Clutch going bad symptoms?

[HondaEat-R]

I'm not knocking what you advised. Changing the gear oil might very well be in order. But GM synchromesh manual transmission fluid is more expensive than most synthetic gear oils. Also I think it is the wrong grade for use below 50*. 75W90 is good for all temps.

Yeah, the viscosity may be wrong for these temps. I'll have to look and see what grades they make. Hmmm

 

[HondaEat-R]

Smitty's MSP, the best bet right now is change the fluid and see how it works. yudkib, snow tires are not a good thing to have to judge if your clutch is slipping. Those tires break loose so easily, and if it's slick at all out they will spin. Wait until spring with some decent tires and try. Get onto a highway onramp, shift into 2nd and gun it. If you get high RPMs without the speed, then your clutch is toast.

Exactly. Smitty, Is this your first Winter with the MSP ? My shifting is notchier in the cold as well, which can lead to some minor shifting woes if you're not paying attention to engagement. X2 on the snow tires too. Every now and then I spin the tires at a light without meaning to do it. Actually went too fast into a corner last week on the way to work, and I got into a brief 4 wheel drift on a frozen bridge....sketchy

 

[Smitty's MSP]

Yeah, I drove an automatic jetta VR6 last year.... It could be the cold, I never thought of that.... and What kind of 75W90 do you recommend? I mean like what brand?

And TOTALLY done that honda eat-r.... had me shakin the hole ride home... Lets just say I don't push her too hard anymore (nervous)

 

[livelyjay]

The brand of gear oil to use is almost personal preference at this point. Stick with the known brands: Amsoil, Redline, Royal Purple, etc. If you go with RedLine, their product name is MT-90 for 75x90. The mixture I described above (two quarts MT-90, the rest MTL) yields a mixture of around 73x85, which worked really well. Again, the transmission was a lot newer back then.

Also beware the limited slip differential during winter driving. Under acceleration if one tire hits ice and the other dry pavement, be prepared for some torque steer. My friend used to own a Sentra Spec-V, his first winter experience had him whip a 360 in the middle of the road. Lucky for him there was no traffic.

 

[Smitty's MSP]

That makes sense, now that i think about it... I'll be carefull... although down here we havent had much of icy/snowy weather... but it calls for bad weather tomorrow

But as for how much, is there a thread for changing tranny fluid? I'll look in the mean time, but i figured if you guys know how much i'd need, that would be a lot easier/helpful than trying to figure it out myself (and run the risk of screwing up badly)

 

[BOOSTR]

2.9 quarts is what it takes. There are two 23mm bolts on the transaxle, 1 for filling and one on the bottom for draining. I like Mobil 1 but it really doesn't matter as long as you use the right grade for your temp range. You'll need a funnel with a hose, bottle pump or better yet a suction gun for refilling it. It's as easy as changing your oil.

 

[livelyjay]

^^^ What he said ^^^ Except I thought it was 2.9 quarts? There should be a guide around the forum on how to do it. I just use a funnel with a hose. The drain and fill bolts are hard to miss, because they are huge. Jack the car up and drain. Close drain plug and drop the car back onto the ground. Put funnel with hose into fill hole, pour all fluids in until no more go in. Place a pan under the fill hole and wait till no more drips out the fill hole. Close fill hole, done.

 

[Smitty's MSP]

Very simple indeed... I also read it was under 3... that would definitely impact whether i buy 3 quarts, or just a gallon

 

[BOOSTR]

typo, 2.9 is correct.

 

[Smitty's MSP]

Okay livelyjay, i was just wondering.... Why have a mixture? Like what benefits does it have?

I'd like to apologize for my ignorance, i just know NOTHING on transmissions.... mostly everything else i have SOME idea, but this? i'm clueless... so thanks to all of you guys who've helped

 

[HondaEat-R]

Does our LSD require a friction modifier ?

 

[BOOSTR]

I don't think so. I've owned other cars where it was required and there would be an * in the owners manual indicating to add 4 oz's of it. But if you have some chatter adding some might help.