Originally Posted by the_invisible

Despite the owner's manual advice of using 40wt oil for the manual transmission, certified Acura and Honda dealers fill all Honda transmissions with GL4 transaxle fluid. GL4 fluids have a more stabler viscosity (for the transmission) and better friction properties than 40wt motor oil.

Originally Posted by EZgoinLegend

NO RJ, NOT AT ALL !! Your manual Legend Trans. uses SAE 30 or 40 weight engine oil, not ATF !! The best thing to do for a manual trans Legend is do a warm drain, (meaning drain the trans. fluid after running around town & the fluids are warm/slightly hot), then drop in fresh oil, drive around for a bit again, drain & refill - that's it. I am going to check with Honda/Acura this week to see if we can use a high detergent motor oil for the first fill, to clean out the insides a bit, then go back to the required Honda Oil on the last/final fill. Will kepp y'all posted when I find out.
BUT,... NEVER USE ATF IN A MANUAL TRANS!! Very different viscosities and purposes ok !!??

Originally Posted by Talrude

Is there a DIY Manual drain/flush?

Phillip

Originally Posted by Nate

Probably, but its not in the DIY menu. I wouldn't know about a flush, but drain/replace of a manual transmission is about as easy as a regular engine oil change. You look at the tranny and there should be two bolts sticking out, one is almost to the bottom, the other at the top. It should be reasonably obvious which ones are drain plugs and whick are fasteners. The link below should include a picture. You loosen the top one to check how much is in there, and how burned it is. If you want to replace it, you pull the bottom plug, and put the other stuff in. This online manual explains it better (for G2).

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Originally Posted by civilator

7. Now fill the tranny up with Genuine Honda ATF . Honda fluid has
a high silicone base to it and that is what will keep your tranny
shifting smooth. You now have 3.5 quarts of Honda fluid mixed in
with about 5qts of Dextron mixed with .5 qts of F type fluid (Mix) .


in the part above, is it " 5qts of Dextron " or
" .5qts of Dextron "

pls clarify because that dot makes a big difference.

Originally Posted by Ben Hedrington

Total stuff needed:
(1) Bottle of smart blend ( Black Bottle)
(I used Lube Guard from NAPA for $11.00)

(4) quarts of "F" type Trans fluid
(7) quarts of Dextron fluid
(4) quarts of Genuine Honda fluid

Time to play with your car.......

1. Drain the fluid and add 3.5 quarts of "F" type fluid. F-fluid (ATF) is what is used in Ford transmissions. It has a very high detergent base to it that is designed to clean the internal parts and to break down varnish build up.

2. Drive the car around for several miles and then drain it again . I do not recommend that you leave the F-type fluid in the car for an
extended time.

3. Now having drained the fluid refill the unit with 3.5 qt's of
Dextron II or III and again drive the car around for a few miles
working the Dextron in. While you are doing this what you are
actually doing is diluting the F-type fluid and flushing the dirty fluid
out of the converter at the same time.

4. Return to the driveway and dump the fluid again and

5. repeat the process again. (Steps 3-4)

6. Now , having returned once again , you have drained one last
time. At this point what little F-type fluid that was left has been
drastically diluted and the majority of what you have left is Dextron.

7. Now fill the tranny up with Genuine Honda ATF . Honda fluid has
a high silicone base to it and that is what will keep your tranny
shifting smooth. You now have 3.5 quarts of Honda fluid mixed in
with about 5qts of Dextron mixed with .5 qts of F type fluid (Mix) .
Not enough to hurt a thing. Now to even things out and bring us all
back to Basic Honda fluid , get a bottle of a product called "Smart
Blend" It's made by a company called "Life Products" Be sure to
get the Black bottle as it is specially designed to convert Dextron
over to Honda fluid, this is a product that we endorse, and use it in
all our transmissions through out the building process. If you can't
find it then try Lube Guard , and again use the Black bottle. Both
products have red bottles and I thin also a Blue one too?

8. Pour one full bottle of Smart Blend into the tranny and you're set. Smart blend reduces operating temps as well as is a friction modifier that will reduce clutch pack chatter as well as help with converter lock up. Now the reason you start with the F type fluid is to clean . Then you use Dextron to dilute the F-type (Ford) and besides to dump that much Honda fluid just to flush would be a
sin, not to mention costly as all get up.

Originally Posted by civilator

7. Now fill the tranny up with Genuine Honda ATF . Honda fluid has
a high silicone base to it and that is what will keep your tranny
shifting smooth. You now have 3.5 quarts of Honda fluid mixed in
with about 5qts of Dextron mixed with .5 qts of F type fluid (Mix) .


in the part above, is it " 5qts of Dextron " or
" .5qts of Dextron "

pls clarify because that dot makes a big difference.

Originally Posted by sailaja_giri

Hi,
I am planning to do the DYI and have the doubts.
Do I need to just drain using the drain plug or
do I need to unscrew the pan. Fourteen (14) screws hold the pan in place and drain?

If so do I need to change the gaskets everytime or
simply refix the 14 bolts and drive around 20 miles and warm the ATF and start the drains, since it is done in a continous sequence.

Also when should I change the Transmission filter/Strainer (67 bucks).

Drain the ATF
Change the filter?
Fill the Type F Fluid
Change the filter?
Fill Dextron III - 1st time
Change the filter?
Fill Dextron III - 2nd time
Change the filter? I think this is when I need to change the Tranny filter
Fill the Honda ATF

Thanks for your replies in advance

Giridar