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.