i ahve a 98 prelude (h22) with a manuel transmission, how should i fill my tranny, plus there is a hole maby 1 sq. in. on the front of the motor whats that there for , also what kind and how much tranny fluid / oil should i use thx.

 

on the lower passenger side of the tranny theres a plug that takes a 3/8 drive ratchet to loosen, thats the drain plug. about 3 inches above it theres another plug, it takes a 17mm socket iirc, and thats the fill plug. drive the car until its up to temp, then drain the fluid. It takes about 2 quarts to fill. if the car is on level ground, fill it until it overflows out the fill hole.

I'll take a guess and say that the plug on the front of the block youre talking about is just a water plug.

 

1 square inch hole is probably the tranny timing hole...its there so that you can view the timing marks on your flywheel when setting the ignition timing...

 

3 in above the drian is the trans. mount one of those bolts woulnt be it right? is there was a pic that would be great

 

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would it be the bolt closest to the front

 

14 is the fill plug and 10 is the drain plug. Honda's new MTF fluid (with the white cap) has worked well for me.

 

thankyou very much that was extremly helpful