bigwerm187

Am about to do a tranny flush and i went to honda beacuse there isnt an ACURA dealer around here only in ventura which is like a 2hr drive.. They told me that the tranny feeds the differ so my quetion is... Is that true..?? beacuse ive seen ppl here do tranny fluid and also put gear oil in there differ.. Soo is the tranny feeding the differ or is the tranny seaprate from the differ and does each one uses its own fluid and oil.. I want to get all my info right berfore i start buying fluids and parts... Thanxx

9632tl

Its seperate. The trans takes atf, and the diff takes gear oil. What a great service department, lol.

bigwerm187

Yeah... i was like WOW there was a 3rd gen type s there for sale and that guy seemed more intrested in trying to get me into debt that help me with the parts... He said yeah the TL comes out to 30k and ur looking at payments of 600 bucks a month.... lol i was like yeah right noooo thanx... nice 3rd gen but way to much

Anyways so what do i need to do the whole differ and tranny flush..??
Atf-z1- how many quarts
Mobil 1 80/90 gear oil- how many quarts
pan gasket
Does it use a filter or a screen.??
And i have the 2.5 TL

'99TL

Yes, what a service department!
Here is a good write-up on replacing the gear oil for your 2.5
https://acurazine.com/forums/1g-tl-problems-fixes-118/2-5-differential-drain-fill-diy-684457/
and here is a good write-up on replacing your trans filter / screen for your 2.5
https://acurazine.com/forums/1g-tl-problems-fixes-118/2-5-transmission-filter-screen-pan-drop-diy-684453/

bigwerm187

Yeah thoes were some good DIY lol..

Gear oil it said 80w90 or 75w90 so which one would i use and how many qaurts beacuse i didnt see them write that lol

Tranny it looks it doesnt use a filter like the 3.2... soo that would mean the 2.5 only has a screen..?? and can this screen be cleaned or does it have to be replaced.? and as for the ATF i have a feeling its not going to use 4 quarts. beacuse that DIY was just a drain and not a flush and am going to do a flush..

myisanog

i believe manual said 3.5quarts for atf . im a 3.2 tho so idk

bigwerm187

the manual doesnt tell me anything it suks i need a better one lol... if u drain it yeah but when u flush it u will need more

tmnhs81

Do not flush. Just do a drain and fill.

desired_speeds

drain tranny fluid, drop the pan, replace the filter. replace with new fluid. takes around 4 quarts.

diff takes like 1.1 liters I think. 80w-90 or 75w-90 is fine.

don't forget to get new crush washers for tranny drain bolt, and diff drain and fill bolt. drain bolts are all the same size washer (M13, M14 is also fine), diff fill plug is different.

bigwerm187

why not a flush..??? beacuse if you just drain it the old fluid is still in the bellhouseing tho.. so that would be mixing new fluid with old fluid right..?

bigwerm187

This pasted weekend i did that differ which was a easy i didnt know how much differ oil i need so i just drained it and the meassured how much it was and it came out to be a quart lol.. i used 80w90..

they only thing that is left is the tranny fluid so i need to know flush or just drain..??? a couple of you guys said just drain but i want to know why not a flush tho..???

myisanog

i would flush after about 3-4 drain and fills, but since tranny fluid is changed about 60k miles, i would offset and drain and fill then flush and fill . but thats just me

bigwerm187

My TL has alot of miles and honestly i dont thing the last owner ever changed the tranny fluid thats why i want to flush it..

myisanog

then flushing it is . people would rather just save money and drain and fill thats why ...

bigwerm187

yeah like after i flush it then the next time id do it i would just drain and fill.. but sense i dont think its ever been done i want to flush it.. so if i were to flush how many quarts will it take..???

main70072

Not exactly. Because of the age of our transmissions, we are better off drain and fill several tmes to get new fluids in. Flushing an old tranny will cause problems down the road. Debris tend to dislodge and float around causing problems later on.

bigwerm187

^^^^What do u mean stuff can float around..???

Brwn28875

I just drained and filled my 2.5 tl. It takes 2.5 quarts to refill it once you take out the plug. I did the drain and fill about 4 times and its completely clean. I would rather do that than a flush if its got higher mileage. I did mine at 157K.

bigwerm187

^^ mine is now at 223*** and i dont thing it has even been done

Sappersensay

dont flush your tranny unless you want problems down the road.

bigwerm187

Am not gunna flush it..... Wen i do it am just do it like a normal oil change. Like e eryone has done here on the forms.. lol