When i bought my car 7 months ago i had a tranny fluid change done because of some clunkiness into 3rd, now i have read all the DIY's and it seems very easy, i have only driven it about 3000 miles after that (still clunky), but i have no idea what tranny fluid they used. stupid question but is there a minimum amount of time you should wait before another change?

 

Did a honda dealer change it? The new honda MTF blend is good stuff. There is no minimum amount of time to change the fluid.

 

no it was a local motor sport shop i go to for performance mods, thanks, i will probably go buy the honda mtf this week and change it.

 

I change mine every 30k but also i drive very easy.

 

What fluid did they actually put in the tranny?

 

A lot of people swear by GM Synchromesh, but it can be a pain to locate sometimes.

 

i have no idea what fluid they put in

 

If you don't know what fluid the shop put in it, that's even more of an incentive to change it out now. Just go pick up a couple of bottles of Honda MTF and change it yourself. It's quite easy.

And just to note, a little clunkiness from 2nd-3rd is fine. I've driven a dozen s2k's ranging from all model years and all exhibit this behavior to some degree...especially when the tranny is cold. As long as it doesn't grind, you're good.

 

[QUOTE=S2KenC,Sep 6 2010, 04:14 PM] If you don't know what fluid the shop put in it, that's even more of an incentive to change it out now.

 

I changed mine with Royal Purple MTF and it seems to be holding up fine; 3k miles now. I plan on changing mine out every other oil change; 6k total miles.