Honda Transmission Fluid Change - Simply Drain and Fill - with Dipstick

# Honda Transmission Fluid Change

Vehicle in video: 2010 Honda Odyssey EX-L

## Tools and Supply

1. 3/8'' rachet
2. OR, a 3/8'' breaker bar
2. 17 mm socket x1
4. Torque wrench (set at 29 and 36 ft pounds)
5. Honda ATF (DW-1), 3.3 quarts
6. Gaskets, for fill and drain plugs
* Honda fill cap washer part #90441-PK4-000 (24mm)
* Honda drain plug washer part #94109-20000 (I.D. 18mm)

## Safety and Preparation

1. Raise car
2. Pop hood
3. Chocks
4. Safety check!!!

## Fluid Change

1. Take off the fill cap with 17mm socket, long extension and perhaps a swivel
2. Put catch pan under transmission.
2. Take off the transmission drain plug with 3/8 ratchet or breaker bar.
3. Let it drain...
4. Clean the drain plug, shavings on the magnet.
5. Replace the drain plug with a new gasket, put it back after drained, and torque it to 36 ft-lb
6. With a long funnel, fill about 3.3 quarts of Honda DW-1 Transmission fluid.
7. Replace fill cap with a new washer, but don't tighten it yet.
8. Check fluid level on ground level, after vehicle reaches operating temperature, and engine OFF
9. Torque fill cap to 29 ft-lb

## Final Comments

1. Fluid change intervals
* First change at 60,000 miles
* Change every 30,000 miles afterwards
2. What fluid: best to use Honda fluid for that year & model
3. No flush; if you change it every 30k miles, that's good for the transmission.
4. Fluid color means little; it becomes dark once you put it in.

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Be safe, stay dirty. Enjoy the work!

God bless!