of choice and recommendation, since it is not red and is stealthy.