I am not bashing the fluid, Castrol Multi-Veh Import ATF just didn't work well in my 95 Accord. Here's the history on the car, I bought it used 1 owner on 6/9/09 w/ 206,000 miles on it from a Honda dealer the car was very well taken care of except for the tranny! When i got it home i did a drain and fill only to discover that the fluid hadn't been changed in who knows how long!It was brown but didn't smell burnt! I changed it out and used Maxlife and 6oz of AR-X for 1100 miles. Was very happy w/ the MaxLife and AR-X and decided to give the Castrol Import a try after many recommendations on BITOG. I installed the Castrol and 3oz of AR-X and was not happy w/ it from day one, but thought i would stick it out and see if things improved over time. After 3k i couldn't take it any more, and switched back to MaxLife ATF via cooler line flush on Sunday morning. The shudder between the 1-2 and 2-3 shifts is gone! http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/forums/images/icons/default/grin.gif I couldn't be happier!
Joe
Joe