changing tranny fluid question - Honda Prelude Forum

UZ 2 B AUTO · 02-14-2002, 08:24 PM

exactly how is this done. i have never done it before and i figure in the next month i iwill do it. the bolt is on the bottom of the back of the tranny right....now to fil it up do i take out the dipstick and find a long funnel and fill it til it overfills? or how do i do this?

what is the screen that needs to be cleaned on teh at's
i heard from the honda guy that they clean or replace the screen or some ****....what is he talking about? thanks.

beaty · 02-14-2002, 09:47 PM

Sir, for us to answer your questions you need to identify your transmission type first... is yours a manual or automatic?

First of all, if you have a manual tranny then you don't have a dipstick. And yes, you need to drain the fluid thru the drain bolt and then refill thru the refill hole with a long neck funnel until it overfills (fluid level with the fill hole). Make sure your car is level.

If you have an auto tranny then you need to refill to the max mark on the dipstick. Never overfill. For Honda automatic transmission you don't really need to remove the pan and replace the screen like other auto tranny. Just drain and refill and you're all set. Check this out for your reference SS tranny fluid change

UZ 2 B AUTO · 02-14-2002, 09:51 PM

i thought for manual it was called gear oil not transmission fluid? hell i dont know lol i have a 5 gen. "**** shifter". why shouldnt i clean the screen? use the honda atf?

beaty · 02-14-2002, 11:03 PM

Almost all of the automatic transmissions use ATF (either Dexron/Mercon, Type-F, or ATF+3). Some Manual Transmissions use ATF, some use motor oil, and some use their proprietary MTF/gear oil. As for the gear oils you mentioned they are usually referred to the heavier weight 75W90 or 75W140 (most contain extreme pressure/anti-wear additives) designed for rear-drive differentials and some transmissions/gearboxs. Well, those are all transmission lubricants just different names... you can call them whatever you want.

Anyway, just refer to the owner's manual for the tranny fluid (or gear oil) recommended for your car. And in our case use Honda Formula Z1 ATF... you can check the testimonials made by many fellow luders on this board.