need a tranny flush soon....at 13k and how many bottles do I need to get. Is it recommended that I use honda tranny fluid?

 

4 bottles should be enough, and yes it's better you use HOnda ATF. Check the manual, i think it's about 3.5 to be exact but you can measure it to be sure while you pour it in.

 

i heard that changing the tranny fluid frequently can reduce chances of tranny failure?

 

I think that's true for every car.

BTW, always use Honda ATF and it's 4 quarts.

 

4 quarts vs. 13! and yes i just changed my tranny fluid today, after a full flush 3,000 miles ago, and it was nasty! IMHO, from what i've seen, you should change your tranny fluid when you change your oil, and i do that every 3,000 miles with redline synthetic 10w30, that's supposed to be good for 7500 miles, and it was nasty too! HEAT KILLS!!! some might say that overly frequent fluid changes might be overkill, but with our cars modded, and run hard! i prefer to be proactive and keep everything clean! i think that's a good approach to taking care of your baby, better safe than sorry! K

 

damn kman i think you are over did with your tranny. changing tranny fluid every 3000 miles is kinda over due don't you think. I just did my at the dealer. Man they charge you with an arm and a leg.

 

you might think differently!? plus i have the hookup! cheap Z-1, and my buddy/ master tech with a lift!

 

There were guys that changed fluid regularly (at 10,000 mile intervals) and their trannies still failed. Although in a normally functioning tranny, changing fluid will help prolong its life, this has *not* been proven to be the case with the Acura tranny failures.

Case in point, I checked my fluid at 24,000 and it was nice and pink--no funny color or odor and it blotted nice on a paper towel. I was planning on changing my fluid at 30,000 miles, which is still at *half* of the manufacturer's recommended change interval of 60,000 miles (which is normal for most AT's today). My tranny started slipping shortly thereafter and at 24,750 miles, the fluid was dark brown/black, had a burnt smell and would not blot into a paper towel. Tranny was replaced less than 200 miles later. So my fluid went from fine to crap in 750 miles. Even if I had just changed it at 24,000 miles, it wouldn't have made a difference.

Save your money--changing it more often than 30,000 miles (unless you're towing constantly) is overkill. If your tranny is going to go, it's going to go.

 

FYI, I changed my tranny fluid at 30K and just recently at 65K miles.

 

i got a 2000 and i jus changed mine at 30K, tranny still runs nice..but the fluid was nasty wen it came out, plus the magnetic bolt had mad shavings on it =P. imma start changin it up annually. anywayz, def. use honda ATF and ull need 9 qts ($45) for the flushing

 

Do I understand correctly that if just let the fluid drain = 4qts
and a complete flush = 9qts..??

Do you do this flush yourself..?? an if so, can u plz elaborate on the procedures.
Thanks
J

 

its pretty simple:
1. drain old fluid; drainage bolt is on drivers side
2. fill up w/ 2 qts.; this bolt is marked ATF (i couldnt get it off, so i filled it via the dipstick opening =P )
3. drive it around for a few mins in every gear
4. repeat process 2 more times (after this uve used up 6 qts)
5. drain it one last time, clean off the magnetic bolt, replace the washer on it, and then fill it up w/ the last 3 qts.

 

Funny . . that what I just did, mosty, except that I did 3qts per flush, six qts total.

I noticed that after adding the 3qts the fluid was still a reddish-brown, but after the 2nd drain the fluild looked fairly close to new.

I decided to do it this way because the dealer was going to charge about $60 (TT&L) just to do a basic drain. They don't do flushes and I didn't trust a shop that does full flushes because who knows what fluids might end up in your tranny.

Anyway, it took a little more time, but I think it was worth it.

BTW - I have almost 15,000 miles and the fluid was already fairly dark, and there was a fair amount of trash on the bolt.

Ruf