I'm looking to change my tranny fluid soon and was wondering what ya'll are putting back in your ATs. I'd like to go with synthetic but I know some american companies have qualms about using synthetic in vehicles older than about '95.

 

I only use honda ATF from the dealer

 

I think it's too late to use synthetic in your tranny.
I would just haver it flushed with Honda ATF-Z1 (no additives)

 

and im pretty sure u need a very light oil. some people use your cars motor oil as fluid

 

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<U> NEVER USE MOTOR OIL IN A HONDA AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION</U>

 

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that's for manual transmission only, try that in a slushbox and it will hate you for it

 

i just realised the person that said that has "mugen RESPECT" in his sig. Enough said...

 

Id just Flush it, and add the lucas transmission stuff

and refill it with regular tranny fluid


Synthetic dosnt help on older cars

 

persoanlly unless an additive has HONDA on it i would not trust it.
Honda ATF Z1 is good stuf....

 

My wife has a '96 Accord EX 4Cyl Sedan with 178k on the odometer.

The owner's manual states that you should replace the ATF with genuine Honda ATF or an ATF that is Dexron II equivalent.

I called Red Line and asked them about there ATF compatability. They said that either their regular Synthetic ATF or D4 ATF would be an acceptable match.

They did go on to say that newer Honda automatics call for Honda ATF Z-1 and that they did not have a compatible fluid.

I will be using the D4 ATF from Red Line for the 180k service in my wife's car. We will see how it goes!

 

Thx all, I think I'll just go with the Honda spec to be safe. If it were Mercon 5 like alot of american autos though I'd definately go synthetic all the way.