damond

Sorry for reposting but I couldn't find that thread anywhere.

OK, so many miles do you drive in between the drain and refills?

DigiBox

I normally flush mine out every other oil change. So, about 8000 miles. Maybe sooner if I find myself squeezing more..LOL..

I just put the car on jack stands all the way around. Drain the tranny..I think only like 3 quarts comes out.. Fill it, then put the car through all the gears with the brakes on. Then, I'll put it in D4 and act like i'm driving it. When I'm done, I'll drain the tranny again, then start all over. I do it about 4 times.

damond

So you drain & refill X 4, at every other oil change?

nandowong

so you put in 3 quarts four times? thats a lot of money
how about a stick shift tranny? how often should you flush it and where do you fill it from?

RidinLow

I do my 5 spd changes every 30k mi. Take off the right front wheel and look at the tranny. There's a drain bolt and a fill bolt. Drain out the old oil and put the bolt back on. Use a pump to get oil from the bottle to the filler hole (well worth the $5 or whatever they charge... otherwise you'll be like me and use 3 qts of oil because half of it ended up on the floor ). Fill til the oil starts to pour out of the filler hole. Be very careful not to overtighten everything!

Don't forget the jackstands!

dustbuster4

On the 3.0, it's been recommended to change tranny fluid, AT MOST, every 20K.

I drain the fluid, pour in about 3+ quarts, put about 50 miles on the car, drain the fluid, put in 3+ more quarts, run anouther 50 miles, drain that fluid, then put in another 3+ quarts to top it off.

The fluid is expensive, but the price on a new tranny is obnoxious!

damond

That's what I did this weekend. Is it suppose to shift a bit harder? It could be a placebo effect though.

Vs. having a shop do a tranny flush, it's still a fraction of the cost. 10qt of Honda ATF - $40.97 or $120+ for a mechanic.

athlonxp

Hello all,

I don't know if I'll be asking too much but could someone post general steps for the process of flushing the tranny? General locations of components involved? I've been wanting to do a tranny flush for some time as opposed to being charged by Acura. They want $140 just for flushing and then I'm supposed to pay for the fluids and labor for them to refill my tranny. It's just absurd!

Thanks in advance,
James

damond

You won't really need a jack, unless your car is lowered, or you're fat. You can reach the drain plug from the bottom the car (driver side).

The plug will require 3/8 ratchet, the 3/8 drive goes into the drain plug. IT WILL BE SUPER TIGHT!! You may want to spray some WD40 or something before hand. I had to use my foot to break it loose.

Drain and put the plug back in.

Now, to refill it. The refill hole is found on the back side of the tranny, underneath the air tube, towards the firewall. The bolt will be labled "ATF". See, no one told me this and I was looking for an oil-cap type refill for the tranny.

Unless you got a super long extension, 12" or <, you will need to remove the air tube in order to be able to reach the bolt with a ratchet.

Just loosen the airbox/filter cover and the clamp at the throttle body. Remove the appropriate hoses from the air tube and take that entire section(tube & filter cover) off. This will give you more room to get to the refill bolt.

This bolt will also be tight. If you have 1/2" drive, great. If not you'll definitely need a steel bar of some sort to leverage the ratchet handle against the engine mount bolts. You'll see what I mean.

***You may want to see if you can get the refill bolt off FIRST, before you drain the tranny. If you drain the tranny and you can't get that damn refill bolt off, you're screwed. Unless you get yourself a super thin and long funnel so that you can use the tranny dip stick hole as the refill.