DC5S gearbox woes

[aaronng]

How much does a Honda stealership charge for a bottle of MTF06?
I need some new g/b oil for my DA....

$15-18 is the regular price. Dealership should charge around the same.

[string]

That is incredibly cheap... I bought a 1L bottle of power steering fluid for only a few dollars less than that... Is that per litre? (no I can't call the dealership I don't have a phone book nor a phone)

[aaronng]

Per litre. Most dealerships also have an email address. Probably try sending them an email. Otherwise, you can buy it from Hondwreck if you are in VIC or Mekong spares if you are in NSW.

[daniel_callaway]

Ok Folks,
So, I took the S back to Honda to check the gearbox. They did their test runs etc, checked pulleys, hydraulics etc... could not find an issue. They did some tightening up (not sure exactly what, but it was all external to the gearbox itself).. I was advised that due to double synchro's betw 2nd and 3rd gear it can sometimes be a bit tricky, but there doesn't seem to be an actual issue. They did recommend the next step to bleed the trans fluid and re-fill which I'm inclined to do sooner rather than later..

Anyone got any tips on how to do it without getting messy?

Cheers

[aaronng]

Jackstands, oil tray and a folded piece of cardboard to divert the flow.

[mugsee]

The 3rd gear issue seems to be a common one especially in the US RSX's.

Have you taken a look at replacing your shifter bushings?

See here for more info: http://forums.clubrsx.com/showthread.php?t=402112

[rrevs]

Hi guys, I've got a DC2R and my gearbox blocks me out when trying to downshift into 2nd. Has anyone got this issue?
I just changed the the gearbox oil to Castrol VMX80 and this didn't help at all.
Also when I'm reversing and put then clutch in the gearbox bounds and locks up. Is my box shagged? Is it beyond a simple oil change.

[DR HONDA]

It seems to be a standard complaint for the k series six speed trans. Best solution is to use castrol syntrax. Satisfied all my clients using this oil and fixes a lot of high rpm quickshift grinds.

[K20A DC5]

i have the same problem with my dc5s, but it's definitely only in third gear at the moment and limited to revs ~5k+. I wasn't sure whether I should point it out at the next service. Usually it is when the car is cold though and it just takes a bit of "jiggling" of the gear stick. It can be really annoying though when trying to shift quickly and also when people who haven't driven the car before jump in. My car is due for a service pretty much now though so I might point it out knowing that other people have the same problem

Why are you up around that rpm when the car is cold?

Also, what ids the recommende oil?
Use it, if it requires a GL-4, and you put in GL-5, or vice versa...theres a very good chance youll damage it!

Sometimes the additives in the oils can damage yellow metals, if the syncros are brass or anything else is brass it may pit the brass and start to degrade it,eventually leading to failure.