IHmike345

My 2003 CL-S has 146,000 miles on it. How many miles did you get out of your manual transmission before changing?

03sixer

117,000 so far. Why would I change my transmission? I presume you mean clutch. I would suspect that unless this car is driven really aggressively, it will probably go 200k before needing a clutch and then only if it's slipping.

SimonCL-S6

Only the auto's had major problems

fuzzy02CLS

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105K on the clutch & it started to slip at high RPM.

J32A26MT

135,000 and still strong

civicdrivr

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146k when my diff bearings took a shit.
Current tranny has 61k on it (13k in my car).

mikewho

I have 145K on mine... and even my clutch is still pretty strong

letitgo

i just had to change my clutch out out at 123k but it was driven aggressively! the tranny itself is fine, you do however need to drain and replace fuid if you have not done so and you are over105k.

civicdrivr

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^ You should be doing it every 30-40k IIRC.

HuddledToast

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144k kms on mine. I should probably drain the fluid though, just got the car and I don't know when it was done last. Is it time consuming/messy on this car?

I just did an oil change last week, and it was probably the easiest one I've ever done. Drain bolt and filter right in front of your face!

civicdrivr

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Not difficult. Just remember to have the check bolt out when you fill it up and the car is on level ground to get the most accurate amount in the tranny.

Unbolt the fill and check bolt first, then the drain

flockaflame

170k on mine. In search of a new clutch kit. Ive been looking at excedy OEM replacement but have read that its just a LUK repackeged as an excedy. Thinking about just buying the LUK cause the kit is like 200 on amazon/ ebay. Any recommendations?

civicdrivr

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LUK is the same as OEM.

edowell

184,200 on mine! I just had it rebuilt last week. They confirmed it had never been touched before.

Supertec

Mine has 169K. Just bought the car and cant believe the clutch is still so strong.. Glad to see others getting similar Mileage.. Hope it lasts a bit longer..

fsttyms1

Over 200k on mine (bought it used for my 6 speed swap with a claimed 36k on it. since then i have put over 200k on it and am on the same clutch

rbyount

83K miles on mine (original owner, that is what is on the odometer). All works well!

qwpobird

I have 140,000 on mine,,, still good

337green

282000km and then everything went wrong, clutch master went, slave and clutch.
I went with a LUK clutch and everythings back together now

AustinTaper

Great testimonials for a 10 year old car! Mine just hit 77k and it feels like I can drive it another 10 years.

mordor110

230K on mine. This is my 3rd 6 speed CLS. Bought it with 227K and didn't get any service history so don't know when the clutch was done last. Will still scratch 2nd though so it's not too worn yet. These cars are pretty bullet proof with the manual trans. I expect this car to run to 300K easy. I do have a small issue with the clutch not engaging/disengaging properly during long high RPM runs which I need to look at though. Think it maybe bad slave cyl or some other hydraulic issue? I actually got on here to search that issue now.

mordor110

Only 77K in ten years? Should go another twenty at that rate LOL.

paopao

108k on my 03 CL-S; original clutch and transmission doing just fine!

Cmanuel

150k miles on mine, hoping to get to 200k before doing a rebuild/refresher. I'm paranoid so it wouldn't be out of necessity really.

I have this same issue. Did you ever find a solution?

joyfil2001

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170k on mine. Clutch slips if I try and shift to fast at WOT. Other than that it works great, which is why I refuse to replace it. If anything, it keeps me from really beating on the car.

bwhiting

I'm at 196kms and it shifts perfectly. Super impressed.

coldplay_rocks27

59K and it drives like new!

sts64

151K kilometers on my recently purchased 2003 CLS and it is perfect

rowman452

just turned 200k ! a little crunchy once in a while, but I'm not complaining .

garneau39

81k on my 03 CL-S 6mt. shifts like a dream, clutch is strong

03sixer

123K and no issues. Just now changing the fluid out to GM Synchromesh.

MyNewFancyHonda

186,000 and counting. Fluid change soon. Previous owner was suggested to do a fluid change at 160,000 but I can't find any proof of in the records of it being done. Any recommendations on fluid? Syncromesh or Honda specific? What do you guys use?

dfv3.2CL-S

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103,000 miles on the clock at the present time. Supercarged since it had 11k miles and no problems here

johnsor

44k miles on mine and no problema.

mike7792

I just did a change this afternoon. Drained out the oem fluid and put in some AC Delco Synchromesh friction modified (same as the gm synchromesh) and I am impressed. It shifts alot smoother than before

chunky

My 2003 CLS has 180,000 Kms. Still runs great!

zippity

Is there any step by step (with pictures) to show how to change the fluid? Please help

zippity

Is this the stuff your supposed to use???

http://www.heeltoeauto.com/honda-gen...roductid=64889

Oldsman71

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89K. Did a fluid change a couple of months ago. Shifts really smooth. Clutch is still good too.

NH-643M

I have 171,117 on my 6MT. The clutch and transmission seem to be holding strong.