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maumee - 15 Jan 2007 02:43 GMT

I read the recent post on using the Honda specific transmission fluid.
I have a 1995 Accord EX with automatic and the owners manual states
to use Dextron II or the Honda fluid. Should I still put out the big
bucks and get the Honda stuff or what? I would like someone more
knowledgeable than me to give me a straight answer.

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loewent - 15 Jan 2007 04:12 GMT

first of all, you can't even get Dexron II anymore. Or III for that matter.

Use honda fluid. How often do you change it? Big bucks is what, a 30%
premium on $20? Come on......

>I read the recent post on using the Honda specific transmission fluid.
>I have a 1995 Accord EX with automatic and the owners manual states
>to use Dextron II or the Honda fluid. Should I still put out the big
>bucks and get the Honda stuff or what? I would like someone more
>knowledgeable than me to give me a straight answer.

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Charles - 16 Jan 2007 03:21 GMT

> ...the owners manual states
> to use Dextron II or the Honda fluid. Should I still put out the big
> bucks and get the Honda stuff or what?

It's not expensive. Last June I paid my Honda dealer US$6.45 per quart for
ATF-Z1. Then in September he only charged me US$5.60 per quart.
--
Chuck

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Kevin McMurtrie - 16 Jan 2007 07:49 GMT

> I read the recent post on using the Honda specific transmission fluid.
> I have a 1995 Accord EX with automatic and the owners manual states
> to use Dextron II or the Honda fluid. Should I still put out the big
> bucks and get the Honda stuff or what? I would like someone more
> knowledgeable than me to give me a straight answer.

The straight answer is that Honda's fluid is a safer bet. Unlike motor
oil, transmission fluid has to do more than lubricate and clean. The
friction, viscosity, and anti-wear additives have to be just right.
It's a quirky fluid. On a manual, you can feel the difference between
fluids when you shift.

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maumee - 16 Jan 2007 13:26 GMT

> > I read the recent post on using the Honda specific transmission fluid.
> > I have a 1995 Accord EX with automatic and the owners manual states
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> It's a quirky fluid. On a manual, you can feel the difference between
> fluids when you shift.

Thanks for all the imput guys, I will be going to Honda this week to
get enough fluid to do a couple of changes.

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