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Old Sep 23, 2010 | 12:38 PM
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In our country you can not buy oil per liter,I found in the USA Honda MTF..Is this the Honda MTF 3 oil???Was introduced in 2006..part num is 08798-9031



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Old Sep 23, 2010 | 12:40 PM
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that's what i used but i'm not sure if that's type 3? if it looks like the first pic you should be good to go
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Old Sep 23, 2010 | 01:25 PM
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i think it's MTF II but im not sure
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Old Sep 23, 2010 | 02:10 PM
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I just replaced mine with the above but not sure if it's MTF2. Bought it from an online vendor.
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Old Sep 23, 2010 | 02:33 PM
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That is 2 because I work for Honda. It's is suppose to be an improvement over the old one for better shift quality.
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Old Sep 23, 2010 | 02:49 PM
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This oil was introduced in 2006,my car was produced 2004 and in the service manual states that i use MTF2..means that this can be MTF3?
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Old Sep 23, 2010 | 08:54 PM
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that is mtf2
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Old Sep 23, 2010 | 09:12 PM
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Here is a photo from a recent MTF-3 Group Buy (25 liters) we did locally, in Greece.

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Old Sep 24, 2010 | 12:52 AM
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whoa, so there really is an mtf3

whats the new improvement on it?

i changed my tranny fluid to the mtf2 about 5k ago and love it
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Old Sep 24, 2010 | 11:34 AM
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What oil is written in the factory manual that goes into S2000 gearbox?
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