How much does a transmission fluid change cost for a 2001 Honda Accord? (filter, car)
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I just got a quote from a mechanice. He said it's 150 dollars plus tax. Does that seem right?
This is about what I was quoted at STS here in NJ. I have a '99 Accord. 4cyl, 153k, automatic trans.
I have been going here for years,and haven't had any problems.They actually told me once they couldn't fix a stalling problem,to take it to the dealer.No charge for looking at it.
But some posters on here make me think I should go back to the dealer for the trans fluid change.
If my car (2001 Camaro) has 93,000 miles on it and no knowledge of ever having transmission fluid change, is it too late? Or is it still recommended to get the fluid changed?
If my car (2001 Camaro) has 93,000 miles on it and no knowledge of ever having transmission fluid change, is it too late? Or is it still recommended to get the fluid changed?
I have heard that you should leave it if you have a lot of miles on your car. That's what I heard but maybe someone else can tell you.
There is nothing wrong with a drain and fill on an old transmission that has never had its fluid changed. What can create problems is if you do a flush on an old transmission.
^ Tell me who makes Honda's DW-1 fluid. Do you know? Hint: It isn't Honda.
The bottom line is that Honda went through a long period of time when they installed inferior automatic transmissions in their cars - and they knew it. They were arrogant enough to think that their reputation could cover over poor engineering. The transmissions were usually okay behind a 4-cylinder, but couldn't handle the power of the V6.
Like Chrysler, Honda decided that rather than spend the money to improve their transmissions, they'd just do what they could to eke a few more miles out of them. That included some special additives to the tranny fluid, and a triplicate flushing procedure.
The problem is not aftermarket fluid. The problem is the WRONG aftermarket fluid. JiffyLubeEsque joints are notorious for doing that.
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Originally Posted by sdlife619
This job is so easy to do that anyone that owns a 1/2 drive ratchet can change the trans fluid themselves. My mother has a 98 Accord 3.0 V6 EX and the transmission failed on it around 130,000 miles. Honda V6's during these years all had trans problems. It's all because the idiots at Honda mated the 4 banger trans into the 6 without any sort if upgrades inside to handle the extra power.
The major symptoms are slippage, a very long first to second harsh shift patterns, and really rough delayed downshifts.
The biggest issues was that the fluid would overheat or wouldn't flow right because the lines were too small, and start overheating the second gear. It didn't matter how you drove the car either, the problem was inside the hydraulic lines. When the mechanic rebuilt the transmission in my mothers Accord, he told me that he had to actually physically make the lines bigger by opening them up more to handle and carry more fluid faster to each gear or he just replaced some original lines with custom bigger ones so the fluid would cool better and wont clog up inside.
I actually helped my mothers Honda's trans go a little further before it finally crapped out by using 2 quarts of Redline Full Syn ATF fluid, with 1 quart of Honda ATF. The shifts got much much smoother, and it didn't slip much until the last week of it's death. I did this when she first bought the car, and changed the fluid twice ( 3 quarts per drain) in the 6 months after she purchased the car used, and I remember seeing the old fluid coming out when I first changed it, and it looked like chocolate! Talk about burnt up ATF! It was bad, and I knew the damage had already been done to it, and it was only time until the transmission completely failed, but I am glad I did what I did, because it lasted longer than I expected.
it's a very simple job to do, don't go out there and spend over $100 on something so easy, it's a rip off! At the most you''ll spend is like $15-$20 on 3 quarts of fluid depending on if you got Honda stuff or some other brand. Personally there's nothing wrong going with a full syn ATF fluid like Redline or Royal Purple when they are spec'ed for Honda's. As you long as you have have 2 or 3 quarts of Honda ATF in there, your car should be fine and possibly shift even better than before if you just used straight Honda fluid.
The transmission bolt should be right underneath the trans to your right hand side, a 1/2 drive is all you need to get it loose depending on how tight it is, a breaker bar might help in this case. It will drain 3 quarts of fluid, and the refill bolt is towards the rear of the engine right beneath the distributor cap. I forgot what size it is, but the bolt is pretty big, bigger than a 3/4 I believe. The total amount of trans fluid is 6-7 quarts, so it would be best to buy some cheap Dexron ATF, drain the old fluid, refill it with Dexron, run it for a couple of days, drain and refill again with cheap Dex, run for day or so, drain again, but this time put in some good stuff. You should be good to go after that.
^^^^^
These two men speak the truth about Hondas and their transmissions.
I Auto-x my Honda civic in my spare time,and only use Honda fluids.
Do not use synthetic transmission oil in Honda transmissions
Synthetic transmission oils has detergents in them which harms Honda transmissions.
O.P watch this video of Eric the car guy.
His videos are very informative
A honda dealer charges $89+ taxes for a drain and refill. I sometimes get a $20 discount. That should be your ballpark.
Always use Honda genuine ATF.
Same here my honda dealer charges 89 dollars just as cheap as tranmission shop. In fact they are just as cheap for mnay other things in maintainace.
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