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Feb 22, 2013 | 06:43 PM

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s2000maniac

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Yea I'll report back in. I'm also gonna send in a sample of the 1605 LE fluid that's in my differential.

Even better, I have that fluid in my differential too, I normally would have sent in a used sample of it but I barely drove the car last season so I am going to leave it in for one more season before I sample it.

Yea I have gone about 13000 miles on this fluid too. I have been using LE 1605 for the past 44,000 miles without any issue, but I'm just curious to see how good/bad the fluid is.

Feb 23, 2013 | 08:21 AM

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rob-2

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Taking the oem tranny fluid beyond 8k-10k miles can result in notchy shifting, the fluid shears after that mileage so changing it restores viscosity and can bring back proper shift feel. It sounds like what happened in this case as a lot of owners tend to push the fluid farther than that. I like the oem fluid, just change it regularly and you will be fine.

Most folks will 'push it' because honda doesn't have a service interval for the tranny of 10K. If I recall it's 30K along with the diff.

Feb 24, 2013 | 03:18 AM

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Billman250

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Transmission shift quality is 95% clutch fluid, clutch adjustment, and input spline cleanliness. I have cured endless notchy s2ks with any or a combination of the three.

Feb 24, 2013 | 05:10 AM

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Most folks will 'push it' because honda doesn't have a service interval for the tranny of 10K. If I recall it's 30K along with the diff.

Thanks Rob-2, I have forgotten about the recommended intervals for tranny and diff. as I change them both once a year regardless of mileage, it's cheap and easy maintenance for me. I'm not pushing that on anyone, it's just what I feel like doing. I would imagine the oem tranny fluid would shear down pretty thin after 30k miles though .

Feb 24, 2013 | 10:02 AM

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[quote name='JFUSION' timestamp='1361580653' post='22357122']
Taking the oem tranny fluid beyond 8k-10k miles can result in notchy shifting, the fluid shears after that mileage so changing it restores viscosity and can bring back proper shift feel. It sounds like what happened in this case as a lot of owners tend to push the fluid farther than that. I like the oem fluid, just change it regularly and you will be fine.

Most folks will 'push it' because honda doesn't have a service interval for the tranny of 10K. If I recall it's 30K along with the diff.