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Originally Posted By: Donald The red in ATF is just a dye and can go away with use and you are then back to the natural color of the ATF. This may happen sooner on some brands of ATF. But as we know the ATF will also change color with use and also if its doing some cleaning. Obviously a used oil...

Originally Posted By: oiltard I'd recommend the cooler route for sure. Heat is what breaks down transmissions fluid, so the lower temps you run it at, the better (to a point). I even have a transmission cooler in my 2005 Civic, which is probably unnecessary overkill. It's a closed system, so if...

Originally Posted By: oiltard Okay, so in absence of a burnt smell, brownish ATF is not apparently a sign of trouble. Good info to have. I still vote you get at least 1 drain and refill done sooner rather than later, if just to wipe the break-in metals off the drain plug. Whether or not to do a...

Originally Posted By: benjamming Transmission fluid color is a very poor way to tell condition of fluid with the exception, of course, of extremely bad fluid. Honda stated as such in a Honda Service News a few years ago. I guess i'm old school, if it's not cherry red i'm changing it. I will...

Originally Posted By: oiltard Make sure you have a 17mm 6-point socket and a LONG ratchet extension (and a breaker bar) before you pull the drain plug. You can't put the fluid in through the dipstick tube, and you will have a hard time reaching the ATF fill bolt on top. And that sucker's on...

Originally Posted By: oiltard Make sure you have a 17mm 6-point socket and a LONG ratchet extension (and a breaker bar) before you pull the drain plug. You can't put the fluid in through the dipstick tube, and you will have a hard time reaching the ATF fill bolt on top. And that sucker's on...

Originally Posted By: berniedd The Magnefine's a good idea, but be aware that if Honda sees it, they may void your warranty as it is an aftermarket item. Thanks. This is true, even though it is a beneficial add on.

Originally Posted By: oiltard I recently drained & refilled my girflriend's 2010 TL's ATF with 25k miles. It was much redder than that, but I believe it was Z-1 on the factory fill. Did the same on my Civic, which was DW-1, with 7800 miles, coincidentally, and it was also much redder. Posted...

Originally Posted By: tig1 Do the one drop test and compare your sample to the example on this site. Here is the link. http://www.acustrip.com/specs/onedrop.html Thanks, really nice site! I am around the "OK, Plan change" not surprised but only 7800 miles at the time?

very light brown, no burnt material smell.

Hello everyone, great forum tons of info. I have a 2011 TL SH-AWD which I got new and noticed the transmission color isn't red as when I purchased it new. I am a "spirited" driver so I am pretty sure my transmission fluid color reflects that. The current fill is DW-1(as stated in the owners...