mrchowmein

so i have a question, how do you guys reach the spot where youre supppose to refill the tranny with honda atf. its like a foot down on the left side of the engine bay. im thinking about using a funnel and a plastic tube. any suggetions?

soltex

yeah something like that. Hey where did you get the Honda ATF fluid. DO they sell it at autozone>????

Boilermaker1

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transmission fluid bong (funnel and hose)

zen_master

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you definitely need that bong...

get the ATF from honda dealer ONLY...

edicivic2k1

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yep, exactly. i took a regular transmission funnel [cuz it wasnt long enough] and cut about 1/2" off the end so that i could squeeze a 1/2" tube through it while keeping it quite tight, really quite tighter than I normally like it. I used about 12" of 1/2" tube, ok, so now the tube reached the filling inlet to the transmission. I just poured it in!! yep, and I used genuine Honda ATF.

Sometimes you gotta just make this sh!it up Mr. Chowmein.

soltex

How much would they charge,??

edicivic2k1

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I paid $6.75/QT at Roush Honda in Westerville, Ohio. Then they charge tax.
Why can't they charge less $?

mrchowmein

i bought honda atf-z1 from ebay. i had a coupon. paid $48 with free shipping for 12 quarts. not uber cheap, but cheaper than dealer.

soltex

Dammm,

how much would an auto tranny needs. How many quarts.

Also how much would a shop charge to change tranny oil?

gearbox

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honda charges $50 including the oil. not bad.

mrchowmein

thats for one change right? not for a full flush which takes 12 quarts right.
its like a more expensive oil change basically for honda.

gearbox

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one change. they don't recommend a flush because it damages certain components of the transmission.

mrchowmein

i think we are talking about two different methods of flushing. im talking about the flushing honda recommends in the manual: "to thoroughly flush the trannsmission, the technician should drain and refill with Honda atf-z1 then drive the vehicle a short distance. do this 3 times then drain and refill the transimssion for the final time" and not the pumping of a cleaning agent throught the tranny method.

this is on page 220 of the 02 civic manual.

gearbox

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ya but they only do it once. Thats why I have it changed every 10k, so there's always new fluid in there.

mrchowmein

i see i see. i guess that works too.

grapehead

what do they say a regular flush will damage? i did mine about 10k ago, with regular atf + additive rec for honda. all fluids + any damage that would be caused by them are warrantied by the company we get our machine and additives from.

no problems yet...

gearbox

iTrader: (95)

including a dead tranny? wait and it will happen. if the flush is done properly, then maybe you'll be fine IF you used honda atf. so you prolly won't be fine.

grapehead

yeah, including the tranny if it bites it.

what are you basing this off of? i mean if anything besides honda atf caused them to fail i would think there would be a bulletin to shops using everwear produts and machines.

gearbox

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the honda atf is specially formulated with small molecules. the tranny is very sensitive and other fluids might not be able to lubricate as well. i know someone who flushed their tranny with mobil1 and 40k later the tranny was broken completely.