Mobil One Synthetic Transmission Oil

I have a 2001 Accord with 2.3VTEC and 4 speed auto transmission. Can I use
Mobil One Synthetic transmission oil?

 

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Ask your dealer (the one who will have to honor the warranty) . . . Get
it in writing if they say 'yes'.

I wouldn't do it. Honda trannies are special, and so is Z1 from Honda.

'Curly'

 

Temporarily - maybe.

However - Honda automatic transmissions supposedly run best on Honda
ATF available from the dealer. Honda used to say Honda ATF was
preferred, but Dexron II/III was acceptable. I believe now they
recommend Honda ATF only unless there's an emergency.

 

I had horrible experience with the mobil 1 in my auto 98 civic ex. I just
changed it right before going on a long trip on I95 on a very hot summer
day, as I was coming on and off the ramps the tranny was flaring a lot! I
even checked the level a couple of times to make sure it was all there and
the level was perfect. My take is that it was too slippery especially
aggravated by extreme summer temps. There's a lot of discussion about
friction modifiers in Honda Z1 and I believe it. I drained and filled 3
times over the next couple of days with Z1 and everything was peachy.

 

great data point mat. wondered why my tranny was flaring. thanks!

 

internal clutch packs not clutching

 

That's part of the danger of over-filling: it may allow excessive air to get
emulsified in the ATF, and then the air compresses when pressure is applied
to the clutches.

 

My 1993 Accord manual (and the local Honda dealer) says Dex III is OK,
but many local independent shops now flatly insist on using the Honda
stuff--must be lawsuit-o-phobia. I wish they wouldn't, 'cos I prefer
they use a tranny-flush machine instead of a simple drain-and-refill.
With the (ab)use this car gets, it needs the flush: the old ATF is
often scorched brown after 30K miles.
I wonder if the Mobil 1 would do any better though...I'd been using
whatever they typically put in there (Valvoline Max-Life would be my
guess), until this last time, when I had to wait for the "new
management" to fetch...four quarts of Genuine Honda ATF. At about $5 a
quart. I'll be taking my business elsewhere next time.

 

Doesn't the dealer off the tranny-flush using Honda ATF???