m1ndless

I need to drain and refill it 3 times, right?

How many quarts per dreain and refil?

Where do I add the new fluid?

Where is the bolt to drain the fluid?

THANKS!!

tsiah

go buy a service manual

there's a plug on the bottom of the trans, passenger side. use a 3/8" ratchet to remove it. clean the gunk off the plug, refill with honda ATF Z-1 through the dipstick hole (long black funnel from walmart is the best I've found for this)

drive the car a few miles, drain and fill again to your hearts desire...

I did 2 drain and fills on my sisters 94....fluid came out pretty clean on the 2nd drain, so I didnt go for a 3rd. fluid is still clean on the dipstick 6k miles later...

methodical

yea ^^^ what he said. i did this a few months ago and i could really tell a difference. the tranny shifts a lot smoother.

m1ndless

I really need to do it, my tranny doesnt want to shift sometimes, it will go up high in the rpms, then do a hard shift.

No matter how slow I drive, and accelerate smoothly, I can still feel that shift, I think that means I better freakin flush it.

How many quarts per drain and refil? 3-4 right?

Its the dipstick thats kinda hard to get to on the front/passenger side of the engine, its yellow or orange, right?

Homesickelian

you'll always feel the shift, and I'm glad I can. The 5th gen accords have somewhat rough automatic shifts and they're known for it. Doesn't mean it's bad quality, it's just how they are. I'm not saying you don't need a change.
Have you looked at the color of the fluid? It should be a somewhat transparent red/rose color. Look for brown color and flakes/debris which will tell you it really needs a fluid change.
Also, read the dipstick when it's warmed up, unlike motor oil, but yes it's down there by the bottom of the tranny.


Modified by Homesickelian at 4:23 PM 8/9/2007

Charri

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Homesickelian &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">you'll always feel the shift, and I'm glad I can. The 5th gen accords have somewhat rough automatic shifts and they're known for it. Doesn't mean it's bad quality, it's just how they are. I'm not saying you don't need a change.
Have you looked at the color of the fluid? It should be a somewhat transparent red/rose color. Look for brown color and flakes/debris which will tell you it really needs a fluid change.
Also, read the dipstick when it's warmed up, unlike motor oil, but yes it's down there by the bottom of the tranny.


Modified by Homesickelian at 4:23 PM 8/9/2007</TD></TR></TABLE>

caution for it can burn and be very painful

Homesickelian

heh yeah, it doesn't help that it's right by the radiator hose and ****. Best to drive the car then let it cool down for 5 or 10 mins maybe. At least you'll only sear your hand off instead of your whole arm.

m1ndless

I checked my fluid, it has a little bit of a burnt smell to it, its not bad at all, barley noticable, its a reddish brown color.. I think I should change it, right?'

Also, no one has answered it yet,

HOW MANY QUARTS PER REFILL?

AJ06

this reminds me... i need to do this shiitttss

m1ndless

How many quarts per drain and refil do I need - 4 or 5?

TheMuffinMan

iTrader: (1)

i believe the tranny holds 3.5

el dominicano 24

i need to also get on a trany flush this weekend ppl tell me u fell the difference when done

JimBlake

The 4-cyl auto tranny holds over 6 quarts but only about 2.5 drains out. That's the reason for multiple drain/fills. M1ndless says his smells burnt, but for the rest of you... if the first drain comes out clean & doesn't smell, I wouldn't bother doing more.

m1ndless

Mine doesnt really smell that burnt, it looks like newer oil, its not black or anything..

So for 2 drain and refils, I should get 6 quarts total?

Secret Chimp

Call around your local Honda dealers. I ended up getting a whole case of Z1 for $50, when another dealer could have cost me $112. I did a change on my trans earlier this year and the fluid is brown again thanks to either its age or the heat, so I'm glad I have some on hand still.

BLKFLSH

Yes, 6quarts will do two changes. If the fluid is brown, I would do 2 changes. Happy Hondaing.

JimBlake

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by BLKFLSH &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Yes, 6quarts will do two changes. If the fluid is brown, I would do 2 changes. Happy Hondaing. </TD></TR></TABLE>If it's brown, make sure you look at what drains out the 2nd time. Then plan your future changes on that. Since so much stays behind when you drain, there will ALWAYS be some residual left over. Maybe plan your next change for 10k miles or even sooner. You will want to know how soon it gets dirty again.

Secret Chimp

I just did another change on my car this morning after putting maybe 8,000 miles on it after the first one. The fluid still had a slight rose tinge to it, but the magnetic plug had nasty BLACK sludge on it instead of silver stuff from the first time! If your fluid doesn't look red at all when you drain it, do another drain around the same time you do an oil change.
I may get a smaller tube for my manual suction pump and try and scrounge out some of the sludge on the bottom of the pan when I do another change around the end of the year just to be safe.

m1ndless

Its a really clearish brown, not black or stinky really.. so 2 drains should be good? I will go ahead and purchase some ATF fluid then, thanks!

Homesickelian

not sure if you know but make sure you get Honda ATF, not anything else. Honda transmissions seem to be pretty picky so get the right stuff...

m1ndless

ATF-Z1 is the genuine stuff, right?

BLKFLSH

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by m1ndless &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">ATF-Z1 is the genuine stuff, right? </TD></TR></TABLE>

I hate to quote a Hyundai commercial, but DUH!