I recently got sold off the last of the Hondas that resided in my house. I have several quarts of DW-1. I'm basically wondering what other cars I can use it in... since it wasn't particularly cheap.
It must be pretty dang close to DexIII, I recall some of the Honda manuals stating you can use DexIII if the DW-1 was not available.
Not that I'm recommending it, but I used the DW-1 (got it free from work) in my old Trailblazer for quite some time with no issues.
Like I said,* not * recommending it. But A lot of the generic dex/DW fluids have pretty similar specs asides from phosphorus content, and some of the generic dex fluids seem to have slightly higher phos contents which is probably why ol' Blazey didn't seem to mind it. Drove it a long while with that fluid until I sold it and it's still running around with dw-1 in the pan.It's extremely different, additive-wise. Using a 'universal' (which is kinda-sorta a Dex-type) in a Honda tranny may be okay, but using Z-1 or DW-1 in a hon-Honda tranny is NOT a good idea. MoleKule has posted about this very specifically.