wallydude03

First of all I have a 2002 Civic LX auto. It just hit 62K miles on and according to what i read i need to change my auto transmission fluid. The transmission still shifts fine and it doesn't slip, so i was wondering do i need to change my auto transmission fluid?

Another thing if i do change my transmission fluid i am going to use hondas ATF-Z1 transmission fluid. What kind of price should i expect, and how much do i need? I am planning on filling and draining the transmission 3 times as it says in the manual...

CraigW

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A single drain and refill is 2.9 Qts.

The #s for the drain washer is 90471-PX4-000

Majestic shows the ATFZ1 as $7.07 list and they sell it for $5.11 ( It cannot be shipped) Take those prices to the dealer when you buy the fluid, Im going to try it. They may match the price.

04 Honda Civic

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Only do it once. What manual are u reading?

gearbox

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honda service manual. you could do it 3 times while driving it inbetween, but it gets expensive. they say that cause you actually have 9 qts of fluid in the trans and only 3 qts comes out for a drain and fill. i just do it once a year.

04 Honda Civic

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I see, I think I remember reading on here that its better to change it in small amounts so the change is not so dramatic since trannies could be sensative to the removal of friction material in the fluid.

gearbox

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yeah you want to mix in the new fluid gradually, and its a waste to just drain it out again.

wallydude03

Whats the drain washer?

wallydude03

I read from the manual that came with the car

wallydude03

Thanks everybody for helping me out

CraigW

iTrader: (1)

It is similar to the washer used each oil change on the oil drain plug, but it is a larger diameter. They have used one on each of my tranny drain and refills.

wallydude03

O ic thats what i thought it was. Do you really need it though? Ive never used one in my oil changes

gearbox

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youre supposed to change each time, i do cause theyre so cheap so might as well.

04 Honda Civic

iTrader: (2)

Yea u might as well, its stupid not to.

wallydude03

I just changed my tranny fluid the car and i gotta say the car shifts allot better! thanks alot guys

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