Re: 60,000 mile Transmission fluid change What color is honda auto tranny fluid. because my fluid is orange. |
Re: 60,000 mile Transmission fluid change its suppose to be red. Orange is ok..then eventually it'll start turning black. You should change it soon though. |
Re: 60,000 mile Transmission fluid change orange means its contaminated already |
Re: 60,000 mile Transmission fluid change ok...i differ to gearbox then..lol. |
Re: 60,000 mile Transmission fluid change
Originally Posted by 01civicexboy
(Post 3190314)
Hey now lets all be nice lol I still havent found the bolt. If anyone has a picture of the exact location of the bolt to drain the tranny I would really appreciate it... The easiest way to identify the drain bolt is to use your finger and feel the bolts. There is only one bolt with a 3/8" square hole, which a torque ratchet can fit easily into. Actually, its the only bolt with a square hole. Locate this bolt, and it may be a bit of a struggle to break the bolt due to corrosion. This took all the strength I had, and about 15 tries before I got the bolt loose. After this struggle, its smooth sailing (clean the drain bolt, let all trans fluid drain, replace the drain bolt making sure its tight, and then refill the transmission with a long-neck funnel). I prefer to use the funnel because it saves me having to open the fill bolt which is a pain to get to as well in my 2005 Civic EX. Good luck guys! :tup: |
Re: 60,000 mile Transmission fluid change
Originally Posted by TemjinX2
(Post 4438138)
its suppose to be red. Orange is ok..then eventually it'll start turning black. You should change it soon though. |
Re: 60,000 mile Transmission fluid change
Originally Posted by ProudMarineDad
(Post 4423216)
My 2001 Civic EX calls for a transmission fluid change at 120,000 and my Haynes repair book agrees. |
Re: 60,000 mile Transmission fluid change only thing i would disagree is changing the oil too many times. it can foul out the expensive catalytic converter due the addives burning off during the first 1-2k miles. if you change the oil every 3k, you are greatly speeding up wear of the cat. and wasting perfectly good oil. there is no reason you cannot go 5k miles on conventional (or 10k with lc20 additive). lab tests show over and over that the oil is still good and capable of protecting the engine even at higher mileage. transmission is completely differrent, that oil breaks down way too fast and its always good to have newer fluid in there. same goes for pretty much all the other fluids. but you are pretty safe waiting 3 yrs for brake fluid, 5 yrs for coolant (just be sure to test every year for effectiveness), trans fluid every year, and ps every few yrs. but changing more often will not hurt anything, just waste fluid and $$. |
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