Over on DriveAccord, I came across a guy who now has 240,000 + miles on his 2003 Accord EX 4-cylinder Automatic. Original transmission. Here was his 200k report: http://www.driveaccord.net/forums/showthread.php?p=135601
He replaces his transmission fluid about every 60k miles with Honda ATF-Z1. He just does one drain and refill. No flushes. No multiple drain and refills.
So, there you have it. It IS possible for modern electronically controlled automatics, even a 5-speed like this one, to last more than 200k miles under the right conditions.
Now, here's my question: what's the reason that I do not see the same service life out of the V6 Accord transmissions? I rarely see Honda V6 automatics last past 150k miles. Wouldn't one think that the engineers would design the unit in the V6 to handle the additional load?
He replaces his transmission fluid about every 60k miles with Honda ATF-Z1. He just does one drain and refill. No flushes. No multiple drain and refills.
So, there you have it. It IS possible for modern electronically controlled automatics, even a 5-speed like this one, to last more than 200k miles under the right conditions.
Now, here's my question: what's the reason that I do not see the same service life out of the V6 Accord transmissions? I rarely see Honda V6 automatics last past 150k miles. Wouldn't one think that the engineers would design the unit in the V6 to handle the additional load?