Two years and 20k miles later, I just did my first CVT drain and fill on my new-ish Honda in the hopes that doing so every 20k instead of 36k will make the transmission last a bit longer. The procedure was 'different' but easy, the hardest part being the need to have it on flat ground for it to drain completely and also for filling it accurately.
A few tips:
Since the car needs to be flat and most people don't have lifts in their driveways, I found it easier to loosen the drain plug first from underneath, then slide the drain pan under, then use a short 3/8" extension in the plug for something to hold onto and remove it through the engine bay. The extension assures that the plug won't go too far or go down the hole in your pan if you drop it with oily fingers!
Also, make sure you leave the rubber fill plug in the hole as it drains. Removing the plug is like shotgunning a beer; the fluid came out hard and fast horizontally and almost shot over the edge of the drain pan, so leaving it in slows things down. You can then pull it out a little to control how fast it comes out.
After that and a bit of cleanup, it was four quarts of HCF-2 in, start it up and run it through the gears, then remove the check plug to get the proper level. Probably 8 ounces or so came back out. The car feels and 'shifts' like it did before so at the very least, no harm was done!
A few tips:
Since the car needs to be flat and most people don't have lifts in their driveways, I found it easier to loosen the drain plug first from underneath, then slide the drain pan under, then use a short 3/8" extension in the plug for something to hold onto and remove it through the engine bay. The extension assures that the plug won't go too far or go down the hole in your pan if you drop it with oily fingers!
Also, make sure you leave the rubber fill plug in the hole as it drains. Removing the plug is like shotgunning a beer; the fluid came out hard and fast horizontally and almost shot over the edge of the drain pan, so leaving it in slows things down. You can then pull it out a little to control how fast it comes out.
After that and a bit of cleanup, it was four quarts of HCF-2 in, start it up and run it through the gears, then remove the check plug to get the proper level. Probably 8 ounces or so came back out. The car feels and 'shifts' like it did before so at the very least, no harm was done!
