Too Early for Tranny Flush??

[taste]

This is a great weekend to flush the tranny since the wife and kids are going out of town. A great time to do alot of things actually.

Anyway, the MT LX has exactly 4062 miles on her, with plenty of 4k - 6k sweeps on the tach. 75% highway, 25% city, and my last tank was my best yet at 36mpg's. Is it too early to flush the tranny or is now the right time?

I have access to the oil, a buddy's got like 9 leftover quarts of Redline MT-90 I can have. From what I've read, I think I'd rather use the MTL than the MT-90. Any ideas?

So obviously the R18 and the Si motor don't have a dipstick to check the fluid level, we use the filler bolt to check. Where the heck is the drain bolt? I haven't been under there for that purpose yet, it may be staring me in the face. Simple drain and fill right, 1.7 quarts?

[twistedframe]

this early it would be a waste of money IMO. Wait until you have some miles on the car (i think they recomend every 15k-30k to replace the tranny fluid.)

[CivicWithNav]

make sure honda approves MT-90 fluid.

some require SPECIFIC fluid some require general fluid.

my Jeep needed "jeep specific" manual tranny fluid and or a GM synchromesh or it destroys synchros

so do your studying before you do anything

BUT it is never early to change fluids. Keeping it fresh will only be beneficial

and as far as the drain plug goes, it should be in the manual. I don't have a manual but i'm willing to bet it's on the driver side. two bolts. fill and drain. DO NOT OVER FILL

[Silver8th]

Originally Posted by twistedframe

this early it would be a waste of money IMO. Wait until you have some miles on the car (i think they recomend every 15k-30k to replace the tranny fluid.)

I second that.

[av911]

Does '06 Civic have a transmission filter?

If not, just drain and refill?

I've never changed trans fluid before. BTW, I have 15,000+ miles on it.

[kenchan]

i usually don't flush tranny fluid early. just follow the factory schedule.

[twistedframe]

Originally Posted by av911

Does '06 Civic have a transmission filter?

If not, just drain and refill?

I've never changed trans fluid before. BTW, I have 15,000+ miles on it.

Yes but it is internal and therefore non-servicable. Almost every honda transmission has an internal transmission oil filter which is not servicable without rebuilding the whole tranny.

[06SILVERSI]

I once heard from the President of Spoon Sports JP said to change your transmission fluid and Oil at the same time ALWAYS!! But you'll be fine following the service schedule!!

[Leonardo629]

I just recently switched to Redline MTL, car now has roughly 6000 miles.

Result came out great, better shifts than stock Honda MTL, I say do it!

[BLU BY U]

omg give me a break, every oil change? waste of oil.

[psyshack]

I change tranny fluid every third oil change on my MT Civic and on my AT Accord. I also did tranny fluid flush and change on the first oil changes at 5k miles.

[DNieves]

Guys, I haven't had a M/T since my RX7 blew an apex seal a couple of years ago. I never changed the fluid but the shifts were perfect. I know you have to stay on top of an Auto transmission maintenence because the fluid can get dark/burnt and the filter can clog with metal shavings & pieces of internal bands & etc. What's the process involved in changing the M/T fluid? What type of fluid does Honda recommend?

[Car78412]

changing the MT fluid would be difficult unless you had a lift. The car must be level to check the tranny oil through the fill plug. Unless you plan to jack the car up onto 4 jack stands, refilling the tranny would be difficult with only one side of the car raised.