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hey wats up?? i have a 02 civic and i took it to get an oil change. they told me that my transmission fluid was low. i was wondering wat kind of tranny fluid should i put in and from where do i pour it in. i have a 5 spd tranny. ive been looking for the tranny dip stik but no luck in finding it. could u guys help me out in noeing wat to do

 
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if its a 5 speed manual, there will be no dipstick, there never is on a manual trans, and there is two ways to fill it, either through the sensor on top of the trans, or the fill plug on the side, and next time, use the search button

 
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https://www.civicforums.com/forums/7...ssion-oil.html

Left click on the above link. It will get you into the ball-park with manual trans fluid.

 
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^^^Good nice find. Keep it up and you will have a nice future here. +1 for you.

 
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And when you change it USE: ^_^

Red Line MTL

Manual Transmission Lubricant - a 75W/80W GL-4 gear oil designed for use in manual transmissions and transaxles. Provides excellent protection of gears and synchronizers and its balanced slipperiness provides a perfect coefficient of friction, allowing easier shifting

 
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I work in the lube industry and you can use regular 10w30 motor oil in it and it won't harm your tranny at all i have an 01 been running regular 10w30 motor oil in my trans for bout 2 years and no problems 130k miles still the original clutch and in the owners manuall will tell u to use an slf fluid (special lubricant fluid) but it also states that u can use a 10w30 as an alternative for temporary use but theres no harm

 
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how well does the lube industry pay??? haha lube

 
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I'd trust the engineers who designed the tranny, and in the owner's manual they seem to say to use lubes that are shear-stabilized. Synchro wear is a bad thing, and FM fluids help prevent it.

FWIW, I use Red Line MTL, which a lot of people love for honda trannys. Other brands I have heard good mojo about are BG SuperSlick II and GM's Friction Modified (have to ask for FM) synchromesh transmission fluid. Stock honda fluid, obviously, is perfectly acceptable.

I think that we're missing something here, namely How did your tranny fluid get low in the first place? The tranny only has 3 bolts in it that could have leaks:

1: Check hole bolt, biggest one that you stick a finger in to check fluid level
2: Drain bolt. Head has a square socket that fits a 3/8" ratchet head without a socket attached
3: Filler bolt. On top of the tranny where you are "supposed" to fill the tranny through.

If you don't notice leaks in the #1 and #2 bolts, it is highly unlikely that fluid is coming out the top of the tranny through the #3 bolt.

THEREFORE, the cause of low tranny fluid was:

1: If it had never been changed before, you got a friday-afternoon fluid fill.
2: The fluid really wasn't low, your mech is just a moron
3: The fluid is going somewhere and being burned or is leaking through a gasket.

To check for #3, you should check for drips from the tranny and bellhousing where the clutch attaches to the input shaft. Also, if you have clutch chatter (Grabby intermittent engagement on the clutch) your tranny fluid may be leaking out the shaft seal into the clutch housing. Also possible that it is leaking out the differential through to the half-shafts and dripping off.

Either way, determine why this was messed up. Trannies are expensive, mmkay?