On 27 Jul 2003 18:21:54 -0700, brorjace@hotmail.com (Bror Jace) wrote:

>"Mista Bone" <MistaB0ne@cinci.rr.com> wrote in message news:<UrmUa.6774$dO2.226@fe2.columbus.rr.com>...
>> I'll never use Redline MTL in a Honda tranny again. It eats away at the
>> plastic bearing cage for the input shaft bearing.
>>
>> http://www.codyscafe.com/~mrbone/pic...goodbadISB.jpg
>
>Bone, is that a shot of that RSX tranny you've posted before?
>
>I know you've never been a fan of the Red Line gear oils but I've used
>them with great results in a '90 Integra and my '95 Civic Coupe.
>Combined, those two cars racked up 220,000 miles with me as a driver
>and another 100,000+ with others at the wheel. Great shifting, no
>problems.
>
>If you're right about the MTL eating a plastic seal, that's pretty sad
>for Honda. They should know better than to put such a finicky seal in
>their tranny when so many people use the Red Line synchromesh fluids.
>They've been around for well over a decade.

It's not the seal that got destroyed - it's the bearing cage and it wasn't
clear if it suffered due to solvency of the plastic in the oil or if it got
worn away by abrasion. It's completely gone though - all eight balls are
jammed against each other in the bad bearing.

>But if I had an RSX, I'd rather be safe than sorry and use the
>not-particularly-impressive Honda MTF. Oh well.

The Honda MTF works fine for me.

Rgds, George Macdonald

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