DrTynanol

Hey guys, I recently had an oil change and according to the mechanic, the tranny fluid is going bad (the color is purplish and doesn't smell like fish or burnt much) but i still want to take precaution and replace the fluid.

I had the tranny rebuilt 5k miles ago, I know for a fact the mechanic didn't use honda ATF after the rebuild

My worry is the mixing of the ATF I want to use (dw-1) and the fluid thats already in the tranny.

The problem is since this is my fathers car, who only takes it to his mechanic and doing a 3x3 would be a hassle for him considering the driving breaks in between fill-ups.

My question is would I be able to drain and fill once, mixing the 'unknown non-Honda ATF' and the honda DW-1 without any issue for at least a couple weeks?

What would you guys recommend me do?

Thanks

Vlad_Type_S

iTrader: (3)

I can't comment on the fluids, but I'm confused why the tranny fluid went bad in 5k miles. Did you ask the mechanic how that's possible after such a short distance?

It's totally acceptable if you just want to get the correct stuff in there. Something just smells like fish a little bit, and if it's not your fluid, then it might be the mechanics diagnosis of bad fluid.

DrTynanol

thats what im confused about too, I know what burnt/bad fluid looks like since my tranny went bad before...the color seems fine to me but was worried since the guy is a mechanic.

He advised me to get a transmission flush, I mentioned how it wasn't recommended by Honda..he told me "thats the dumbest thing iv every heard"

Alexns05

Seems legit!!

Although the Honda dealership I bought my car from told me they do flushes on all their Hondas and have never heard of them requiring a drain and fill .

Needless to say my car hasn't been back there.

DrTynanol

lol, I wonder how easy it is to get certified by Honda