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Re: Gearbox oil

Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 10:18 pm
by BETEK
The best choice for gearbox is the Honda MTF because it has special additives for protection. The MTF has good duration about 40.000km then is better to change it.
If you can not find the MTF you can use usual oil 10w/40 for short time.

The Honda MTF and 10w/40 have the same base, the difference between them is that MTF has special additives to protect the transmissions.
In any case do not use any other gear oil it will come to failure.

Re: Gearbox oil

Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 9:52 am
by mynameisowen
cheers man do you know any good place to buy apart from expensive honda dealerships?

Re: Gearbox oil

Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 5:40 pm
by Law_
Honda dealers sell it at 5.20eur / L

Re: Gearbox oil

Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 9:54 pm
by BETEK
The MTF is not expensive but here in Greece Honda dealers sell it in bulk or in 25L canisters, the liter costs from 6-14euros.
Might from dealer to dealer you see different price as I saw here.

Re: Gearbox oil

Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2009 4:32 am
by Law_
Here in Portugal you have to take your own bottle or buy 25L.
Eco value for recycling must be payd also and it is ~50cent.
Cheers

Re: Gearbox oil

Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 12:47 pm
by Firebass
i ll go for service on monday and the mechaninc told me that he could use me castrol oil for the gear box cz they last for 80k klm what u think , stick on Honda oil ?

Re: Gearbox oil

Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 5:56 pm
by Law_
yes for sure. why to risk? MTF should perform better and holds for 50K Kms or so... Cheers

Re: Gearbox oil

Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 6:18 pm
by BETEK
Firebass wrote:i ll go for service on monday and the mechaninc told me that he could use me castrol oil for the gear box cz they last for 80k klm what u think , stick on Honda oil ?
Use only Honda MTF, it is best for honda gearboxes ;)
If it is difficult to find MTF, you can use normal oil 10w/40 for 10,000 km.

Re: Gearbox oil

Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 6:23 pm
by Firebass
ok i ll get MTF thnx guys

Re: Gearbox oil

Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2014 9:00 pm
by saxophonias
honda MTF but which one? 2 or 3?
It is pricey.. 14.4euros per liter! 11.74 without vat....