Hey guys,
My tranny is doing the same thing since the new clutch. But my friend changed the oil at the same time. It is a '94 sidekick with five speed. My friend said the oil he drained was really thin.....guessing 10/40 motor oil. He is a really good Honda mechanic and does work on various other cars on the side. After getting it back drained the oil and put the redline MTF and it helped but still does it. It didn't do it before the clutch/oil change.
I thought about putting 10/40 or 30 wt. Motor oil in it. I thought I read somewhere that these tranny's take a special oil from Suzuki?

Sorry to hijack but my kick is doing something similar to yours!
Thanks,
Kevin

Hey guys,
My tranny is doing the same thing since the new clutch. But my friend changed the oil at the same time. It is a '94 sidekick with five speed. My friend said the oil he drained was really thin.....guessing 10/40 motor oil. He is a really good Honda mechanic and does work on various other cars on the side. After getting it back drained the oil and put the redline MTF and it helped but still does it. It didn't do it before the clutch/oil change.
I thought about putting 10/40 or 30 wt. Motor oil in it. I thought I read somewhere that these tranny's take a special oil from Suzuki?

Sorry to hijack but my kick is doing something similar to yours!
Thanks,
Kevin

Motor oil is for motors.  Use an 80/90 wt. gear oil.
Old gear oil tends to appear kinda thin (from the ones I've drained)...but if you smell it, you can definitely tell it is gear oil.  Nothing really special about the gear oil, it just needs to be GL4 or if it is GL5, make sure it is safe for yellow metals.

Yes he knew the oil was not gear oil by smelling it. He is the head mechanic with 23 yrs. Experience at the local dealership and is quite diversified in his knowledge. He certainly knows the difference, hence his concern

Thanks,
Kj