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change your tranny fluid - 3/29/2006 11:20:02 PM

Green_Accord

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Has anyone ever tried to change their tranny fluid? Is it hard to do ..?

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RE: change your tranny fluid - 3/29/2006 11:27:00 PM

98accrd

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It's easier than changing engine oil.

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RE: change your tranny fluid - 3/30/2006 9:11:00 AM

meazz1

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I just did it on my 94 accord last weekend and it so easy. Make sure you also change the Plug washer and use Honda fluid.
The drain plug is by the side of front pass. side wheel.
Very simple.

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RE: change your tranny fluid - 3/30/2006 9:31:30 AM

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I've never done it myself. I let the place that changes my oil do the tranny fluid

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RE: change your tranny fluid - 3/30/2006 11:11:08 PM

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ORIGINAL: Green_Accord

Has anyone ever tried to change their tranny fluid? Is it hard to do ..?

what year ?? auto or manual ??

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RE: change your tranny fluid - 3/31/2006 12:54:11 AM

WheelBrokerAng

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Hey Deserthonda..at least we know it's Green...

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ORIGINAL: deserthonda

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ORIGINAL: Green_Accord

Has anyone ever tried to change their tranny fluid? Is it hard to do ..?

what year ?? auto or manual ??

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RE: change your tranny fluid - 3/31/2006 7:30:31 PM

Green_Accord

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d'oh my bad .. it's 2000 V6 with auto tranny.. thanks

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RE: change your tranny fluid - 3/31/2006 7:53:54 PM

Markus26

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piece of cake, theres a drain bolt on the side of the tranny. 3/8" drive fits right into it, fill through the dipstick. 3qts Honda ATF-Z1

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RE: change your tranny fluid - 3/31/2006 9:00:45 PM

Green_Accord

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thanks so much .. i'll try it tomorrow..

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RE: change your tranny fluid - 4/1/2006 6:54:04 PM

Lance Link

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shouldn't you flush the trans fluid and not bother with drain and fill?

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RE: change your tranny fluid - 4/3/2006 8:04:55 PM

Green_Accord

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i cant cause i dont have the proper tool and those Jippy Lube charges up to $99 to flush which is not much different from drain and refill but just more expensive.. i'd love to work on my car so i prefer to drain and refill. Besides, it'll save me about $70 by doing that

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RE: change your tranny fluid - 4/3/2006 9:22:53 PM

mbo1985

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you can flush it by taking off one of the hoses that goes to the radiator. Make sure you know what you're doing before you do this, but you can flush out every drop in that transmission if you do it right. If you're not careful, you'll have a messy driveway or worse! This is how I would do a trans fluid change for an auto:

Drain the pan and refill (install a new filter if needed). Then take off the radiator feed line and connect a suitable hose and run it into a 5 gallon bucket. Start the car and let the fluid drain out into the bucket untill the new fluid runs out. You can tell by the rich color of the new fluid verses the dirty color of the old. Then refill the fluid to the proper level. That's how I've been doing it anyways. This method works best with 2 people.

If you're not sure about doing it this way, then don't worry about it, but by doing it this you get all the fluid that's in the torque converter. Make sure you have plenty of new tranny fluid before you get going!

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RE: change your tranny fluid - 4/6/2006 12:15:18 AM

dj guest one

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the plug is right under the tranny, remove plug and drain, there's no filter. Use a long funnel to refill. make sure you use proper oil!

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RE: change your tranny fluid - 4/9/2006 12:14:57 AM

nixalot

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Would this be the same for a '98 4cyl automatic with the VTEC?