Originally Posted By: KneeGrinder
Originally Posted By: GemStater
Just purchased a 2006 Honda Accord V6 with "BAYA" 5-Speed auto transmission. Car came with a stack of Honda dealer service invoices but nothing to indicate an ATF change. It appears the last two owners were waiting for the Maintenance Minder to tell them to service the Transmission. ATF fluid is purple in color but doesn't smell burnt. One Honda service invoice shows an additive added to the ATF and motor oil. Find this curious as my old 97 Civic owners manual specifies no use of oil additives.
Anyway, I've heard that apparently this transmission does not have a filter and that I should dump and fill the ATF for the next few oil changes, which I will probably do. Honestly, I'm kind of bewildered by what Hond's maintenance philosophy has become. Oh! And looks like I will be doing the timing belt, water pump, spark plugs, valve adjust for the first time as well thanks to the Maintenance Minder/procrastinator.
Any other suggestions?
For some reason I seem to recall the "BAYA" as the v6 2003-2005 5 speed trans, the 2006-2007 should be an AV6? as I remember?
The BAYA is also used in the Acura v6 1999-2006 with 5 speed auto's.
Anyways, the BAYA have lots of problems. The AV6's are known to be pretty bullet proof. Hope you have the latter.
Many, not all BAYA's have an external inline transmission filter. Not real friendly to service.
The ID tag reads BAYA. If this trans started in 99 model year Acuras, I'd hope Honda ironed out the links by 06. The only issue I see in the service history is "Customer says harsh shifts when cold, test drove, advised as normal when fluid is cold."
If I have the external filter, where do I look for it?