automstic drain and fill
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automstic drain and fill
My 2010 Honda Civic has about 25,000 miles on. Could someone say when Honda specifies or suggests both the standard (basic) automatic transmission fluid refill and the "flush type" refill?
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Re: automstic drain and fill
After posting, I found a Southpointhonda.com web page, with recommended maintenance schedules. If the moderator allows a link to this page, I'll put it in now: https://www.southpointhonda.com/hond...e-schedule.htm
My manual maintenance schedule can be found in the attachment.
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Re: automstic drain and fill
25,000 miles? That's it?
I wouldn't even think to change it until about 60k miles.
Maybe Honda is talking about a 'flush' and a 'partial change'.
a partial is when you remove the drain bolt and replace whatever comes out.
This leaves a lot of older fluid in the torque converter and such.
Keeps a decent amount of good trans fluid in the system rather than it all going bad all at once.
Flush, or POWER flush, is typically for neglected transmissions.
New fluid is pumped through the trans until it looks clean.
Sort of wasteful and not really necessary ever if you keep up on routine partial changes. (partial every 40k~60k miles is pretty solid)
Transmissions are 'sealed' unlike engines so they are not continuously accumulating carbon and debris like an engine.
The fluid stays clean and wears out.
I wouldn't even think to change it until about 60k miles.
Maybe Honda is talking about a 'flush' and a 'partial change'.
a partial is when you remove the drain bolt and replace whatever comes out.
This leaves a lot of older fluid in the torque converter and such.
Keeps a decent amount of good trans fluid in the system rather than it all going bad all at once.
Flush, or POWER flush, is typically for neglected transmissions.
New fluid is pumped through the trans until it looks clean.
Sort of wasteful and not really necessary ever if you keep up on routine partial changes. (partial every 40k~60k miles is pretty solid)
Transmissions are 'sealed' unlike engines so they are not continuously accumulating carbon and debris like an engine.
The fluid stays clean and wears out.
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Re: automstic drain and fill
25,000 miles? That's it?>>
If I went to church, you could call it my "go to church car."
<<I wouldn't even think to change it until about 60k miles.
Maybe Honda is talking about a 'flush' and a 'partial change'.
a partial is when you remove the drain bolt and replace whatever comes out.
This leaves a lot of older fluid in the torque converter and such.
Keeps a decent amount of good trans fluid in the system rather than it all going bad all at once.
Flush, or POWER flush, is typically for neglected transmissions.
New fluid is pumped through the trans until it looks clean.
Sort of wasteful and not really necessary ever if you keep up on routine partial changes. (partial every 40k~60k miles is pretty solid)
Transmissions are 'sealed' unlike engines so they are not continuously accumulating carbon and debris like an engine.
The fluid stays clean and wears out.
If I went to church, you could call it my "go to church car."
<<I wouldn't even think to change it until about 60k miles.
Maybe Honda is talking about a 'flush' and a 'partial change'.
a partial is when you remove the drain bolt and replace whatever comes out.
This leaves a lot of older fluid in the torque converter and such.
Keeps a decent amount of good trans fluid in the system rather than it all going bad all at once.
Flush, or POWER flush, is typically for neglected transmissions.
New fluid is pumped through the trans until it looks clean.
Sort of wasteful and not really necessary ever if you keep up on routine partial changes. (partial every 40k~60k miles is pretty solid)
Transmissions are 'sealed' unlike engines so they are not continuously accumulating carbon and debris like an engine.
The fluid stays clean and wears out.
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