what are all the fluids that should be changed now - 109k, no maintance records.

i have

oil
brake fluid (dot 3)
transmission fluid (honda brand)
coolant

Is there anymore, and could someone help me with how you do a coolant change? i know you need antifreze and i know the drain plug is near the oil filter, but what exactly do you do?

and same for brake fluid, although i might not change it because i think im getting my brakes redone soon.

 

Your drain plug for the coolant is on the bottom of the radiatior. You don't need to drain the block unless your coolant is rusty or Acidic. (95% of the time you can just drain and fill the radiator)
Brake fluid usually doesn't come with changing pads either. You should definatly have the fluid changed every 3 years.

 

If i drain the coolant, with the drain bolt you say, do i just fill it up until when?

 

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when you're sure there's no coolant left on the radiador.
It is actually very simple. take a look at your owners manual, you should find complete info about all this.

 

To drain coolant from radiator only:

1. Set heater temperature control lever or control dial to max. heat.
2. Remove radiator cap.
3. Loosen radiator drain plug at bottom of radiator and drain coolant. (The plug is plastic, so be careful.)
4. Tighten radiator drain plug.
5. Refill proper mixture of coolant and distilled water, to the bottom of the fill neck of the radiator. (Most Honda dealers only sell the pre-mixed coolant and water now, one jug is all you'll need if you are only draining and refilling radiator.)
6. With radiator cap off, start engine and let run until warm (usually till radiator fan comes on at least twice).
7. You can either loosen the bleeder bolt on the engine, and let the coolant come out steadily without anymore air bubbles, or just squeeze the upper radiator hose several times during this to burp out any air pockets. (On some cars, the bleeder bolt may get frozen.)
7. Top off coolant in radiator as necessary.
8. Put back radiator cap. Check the reservoir after a day or two, and top off as necessary.

On yeah, you should also remove the coolant reservoir, drain, rinse, and fill with proper mix of coolant and water. (You can do this during the radiator coolant drainage.)

You should also change the brake fluid if necessary. Use something like a turkey baster to remove most of the dirty brake fluid, refill. Then bleed the brakes, and keep the brake fluid reservoir full.

 

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when you're sure there's no coolant left on the radiador.
It is actually very simple. take a look at your owners manual, you should find complete info about all this.</TD></TR></TABLE>

*. . .walks to get owner's manual to look. . .*

Yes, instructions with pictures are in the manual.

 

thanks for the info. I have to do alot of stuff to this car, so i'll be doing this one day. I have to do this, oil, tranny, and prob. brake fluid, so it should be a fun day.

 

Dont forget your tranny fluid