I don't see any small dipstick or nothing on the tranny. Where do I drain and fill it back up at? 1995 Honda Civic EX. d16z6 engine.

Edit: I did some more searching and found a couple thread in the FAQ and they say do it througth the VSS, easy enough. So I guess all I need to know is where the drain plug is (probably on the bottom somewhere), and what fluid do I need?


Modified by aoe_virus at 10:27 AM 4/19/2005

 

Drain is obviously the one with fluid coming out:

The upper one, near the axle, is the fill - but its easier to fill from the vss at the top:


Searching would have led you to this:
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=382416

 

Thank you.

 

where is this vss at the top? im changing my tranny fluid soon. what should i use?

 

i have a b16 if that makes any difference

 

reg motor oil, call honda, or search....

 

yeah honda has some special tranny fluid. what about this vehicle speed sensor? where abouts is it located?

 

You should still open up the fill bolt so you can get the right amount of fluid in there. Filling through the VSS you could possibly put in too much.

Just get a funnel with a long tube.

 

I thought 5w30 motor oil is sufficient for the tranny?

 

10w30 is recommended. But you should use the manual tranny fluid. Never fill from the vss since it may get damaged and you may overfill the tranny. You may need a breaker bar on those bolts. Good luck.

 

Go to AutoZone and pick up a few bottles of Pennzoil Synchromesh. Then, call it a day.

I never use the VSS to fill. I just remove the filler plug and use a long tub connected to a funnel. Fill her up and wait until the fluid dribbles out. Done.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by dpkelly &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">10w30 is recommended. But you should use the manual tranny fluid. Never fill from the vss since it may get damaged and you may overfill the tranny. You may need a breaker bar on those bolts. Good luck. </TD></TR></TABLE>

Is this for sure? Can someone confirm this?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by GetawayInMoscow &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Is this for sure? Can someone confirm this?</TD></TR></TABLE>

Confirm what?

10w30? Just use Manual Transmission Fluid.

Damaging the VSS? Only if you're careless or don't know how to turn a ratchet.

Overfilling the tranny? That's why you leave the fill plug OFF, so when it reaches that point, it'll dribble out.

Breaker bar? No, I've only used a 1/2" drive ratchet on my bolts, came off easily.