Changing Transmission Fluid Help DC5R

[Tony99]

I own a dc5r with 175,000 km. For the one year i have owned it the gear shifts have been very smooth and overall have felt very solid. However, the last month or so that is not the case. Gears are much harder to get into than previously and overall quality feels bad. Ive never tracked the car but i do drive the car in a spiritedly manner quite often. I am not sure when the transmission fluid was changed last so i am worried if i do change it i could loosen deposits that have settled into place etc. As for what oil/fluid to use i am not sure for my car. Ive done a lot of research but could not find a good reccomendation for my specific car. Would appreciate any knowledge and recommendations of what fluid/oil to use as i am a noob. Keep in mind the issues i have with the car at the moment and the fact that its a daily and is driven in hot conditions in summer. Thanks.

[EKVTIR-T]

Honda mtf mate,can't go wrong

[Tony99]

dont think i can buy that here mate.

[bennjamin]

dont think i can buy that here mate.

Run MTF06 ( oem honda stuff)

Its not hard to drop the fluid , ask a local DIY guy on here to help

[Tony99]

from perth mate.

[RenzokukenJ]

from perth mate.

nice man

go to dealership

ask for oils

go to mech

ask to put in

10/10

would

repair

again

[amant02]

75w90 gbok oil. If you idunno which oil to use is best to let a mechanic do it.

[RenzokukenJ]

75w80 is the one you use my friend

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[amant02]

Buy any GL5 75w90

or buy MTF

if you want recommendations, i have used penrite pro gear, motul 300v and motul ff type 2 all with great success.

Also the oil weight should be dependent on weather and conditions for us aussies its 75w90 GL 5 for most modern day cars.

[1wht86teg]

Hi Tony99, On the oil type to use you can go genuine oil which will definitely do the job, after market oils are good too - the grade of oil should be listed in the owners handbook if the car came with that. Other than that most of the retailers will have a look up chart where you can confirm the type of oil brand and grade is best. Bear in mind that you want to make sure you do see a listing for your specific model - assume the DC5R has a LSD factory fitted. I've used Castrol VMX 80 successfully in a LSD equiped fwd honda gearbox.
The metal wearing parts (very very fine particle sizes) will drain out as you remove the old oil but make sure you give the drain plug a really good clean as these are magnetic at times and will hold small bits of debris to ensure that they don't cause premature wear in the 'box. Depending on the breather location on the gearbox you shouldn't really have any sediment/gunk in there unless the box has been submerged for some strange reason....
With ambient temperature this is normally a concern at the extreme ends of the range - eg very negative Celsius and very high celsius, normal operating temperatures ranging from -5 to +45 you'll find the standard stuff works well. If you're operating at the top end of the temperature range consistently then more frequent oil changes would be a good preventative idea. In very extreme conditions you'd look to fit an oil cooler however these are more inclined to be needed in automatics under heavy load like towing applications.

[Tony99]

Hi Tony99, On the oil type to use you can go genuine oil which will definitely do the job, after market oils are good too - the grade of oil should be listed in the owners handbook if the car came with that. Other than that most of the retailers will have a look up chart where you can confirm the type of oil brand and grade is best. Bear in mind that you want to make sure you do see a listing for your specific model - assume the DC5R has a LSD factory fitted. I've used Castrol VMX 80 successfully in a LSD equiped fwd honda gearbox.
The metal wearing parts (very very fine particle sizes) will drain out as you remove the old oil but make sure you give the drain plug a really good clean as these are magnetic at times and will hold small bits of debris to ensure that they don't cause premature wear in the 'box. Depending on the breather location on the gearbox you shouldn't really have any sediment/gunk in there unless the box has been submerged for some strange reason....
With ambient temperature this is normally a concern at the extreme ends of the range - eg very negative Celsius and very high celsius, normal operating temperatures ranging from -5 to +45 you'll find the standard stuff works well. If you're operating at the top end of the temperature range consistently then more frequent oil changes would be a good preventative idea. In very extreme conditions you'd look to fit an oil cooler however these are more inclined to be needed in automatics under heavy load like towing applications.

thank you for the reply. will definetly follow the advice.

[Tony99]

Hi Tony99, On the oil type to use you can go genuine oil which will definitely do the job, after market oils are good too - the grade of oil should be listed in the owners handbook if the car came with that. Other than that most of the retailers will have a look up chart where you can confirm the type of oil brand and grade is best. Bear in mind that you want to make sure you do see a listing for your specific model - assume the DC5R has a LSD factory fitted. I've used Castrol VMX 80 successfully in a LSD equiped fwd honda gearbox.
The metal wearing parts (very very fine particle sizes) will drain out as you remove the old oil but make sure you give the drain plug a really good clean as these are magnetic at times and will hold small bits of debris to ensure that they don't cause premature wear in the 'box. Depending on the breather location on the gearbox you shouldn't really have any sediment/gunk in there unless the box has been submerged for some strange reason....
With ambient temperature this is normally a concern at the extreme ends of the range - eg very negative Celsius and very high celsius, normal operating temperatures ranging from -5 to +45 you'll find the standard stuff works well. If you're operating at the top end of the temperature range consistently then more frequent oil changes would be a good preventative idea. In very extreme conditions you'd look to fit an oil cooler however these are more inclined to be needed in automatics under heavy load like towing applications.

thank you for the reply. will definetly follow the advice.