great diy...the one that i saw a long time ago had blurry pics but these pics are awesome. makes me wanna change my tranny oil again haha
Tools required:
1. Special Funnel with tube tip OR Hand pump
2. 3/8 Ratchet
3. 17mm Socket
4. Cheater Bar/Breaker Bar (For more Tq)
5. ~3 Qt MTF (OEM, GM Synchro Mesh, etc)
6. New Crush washer (If Old)
7. Jacks and Jack Stands
8. Tools to remove tire
9. Drain Pan
Step 1:
Gather all your tools required
Step 2:
Loosen Driver side tire lug nuts. If you have the hand pump then you would not need to do this process. Taking off the tire makes the job a lot easier because you will have more room to use the funnel. Few people have attempted to fill the Transmission by using the funnel through the engine bay however the tube will not be long enough.
Step 3:
Jack the car up properly and set on Jack Stands. Take off spare tire and locate it in a safer location such as undernear the car in case jack stand failure occurs.
Step 4:
Once tire is out and car is lifted, you are ready to begin the process.
Go undernear the car and look up. You will see this.
Drain Bolt and Fill Bolt. First Loosen the Fill bolt (17 mm Socket), then loosen and remove the drain bolt while you have the drain pan underneath. The Drain bolt requires no socket.
Start Draining but becareful not to drop the bolt inside the pan. You may make a mess because of wind or splash. Remove Fill bolt to displace the missing air to drain faster. After all the old fluid has been drained, re-install the drain bolt.
Step 5:
Start Pouring in the MTF. There are two ways of doing this. One is by hand pump, and the other is by the funnel connected by a tube (Both can be purchased at autopart stores for around same price).
By using the funnel, hold one end where the driver side tire used to be, and the tube directed towards the fill hole. The rest is easy.
To use the pump, you will not need to take off the tire because few people have mentioned how they were able to pump MTF via underneath the car.
Fill the transmission to specification directed by the manual. An easy rule of thumbs to know if you have enough inside is to simply use your finger (yes... pun indeed intended) to check, OR fill until you spill.
Step 6:
Bolt everything back up with crush washer and TQ to specifications but you will not have to be exact.
Last edited by Danman281; 05-02-2008 at 01:42 PM.
great diy...the one that i saw a long time ago had blurry pics but these pics are awesome. makes me wanna change my tranny oil again haha
yea that^, nice diy. im probably going to do this on sat. thanks.
so can i use synchro mesh in my 03 ep3? autozone said i HAVE to use the oem honda transmission fluid
good write up, givin it try soon i hope.....depending on how long before i sell my car.
what size are the crush washer? are they the same size as the one for the oil drain bolt?
Do we need to make this thread NWS? That's a little suggestive. :eyebrows:
haha just kidding thats a great write up!
I have one of those tube funnel things. Works mint if your doing this in your garage.
So what are the exact torque specs?
great right up. I will follow your instructions tomorrow. Hopefully things go well.
Do you recommend Honda or is there another brand that last longer and works better?
Why is everyone still trying to fill from beneath, when you just remove the sesor from the top and fill it in there, no problems. Seems like a PIA to fill it from the underneath
Great DIY Danman.....i dont use honda mtf fluid i use AMS syncro fluid...but they both get the job done..
Anyone use Royal purple MTF? If so, how do you like it? Do you recomend or ban?
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