2004 honda civic manual transmission fluid capacity

How Much Tranny Fluid do our cars take? I want to flush mine.

you mean drain it, put in 3 quarts of honda mtf....do you know how too? you cant put it in through the dipstick hole, you need to take off the 17mm plug above the drain plug and than siphon it in

Another good way to do it is to remove the sensor right on top of the tranny and fill it from there. Much easier.

Is your car auto or manual??

If its manual, I know you don't need 3 quarts. You need approximately 1.6-1.8 quarts. I know, for a fact, because I change my tranny fluid every year. There are two bolts in the tranny you need to take off. You use the bottom one to drain the fluid, and the top to refill the fluid. You'll need a pump, so you can put fluid back into your tranny. That's the first thing you should buy, don't forgot about it.

If you have an auto, forget everything I said.

the title of the thread is manual trans fluid

and yea it is 1.6 quarts...i was thinking of when i changed the fluid on my old auto which takes 3 quarts

Buying a pump is a waste of money. There are several places you can fill it at the top if you just look, and let gravity do it's job.

Pump

Is your car auto or manual??

If its manual, I know you don't need 3 quarts. You need approximately 1.6-1.8 quarts. I know, for a fact, because I change my tranny fluid every year. There are two bolts in the tranny you need to take off. You use the bottom one to drain the fluid, and the top to refill the fluid. You'll need a pump, so you can put fluid back into your tranny. That's the first thing you should buy, don't forgot about it.

If you have an auto, forget everything I said.

oooo Pump! What Kind of Pump?

This kind TRANSMISSION FLUID EXCHANGER

or this kind SIPHON PUMP KIT

oooo Pump! What Kind of Pump?

or this kind SIPHON PUMP KIT

This one is all you need.

Mint! Thats the one that doesnt cost like 500 bucks!:laugh2:

Yup. I ended up buying 6 quarts from the dealer because I wanted a stash and also a buddy of mine wanted to change the fluid on his CB7 accord.

As for what fluid to use... I am very happy with the honda MTF. it costs a few bucks more but it still shifts as smooth as when I bought it, which felt as good as new.

Like Andy said, pull the reverse sensor and fill it through that. Much easier.

10W30 works too. Been using that in Honda MTFs since 1998 and never had a problem.

anyone ever use ams-oil mtf or anything other than honda mtf? just curious if there is something better.

some say that gm's synchromesh is better than honda mtf, but most of us stick with honda mtf

alright just wanted to see before i change mine this week. thanks

Yup, I use Amsoil Syncromesh in my car. Works like a champ. I've been running it in my car for 2 years straight. I find that Amsoil Syncromesh MTF makes the shifts a lot smoother than Honda MTF. I've changed my tranny fluid 2 weeks apart from each other just to see which was smoother. Honda MTF is okay, and there's nothing wrong with it. However, Amsoil MTF just makes shifting so much smoother.

Honda MTF will be super pretty smooth after the initial fluid change, but after a week or so, it shifts just like how it felt before you did your fluid change. Amsoil MTF makes your shifts smooth like butter. After the initial fluid change with Amsoil MTF, I actually wasn't sure if I was in gear yet, because its so smooth.

If you want, you could always test this out yourself, since MTF is rather cheap. Change using Honda MTF, and keep it in your car for 2 weeks. After that, change the fluid with Amsoil MTF. Keep the Amsoil MTF in your car for 2 weeks, and if you don't think it performs any better than Honda MTF. Change it back to Honda MTF, but I doubt you will.

I'd highly recommend using Amsoil MTF.

thanks for the input i think im going to try the amsoil.

Buying a pump is a waste of money. There are several places you can fill it at the top if you just look, and let gravity do it's job.

I think pictures are needed for some

Its the hole where the reverse sensor is screwed into the transmission on the top. Your going to need a 27mm extended socket to remove it. It should be next to the transmission grounding point to the right of it. A pic of it can be found at civicforums in the DIY AEM CAI install. LoL, Im too lazy to go get it.

auto-zone SUCKS! they dont have syncromesh so now i have to drive 30 minutes to pick some up cause i live in the middle of nowhere.