Good read for Fit owners of that gen.
Oil for 170,000+ mile 2009 Honda Fit Sport
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Good read for Fit owners of that gen.
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I switched from 0w30 to 0w40 and the consumption did not decrease FWIW ( 2015 FIT ).
Back to 0w30.
Back to 0w30.
I had a similar experience going from 0w-20 to 0w30 in my 2007. No consumption change. I’ll report back after switching to VRP, but my results won’t be ready until late 2026. (My current Amsoil SS OCI ends this fall)
Whats the service history on the ATF?
I don’t believe the internal parts are considered a maintenance item.
Just keep up regular D&F intervals on the fluid and occasionally replacing the inline filter is all that’s needed. Those even can go a long time. I’m at 345k and I’ve replaced the inline filter twice in 190k since owning.
We've had it since 130,000 miles, and have done two changes since - one when we got it, one at 150,000. Both with Honda DW-1. Considering going MaxLife at the same time that I change oil to R&P.
Good plan.
I'm running Amsoil Signature Series ATF (ATL blue cap) and it's performed well.
I think 30k is the limit I would do on DW-1.
People have used MaxLife for years in Honda A/Ts as well as Amsoil Signature. It's just a bit more money up front if you do a proper conversion to either.
On ours, I had a shop do the cooler line method to completely swap out the old Honda fluid so the new total fill was all Amsoil. Either way, fresh fluid more often keeps these little A/Ts going a long time. Good idea to swap the inline now, after you've done a couple of changes first; in case there was any cleanup going on the current filter hopefully caught that.
Does your model year have a noticable transmission case whine? I know the 07-08s GD3 would tend to. Mine went away swapping from DW-1 to Amsoil. .02 YMMV
Changed the inline one at the first change, so hopefully running fairly clean now. The fluid still has a red tint to it.
Now whine that's perceptible from the cabin. It is a pretty rough-shifting transmission, but it's within the normal operating roughness. Haha
Gotcha. Up to you when to replace the inline filter a 2nd time. I think it might be better to hold off until you completely convert to a different fluid. Wait until your first D&F after that, then change the filter again so the new fluid has time to do its thing.
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