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Old 07-17-2007, 04:25 AM   #5 (permalink)
bangmonsta
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Originally Posted by televascular
The Amsoil will help with the symptoms, but it is by no means a "fix". As soon as the fluid shears down through use, the roughness will come back. Just change your fluid more often and enjoy the car for what it can do!
But how come Honda MTF (I'm assuming they come brand new, not used? So changing it often with Honda MTF wouldn't really fix this problem would it?) gives poorer performance than the AMSoil? I've been driving around a bit more and I have noticed definite improvements now with the 3rd gear shift. It's a LOT better, and I have much more confidence going into 3rd now than I did before. Whether this causes long term problems I do not know, but short term problems are pretty much gone, and I'm sure grinding 3rd is a problem..

Going with the switch to AMSoil I had a lot of doubt and was very skeptical even having hearing so many praises, but I'm a believer now... just wish I could of drained the whole 1.8L out I was only able to fill up about 1.4-1.5L of the AMSoil MTF but is definitely funner now
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