i never did my own tranny fluid change so i need to know if im doin this rite

 

Yep

 

Yes. Undo the fill bolt first. I'll suck finding out after you drain your oil that u cant budge open the filler bolt.

 

I fill from the vent on top of the tranny.

 

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I did that last time, but it was a bitch. It kept getting bubbles at the base of the spout and making the fluid back up, spilling it all over the top of the vent. I had to use a long wire to poke the bubbles out to keep filling.

 

if you use the Pennzoil syncromesh its easy to fill it because of how the tip is. just stick it in and squeeze

 

this may be a stupid question but how full do you fill the tranny fluid? is there any way to check it?

 

Once the fluid starts coming out you are alset. Or as long as you put your index finger in there and you can reach the fluid you are fine also. By the way I replaced my fluid with synthetic 13months ago and ever since then during the winter no more hars shifting when cold. Always smoooth

 

yeah ive needed to change my tranny fluid for a while. it may take care of some of my hard shifting...about how many quarts does it take?

 

I spilled a whole lot because we didnt have the right tool to put the fluid in so my we used a grease gun that we cleaned off. But that **** was leaking like a **** so i went thru 7 qts. Im sure you should be ok with 5 to 6qts. Its some what tough putting fluid in there thought.

"if you use the Pennzoil syncromesh its easy to fill it because of how the tip is. just stick it in and squeeze"

Yeah you need like a little tip that will allow you to do that^^^^

 

The tranny only holds 2 quarts.....

 

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i thought it topped out at a little under 3.

well, wahtever the case is, leave the fill bolt open and when u see fluid come out of there, it's full.

 

my 4th gen si only took about 2 qts. too

 

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hehe i used a straw to pull vacc inot the case then the vac sucked the oil in as fast as i could pour it in

 

clearly we spilled more then that then!! LOL

**** that means i spent like $50 on the ******* oil where could have just spent like 10.

 

to fill it i recommend taking a clear bendable hose and putting one end in the fill hole and the other up through to the top of the engine bay. rig a funnel to that hose and lift the funnel as high as possible. pour away and let gravity push the fluid down in. when you look at the ground and see fluid, stop pouring.

 

not sure on h22, but on my old civic, i used to just pop out the vss and fill through there

 

cool thanks guys those are some good tips and the tranny doesnt have many miles on it so i been useing redline mtl it seems to be time to be changed so im goin do it myself this time

 

so its clearly okay if i use synthetic oil in the tranny...what fluid do you guys use in your tranny's?

 

honda mtf

 

Mobil 1 10W30

 

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This is the easiest way, IMO, and is the way I do mine now. Only problem is the VSS may be hard to pop out sometimes.

 

yeah, and that tab can break off pretty easily. so be careful.