Just changed my MTF, but now I have a problem.

eieiou22 · 03-01-2007, 12:42 AM

I just changed my MTF ('06 Si), and I could only fill a little over a liter (1.1L maybe) before fluid came out of the fill hole. Reading previous posts, the average seems to be 1.75 to 2 liters. My car was pretty level length-wise (nose-to-rear). I used ramps, but my slanted parking lot compensated for that. My car may have been *slightly* tilted to the left. The only thing I can think of is that it wasn't fully drained. But since my car was slightly tilted to the left (from the driver's perspective), and the drain bolt is on the left side, it should have been fully drained. Help please? I don't want to ruin my transmission because of this! Thanks.

honda93 · 03-01-2007, 01:01 AM

Just take a clean drain pan with you to a level lot. Jack the car up, undo the filler bolt and slowly lower the car. If nothing pours out, you're low. Add some and recheck. The level lot bit is the key.

Anthony "Mario" Crea
NNJR-SCCA

03-01-2007, 12:42 AM	#1 (permalink)
eieiou22 Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 16 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Just changed my MTF, but now I have a problem. I just changed my MTF ('06 Si), and I could only fill a little over a liter (1.1L maybe) before fluid came out of the fill hole. Reading previous posts, the average seems to be 1.75 to 2 liters. My car was pretty level length-wise (nose-to-rear). I used ramps, but my slanted parking lot compensated for that. My car may have been slightly tilted to the left. The only thing I can think of is that it wasn't fully drained. But since my car was slightly tilted to the left (from the driver's perspective), and the drain bolt is on the left side, it should have been fully drained. Help please? I don't want to ruin my transmission because of this! Thanks. Last edited by eieiou22; 03-01-2007 at 12:48 AM.

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03-01-2007, 01:01 AM	#2 (permalink)
honda93 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Property Tax Hell... NJ Age: 34 Posts: 1,011 iTrader: 2 / 100%	Just take a clean drain pan with you to a level lot. Jack the car up, undo the filler bolt and slowly lower the car. If nothing pours out, you're low. Add some and recheck. The level lot bit is the key. Anthony "Mario" Crea NNJR-SCCA