so i had to change my axle. well during this it started pouring tranny fluid out the diff.

being this isn't my first honda i put it back together and took the tranny fill plug out. and it started pouring out like a waterfall.

does the factory overfill these things on purpose???? or am i trippin.... yes the car was level and warm. and yes it was the right plug. from past experience and my manual it says it should just be to the bottom of the fill plug. this was no way at the bottom. probably a quart more than if it was at the bottom...

what's the deal with so much fluid in this thing...

 

What ar you doing to the new Si, that you have to put a new axle in it so quick?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Red_EMII &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">What ar you doing to the new Si, that you have to put a new axle in it so quick?</TD></TR></TABLE>

I think he is attempting to impress friends and do big smoky burnouts... OR he was at a drag strip and discovered what a lot of rubber at the surface and a 6000rpm clutch dropping start does to a driveline!

That's why I autocross.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by honda93 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I think he is attempting to impress friends and do big smoky burnouts... OR he was at a drag strip and discovered what a lot of rubber at the surface and a 6000rpm clutch dropping start does to a driveline!

That's why I autocross. </TD></TR></TABLE>

Couldnt agree more.

Thinking the Si was indestructable huh???
Oh well, another 16 year old kid owned by his own car.

Should have stuck with the 91 CRX

 

some how the inner boot was torn to ****. completely exposin the joint and gave my motor/engine bay a nice cv joint grease rub down.

i found this out when i had around 1500 miles on it. however i was on teins by 1000 miles. and when i took it to the dealer they claimed its because i'm "too low"

so they gave me again claimed dealer price on the axle, i paid 230+ tax for a whole new axle. refused installation. so i've been driving on it for a good while now. i got about 8500 miles now. so 6500-7000 miles with as much grease as on your foreheads.

it finally took a **** making a u turn and i was stuck in the parking lot at vons.

hence the replacement.

i was 16, nine years ago geniuses.

thanx for the help on why there was so much fluid.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by escocrx &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">some how the inner boot was torn to ****. completely exposin the joint and gave my motor/engine bay a nice cv joint grease rub down. </TD></TR></TABLE>
CV Boots dont just "tear to ****". Especially on a BRAND NEW car. Either you left something loose during the Tein install, or you just dog the hell out of that thing.

 

when's the last time u put suspension on Red_EMII

axle isn't/doesn't be affected at all during installation.

even if i left something loose. the axle wouldn't be affected. which all u can leave loose is the suspension itself.



tell me what i could of left loose to tear the boot apart.

only thing i could think of is something got entangled, something i drove over or something. which is near impossible too. since it's almost completely obstructed by the frame.

NOTE: i tore the INNER boot. not the outer which is shown in the picture. i tore the one that is near the diff.

 

anyways. this topic wasn't about how i did it.

it was about the transmission fluid level.

so if anyone without side comments completely leaving out the main objective here,
have info on the fluid level. i'd appreciate it.

 

The owners manual doesn't tell you how much transmission fluid there is? I'm pretty sure it would.

I think car companies could save a ton of cash if they didn't print manuals for new cars, not like anyone reads them right?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by eL &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">The owners manual doesn't tell you how much transmission fluid there is? I'm pretty sure it would.

I think car companies could save a ton of cash if they didn't print manuals for new cars, not like anyone reads them right? </TD></TR></TABLE>

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by escocrx &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">and my manual it says it should just be to the bottom of the fill plug. this was no way at the bottom. probably a quart more than if it was at the bottom...</TD></TR></TABLE>

 

The manual isn't going to lie. Just put in as much as the manual says and go bake a cake or something afterwards.

 

i guess this is a dead end.

i was trying to get at why the manufacturer would fill it like that and if it was normal to be that full from the factory.

o well. nevermind

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by escocrx &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">...with as much grease as on your foreheads.</TD></TR></TABLE>

So what? I am of Italian descent, I'm supposed to.


<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by escocrx &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">when's the last time u put suspension on Red_EMII

axle isn't/doesn't be affected at all during installation.

even if i left something loose. the axle wouldn't be affected. which all u can leave loose is the suspension itself. </TD></TR></TABLE>

I'll agree with escocrx here. Unless something went wrong, the axle should remain intact during any suspension install.

But I want to ask you, was the car on a lift when you opened the drain plug? I changed my trans fluid already (in my driveway) and what I thought was level was actually about 1/2 quart down when I checked it a day later on a lift at the school where I teach. It doesn't take much of an angle for the fluid to run out of that hole when it is filled to the top level.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by honda93 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I'll agree with escocrx here. Unless something went wrong, the axle should remain intact during any suspension install</TD></TR></TABLE>

How about this, and it has happened.

When he removed the OEM strut, while leaving the axle attached to the spindle, the spindle pulls on the axle, tearing the boot.

I know its happened, because its happened to me.

 

Fluid level is 1.6QT at fluid change and 1.8 QT at overhaul. My only guess is that filled from the factory is 1.8QT and it just seems like alot. If the trannys came out of the factory overfilled im guessing honda would of caught it by now. The thing I dont get is If u pulled out the axle you would of lost you fluid up to the bottom of the axle seal.That means when you pulled out the fill plug nothing should of came out because It would already be half drained.