can anyone list the steps and some advice to draining trans fluid...and putting in new fluid...also a new trans gasket? im planning on doing it myself later in the day.

 

should juse be a drain plug at the bottom of the tranny, remove the drain plug and the upper plug, which is on top of the tranny. it all drains out then u fill it back up, with ONLY honda fluid, NOT dextron 3. dextron is only a temporary replacement, and prolonged use will eat the seals out of your tranny, good luck.

 

the filter you cannot get to without cracking open the tranny. which isnt a good idea. the filter only gets changed when theres a tranny overhaul.

 

ohh word...i also got a gasket...should i be replacing the existing gasket with the new one?

 

naw man theres nothin to do. just drain it and fill it back up. if the gasket is leaking u need the dealer to change it, cause if u open it up the bands will fall and u will be out a tranny if u dont know how to put it back togather. good luck. remember u must use honda atf fluid.

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um, there is no filter guys.....

 

Just drain, fill, run it around town for 10-15 minutes (stop and go driving so that the car shifts), drain, fill, etc.... Do this until you have refilled at least 3 times. I buy a case of the Honda ATF (MTF for you manual boys), and I end up with 2-3 bottles left.

 

it's good idea to heat up the oil with hot water.
the oil is thick and it will make it little bit smoother.

 

You're gonna need a pretty long funnel also.

You'll need to remove the air box (3.0) and the refill bolt is gonna be TIGHT, as well as the drain plug.

 

Can you get the honda fluid anywhere beside the dealer