10-07-2011, 05:04 PM
Take a look at your owner's manual. On my Honda, I have a maintenance minder that tells which services are due based upon monitoring of driving conditions. Not unusual to see transmission fluid due around 30k. I don't remember if Honda's use standard ATF. I know that their 4wd/AWL transfer case uses a Honda specific fluid. The use of any other fluid will cause drive-ability issues and even damage. All the more reason to look at the owners manual.
Also, unless your dealer does a full flush, only about 2/3rds gets drained and replaced. This is common with most automatic transmissions as the fluid doesn't drain out from the torque converter. This is one of the reasons behind more frequent changes.
Also, unless your dealer does a full flush, only about 2/3rds gets drained and replaced. This is common with most automatic transmissions as the fluid doesn't drain out from the torque converter. This is one of the reasons behind more frequent changes.