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should i do a tranny fluid change?

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Old 09-06-2010, 09:25 AM
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When i bought my car 7 months ago i had a tranny fluid change done because of some clunkiness into 3rd, now i have read all the DIY's and it seems very easy, i have only driven it about 3000 miles after that (still clunky), but i have no idea what tranny fluid they used. stupid question but is there a minimum amount of time you should wait before another change?
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Did a honda dealer change it? The new honda MTF blend is good stuff. There is no minimum amount of time to change the fluid.
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no it was a local motor sport shop i go to for performance mods, thanks, i will probably go buy the honda mtf this week and change it.
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I change mine every 30k but also i drive very easy.
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What fluid did they actually put in the tranny?
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A lot of people swear by GM Synchromesh, but it can be a pain to locate sometimes.
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i have no idea what fluid they put in
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If you don't know what fluid the shop put in it, that's even more of an incentive to change it out now. Just go pick up a couple of bottles of Honda MTF and change it yourself. It's quite easy.

And just to note, a little clunkiness from 2nd-3rd is fine. I've driven a dozen s2k's ranging from all model years and all exhibit this behavior to some degree...especially when the tranny is cold. As long as it doesn't grind, you're good.
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[QUOTE=S2KenC,Sep 6 2010, 04:14 PM] If you don't know what fluid the shop put in it, that's even more of an incentive to change it out now.
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I changed mine with Royal Purple MTF and it seems to be holding up fine; 3k miles now. I plan on changing mine out every other oil change; 6k total miles.


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