I recently changed the fluid on a 165,667mi. Honda Accord, service history says it’s been changed once at 128,999mi. (3years ago/36.6k mi.). It drove fine and shifted P-R-N-D fine, but I did notice a very very slight whine that I assumed was coming from the CVT. I don’t remember if the noise was there previously.
The fluid and drain plug were obviously dirty, so I replaced everything, used HCF-2 OEM fluid, new drain plug gasket properly torqued, and removed ~4.5qt of fluid. I filled it with 4qt then an additional 0.5 after going through all of the gears. The fluid I removed seemed to be in not too bad of a condition, was 176F upon arrival, and smelled normal. Unfortunately I could not find an easy way to check whether the transmission fluid was leveled with this model using the bubble level method, I don’t know where to place the level before adjusting the vehicle and opening the check bolt. Ive been using two scissor jacks.
How can I properly verify the fluid level is correct? I’d hate to drive for another 30k/3yr with over/underfilled fluid. Any experience with this model or advice would be greatly appreciated. The Kia’s I’ve worked on were much easier to check transmission level with the ground.
The fluid and drain plug were obviously dirty, so I replaced everything, used HCF-2 OEM fluid, new drain plug gasket properly torqued, and removed ~4.5qt of fluid. I filled it with 4qt then an additional 0.5 after going through all of the gears. The fluid I removed seemed to be in not too bad of a condition, was 176F upon arrival, and smelled normal. Unfortunately I could not find an easy way to check whether the transmission fluid was leveled with this model using the bubble level method, I don’t know where to place the level before adjusting the vehicle and opening the check bolt. Ive been using two scissor jacks.
How can I properly verify the fluid level is correct? I’d hate to drive for another 30k/3yr with over/underfilled fluid. Any experience with this model or advice would be greatly appreciated. The Kia’s I’ve worked on were much easier to check transmission level with the ground.
