hey guys ive just swapped motors and axles and when i did i drained the tranny. im trying to refill it through the speed sensor like many have suggested but i cant find it. im looking for the same thing that this tutorial pictures https://honda-tech.com/forums/honda-civic-del-sol-1992-2000-1/faq-axle-replacement-tutorial-pics-382416/


its an 89 civic lx

 

its located on the backside of the tranny with the speedometer cable going into it...!!!

 

well thats the only thing that makes sense but it wont work. here is a picture of what i see. this is where the speedo cable came out. it looks nothing like the sensor that the guy pictured in his tutorial here https://honda-tech.com/forums/showthread.php?t=382416

 

thats all there is. a spout, no more bolts to take off or anything and no hole, well not one big enough for filling fluid into

 

cause on efs there cable speed sonsors . there is a little black cap looks lik a nipple fill there . im guess its a still a cable trans .....i so follow what i said above

 

heres a pic for ya put ur sensor cable back in and make sure is tight so u dont leak all over the place ! u can use the bottle that has the nipple on top or u can use a long thin funnel u can get one for trans fluid at lik a autozone or something . heres a pic fill it till it wont take anymore .

 

lol foolish / hondas take 10 w 30 to fill tranny not tranny fluid for one/ dont do it! also there a drainlage plug empty it first but plz put the plug back in tight. then fill it .

 

Not true you should really use honda mtf... but the parts store will tell you to use oil. Both work but the honda mtf is much better the tranny will last longer and shift and feel smoother. Just my 0.2 cents

 

This, and why dont you just fill it through the fill plug?

 

x2!! just remove the fill plug on the side of the trans, take a piece of hose attached to the end of a long funnel, aand fill it from the top till you see oil come out the hole. bam! its full!. aand the trans uses 5w/30 oil or the best to use is honda synchromesh manual trans fluid!

 

^it uses 10w30 not 5w30

 

that whole piece comes out of the trans. THEN you can fill thru that hole. most of the time those speedo gears wont come out very easily.

 

My friend put 20w30 in his d series tranny, is that bad?

 

I used 10W-30 before and it does work but you will feel a difference with honda mtf. The syncros just grab quicker with the honad stuff. The 10w30 will cause a slight resistance as you go into gear

 

You can also fill it through the reverse sensor.

 

Yeah. I don't understand why people go for the pain in the *** way of doing it when the reverse sensor is right there in the front. I've always used that for refilling.