i have a 2005 MDX, to those who had experience with the 3.2 engine/transmission combo.
what are the ways to change the fluid? i have heard you need to do what's called a 3x3, 3 quarts at the time, three times, with drives in-between.
is there a filter that needs to be addressed as well?

 

im eating cheese right now, evin i know u just drain fill drive drain fill drive drain fill done

as far as i know,most have internal filters, some seriously just have a screen!!!

 

does that honda/acura automatic transmission have it? i haven't been able to find any info on that.

 

advice is you dont really gain anything from letting the car sit with draining tranny for hours since it never completely drains out!

100% will ever drain out while the transmission is still in the car beasuase of the design of the torque converter


let it drain till its slow drips then give up and fill it

 

probably not, as with most hondas--
its likely to be just a screen only, thats all i got in the accord trannys, both F23 and the J30

 

would it be adviseable to get to that screen and clean it? considering the fragility of those units and the fact that i will putting over 2K miles during this trip.

 

i wouldnt advise that, its probably not even really dirty.
i had seen pictures in a thread where they took one apart, the screen was still really clean, only had a few smallish particles on it

it is a VERY nice fine mesh screen maybe 2" in diameter, so its not like its gonna clog

lol
if its not broken=dont crack it open... is a good policy to follow with honda autos

 

makes it easier for me, thanks

 

all you have to do is get the bolt on the back at the bottom of the trans case straight to the left of oil drain bolt.....drain and fill 3x with a few mile drive between each drain and fill...... fill bolt is on top of trans housing and is 10mm i believe....while u can use the filler tube it will take forever to fill it that way. the older ones had a II on the drain bolt to indicate that is the one to remove.

there is no user serviceable filter on that thing

 

thanks mate! perfect answer.

 

thanks, thats what i mean to say!

 

There is a fiter on it but it only fitlers the fluid going to the differential, you can change it but it's a pita though and does not do much for you... the main filter is internal is is a mesh screen and once it gets clogged with clutch pack material, you might as well go straight to rebuild.