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Teutonic Speedra... Teutonic Speedracer View Member Profile	Oct 27 2005, 01:05 PM Post #2
LS1 Inside! / Toolbox / Mechanical Engineer Group: Advanced Members Posts: 2,215 Joined: 5-February 04 From: NJ Member No.: 179	A lot of Japanese cars do not have tranny oil pans. My 95 Honda accord just had a 3/8" plug near the right front wheel that I used to drain the fluid. That would get about 2 quarts out, but would not flush. I don't believe you can change the filter if there even is a filter without taking the tranny apart. I bought my 95 Accord with 140k miles on it. It would shift from 2nd to 1st alot for an instant and then jump right back to 2nd when slowing for corners in city driving. It drove me crazy. I used to change the fluid every other oil change (did this about 5+ times) hoping to "flush it" by changing it often. I tried many fluid types including Honda's own, Redline (bought wrong for Camaro), etc. None of them did much for me. I always thought the tranny was ready to die. Online reviews stated that Honda had implemented some "fuzzy logic" control for the transmission. A few other Honda owners I know said their tranny's made similar shifts. Well, I just sold it with 215k miles a few weeks ago, and it was still working. Replaced it with an 06 Corolla S 5spd. Good luck, sorry for the long story. Hope yours doesn't shift like mine did. Although it never slipped and always would pull off firm shifts upto the 6,200rpm. I pushed her hard when I had her.

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pknowles 98 Honda trans help (some of you may have one) Oct 27 2005, 12:56 PM

Teutonic Speedracer A lot of Japanese cars do not have tranny oil pans... Oct 27 2005, 01:05 PM

pknowles It does have a pan, but I havn't gotten under ... Oct 27 2005, 01:14 PM

pknowles Nevermind, it doesn't have a pan. Looking und... Oct 27 2005, 10:40 PM

Teutonic Speedracer It's ok! Oct 28 2005, 12:22 AM

jensend Will ask my son (who is an Acura tech ) when he ge... Oct 28 2005, 12:36 AM

severous01 just undo the lines going to the cooler, well...on... Oct 28 2005, 11:11 AM

pknowles I got word that the offical Honda service manual s... Oct 28 2005, 12:31 PM

Teutonic Speedracer It only takes like 2.5-3.0 qts, so at least if you... Oct 28 2005, 09:42 PM

nape QUOTE (pknowles @ Oct 28 2005, 07:31)I would ... Oct 28 2005, 10:30 PM

Teutonic Speedracer QUOTE (nape @ Oct 28 2005, 17:30)Just go slow... Oct 29 2005, 03:07 AM

severous01 the torque converter is full of oil, so just repla... Oct 31 2005, 12:13 PM

pknowles On the Honda you can't flush the trans by undo... Oct 31 2005, 01:40 PM

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pknowles View Member Profile	Oct 27 2005, 12:56 PM Post #1
Experienced Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 1,427 Joined: 12-February 04 From: Huntingtown, MD Member No.: 193	Hay guys. I just got a 98 Civc EX auto for my wife and I want to change out all the fluids since it has probably never been done (oil being the exception). I've always flushed my own automatics by dropping the pan and fitting a hose to the pump inlet (most cars and trucks you cut the filter neck off and clamp a hose to it) and letting the pump flush new fluid from a bucket through the trans. I was told that the Civic's trans filter is not at the bottom of the pan like I'm used to and you can't reach it unless you rebuild the trans. Is this true? Does the trans have a pick-up tube going to the bottom of the pan that I can attach my hose too so I can flush the trans? I was going to drop the pan and look myself, but figured someone out there has probably done it before. Thanks.