In the trans fluid DIY thread it mentions something about draining 3qts of fluid then driving the drain the rest of the fluid.
-is it safe to drive with low trans fluid? Or am I just misinterpreting this process?
I have 60k and do not know the maintenance history on the trans!!

 

you misunderstood

its not scheduled for change until 60,,
but more often- now that we know about these trans- is a good plan..every year or 2 do 3 qts = 1 drain cycle

trans holds a total of 7.3 ,,it will only drain out 3 to 3.4 qts,,at a time- the rest in system use
do NOT drive low on fluid
REPLACE the drained amount with new honda dw-1 fluid from honda dealer

measure amount removed- it varies from 3 to 3.4 with how warm fluid was at the time

replace the correct amount!!! over and underfilled is bad news
see the other trans threads for correct level cking procedure- its not normal!

the 5 minute drive time between drainings is part of an extensive cleaning you should not need to do now!!
for referance:
in that - you replace the drained fluid and drive a few minutes using each gear to push more old fluid thru the system and to the drain, then drain it and replace,,,repeat until all fluid changed..3 or 4 times

That method is if you ever make the mistake of adding dextron3 atf to the TL trans
thats death and must be removed~~

to review buy 4 qts honda DW-1 atf,,its the new formula for all acuras, and better than what we used to run stock -old stuff discontinued

 

60 kmiles I would be thinking seafoam in the fuel and new spark plugs-ngk Iridium IX

wont hurt to do egr port system/intake manifold cleaning and TB service
usually creates a prob about 75k when it clogs, so get on it early-
see egr diy or the many current threads on subject

 

Thank god you asked before you tried it lol. Would have been an unpleasant DIY.

 

DIYD do it yerself death

deer azine: I dranded 4 qts from the engine and the same from transmezzin.
then I added 1 can seafoam
after 100milze itn start belchin smoke and bukin lke a wild bronko,,is that normal?
How much do I add after I dranded out some more?

 

hey trooper-
that was just a general joke and had nothing to do with your question

Im glad you stopped and asked before you worked on trans-
there are no stupid questions when asked with an honest interest!!