abchilln

So I'm wondering if any of you have taken your cars to an actual Honda dealership to have the transmission fluid flushed? Now when I'm referring to "flush", I'm actually referring to a drain and fill 3x.

I called my local dealership, and they quoted me $55 for a flush. Does that seem somewhat low? I mean the cost of an entire case of ATF is probably close to $80. I'm just wondering if they are actually going to hook it up to a pump and flush it, or just drain and fill it once?

gearbox

iTrader: (95)

nope the service manual tells them not to flush, they do not even have the machine to do it. for $50, all they do is a single drain and fill.

lowlife9

i had mine flushed with the machine at a used honda acura dealership for $190 dollars just make sure they use honda fluid. and the cost of doing your own drain and fill with honda fluid and gaskit will run anywhere from 30 to 40 dollars so its up to you if its woth the hassle of doing it yourself to save 10 bucks.

04 Honda Civic

iTrader: (2)

What gasket are you talking about?

As far as I know there is no gaskets that are changed when you flush out your transmission fluid.

lowlife9

sorry i meant to say washer.get this the dealership charged me $3.50 for that washer lol.

lowlife9

holy **** today i did a drain and fill and there was a huge clump of metal shavings on the magnet it took me by surprise so i cleaned it off went to put it back in and another clump of metal shaving attached to it needless to say i will be doing a drain and fill more often.

89CRX

Wow metal shavings sounds like sumone needs shifting 101. I drained mine and no metal shavings . With regards to the flush Honda will only do it once not a repeat. They only do what the manual says to do.

lowlife9

i drive a automatic.

89CRX

wow then you got problems. pull the trans and see where they are coming from.

lowlife9

it doesn't slip or anything but it does shift hard it has 125,000 miles on it and i would consider rebuilding it if i knew how to.

89CRX

can we say GSR LSD 5spd swap???

gearbox

iTrader: (95)

honda autos suck lol. they eat themselves up

04 Honda Civic

iTrader: (2)

A little bit of shavings is normal. But if you have alot, I would start thinking about a rebuild or a new tranny all together.

abchilln

The owners manual specifically states to drain and refill three times. I kind of figured they'd only change it once though.

Anyways, managed to get the full flush completed on Sunday. The fluid was still pretty dark after the second drain.

Luckily, the magnet didn't look too bad. A small amount of metal shavings, but nothing of concern. It did take me quite a while to complete the entire process.

Started at nine in the morning, and ended around three. I took it around the block after each refill (3.5 miles) to get the fluid circulated enough to clean out the torque converter. Overall, pretty easy job.

I would have taken the opportunity to install a transmission cooler, and external filter, but I have a third party warranty. I could totally see them trying to deny a transmission claim if I were to install those aftermarket parts.

ExistEvolution

that fits on the d17?

mcmurtry1986

a real trans flush will run you around $125, dont do that drain and refill stuff because the only fluid that you are really changing is what is in the pan

innerlight

The 2001-2005 Civic is notorious for automatic transmission problems. Check the fluid. If it smells burnt, flush it out at least 3 times. What I mean is drain it, refill with 2.9 quarts, drive it about 30 min or more. This will flush the new oil through the torque convertor. Honda recommends this procedure 3-4 times. Also if you see any junk on the drain plug, clean it. Use oil recommended for "ATF-Z1". You don't have to use the Honda brand even though they say you should. I use the Valvoline Max Life Dextron III/Mecor (good for ATF-Z1 on back). Never had a problem. If you don't know how to change the fluid, go to Youtube and watch the video "How To Change Transmission Fluid on Honda Civic".

After that, if you have money to spend, buy a good stacked plate transmission cooler. I recommend a B&M. These trannys run hot. Heat kills automatic transmissions. Don't buy a tiny cooler. Get one for a light truck/SUV. ~15000-25000 BTU. And remember, a stacked plate (no tube types). Good Luck.