changed my tranny filter. some tips
 

this applies to 04-06 AT

wasn't a hard job at all. just make sure to have the right tools. a small 10mm socket wrench is what u need. there's not a lot of room to work

remove the stock airbox.
remove the bolt for the ground wire and tuck the wire out of the way
remove the 3 10mm bolts holding the transmission filter cover
remove the 14mm bolt for the bango fitting
remove filter
leave the spring inside the housing
replace or re-use the rubber gasket
replace the o-ring
replace the 2 washers on bolt for the bango fitting
bolt everything back up

some tips

stuff a lot of paper towels around the whole area where the filter is. you will lose about 2oz's of tranny fluid. i used about 15 paper towels and pushed some of them into the small spaces with a long screwdriver. i had no spills on the floor and no left over fluid on the tranny.

when re-inserting the spring, feel around inside where its supposed to sit. it feels like there a bunch if little hooks in there. the spring will hang loosely but will not really grab onto anything. slide the filter in SLOWLY. if u bump the side of the filter housing then spring will fall off. don't worry, you wont lose it. just try again.

once the filter is back in and u line up the cover, you'll have to push pretty hard to get the cover back on because of the new o-ring. once its in you'll hear a suction noise. it seems like its pushing all the air out.


parts
007 25450-RAY-003 ELEMENT (ATF) x1
021 91301-RAY-004 O-RING (48.5X2.95) x1
024 94109-12000 WASHER, DRAIN PLUG (12MM) x2

http://img194.imageshack.us/img194/4...ep401atm07.gif

this is what my filter looks like after 106k miles. no metal shards or debris in there
http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/1719/cimg0329m.jpg

http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/1737/cimg0329j.jpg

http://img694.imageshack.us/img694/7250/cimg0330h.jpg

any questions feel free to ask :thumbsup:

it show that filter for the honda element for the tl ?

im not sure if its the same filter for both cars or if "element" is what they call the filter. either way its the right filter for the TL

http://www.acuraoemparts.com/delray/...All&vinsrch=no

They call the filter an element, it's not naming a car model :rolleyes:

BTW: These parts do cross over to Honda part numbers, as I picked up all my parts from my local Honda dealer the other day. I will be changing the filter on my Christmas break....
Thanks for the write up..:thumbsup:

i should have taken more pictures and made a DIY. yup, same parts for hondas as well. :thumbsup: