10/40 engine oil into a box

spudep91 · Post by **spudep91** » Fri May 10, 2013 3:21 pm

Ive been told to put 10/40 engine oil into are las box instead of honda mtf. (this has come from a ek9 race serises boy) whats ur thoughts

Post by **indigolemon** » Fri May 10, 2013 3:26 pm

Nah. In an emergency maybe - but no one runs engine oil in the gearbox unless they have to, especially when proper MTF is available.

spudep91 · Post by **spudep91** » Fri May 10, 2013 3:34 pm

Nay that what i said to him and he said that honda mtf 3 was no good along with other gear oils. When they heated up round track he was cruchen into gears and even drokked a box up on him. He said he rung silconline and they told him to do it and a year later she still good. This fella has 3 or civics he says he uses it in.

Post by **Merlin** » Fri May 10, 2013 3:37 pm

I agree with IL, MTF only.

Post by **Pushki** » Fri May 10, 2013 3:40 pm

Civic boys!!

MTF only!

Post by **indigolemon** » Fri May 10, 2013 3:41 pm

Don't think any of the guys who take their cars on track on here would use anything other than a decent MTF man. Standard gearbox oil just doesn't have the additives to work properly IMO.

I wonder if he put thick gearbox oil in his? You need to use MTF designed for Honda boxes - normal gearbox oil is too thick for a Honda setup.

spudep91 · Post by **spudep91** » Fri May 10, 2013 3:45 pm

He says he used honda mtf 2 and 3 and other top brands with same outcome.

spudep91 · Post by **spudep91** » Fri May 10, 2013 3:49 pm

You see i rung him to see if he could get me honda mtf because we orderd some off ebay and ut still not came fs and we have a new track day we could go to tomarra. Thats how it came about he then went on to explane what i allready said. Mybe give it a go?

Post by **NafemanNathan** » Fri May 10, 2013 3:52 pm

So he's trying to sell you regular engine in oil in place of MTF because he doesn't have the MTF in stock then? I say shop somewhere else bud

spudep91 · Post by **spudep91** » Fri May 10, 2013 4:00 pm

lol no he not trying to sell me the oil. ive met this fella a few times and hes seem spot on. u see the thing that gets me is he is in a race series and goes about the uk racen so must work?