Honda Automatic Transmission Fluid Change (1998-2002 Accord)* 

+RAK lol nope

+RAK somebody get this guy a breaker bar and some jack stands...

+RAK Got his Chinese work boots on, ready for action

I didn't laugh. I smiled with appreciation for the trouble CharlietoKind went through to help us. His up-front and honest presentation makes his video more genuine.

I started to question the validity of the info for sure

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Mr. Fox it’s a brother.

🤣Yes That shit was so funny and he was kicking everything even kicking the pan away 🤣🤣

I’m still alive thankfully but I definitely laughed out loud!

Henry Thoreau just last week my little brothers 2000 Accord 4 bangers tranny gave up. 110k miles. Mine has 190k and it’s still going strong. Mine is a 2000 v6. I installed a tranny filter and instead of a cooler, I baby it, and also installed a switch to manually force the fans to turn on to help cool the tranny and engine in stop and go and hot weather when I’m not using ac. I also allow it to cool down when it’s idling. Not sure if it’s better than a. Trans cooler though. We also had a 03 odyssey a while back that failed at 185k

@@CharlietoKind Does this gearbox only have 4 gears? good video

nice name

+Brandon Boughamer No, sir, you have a nice name. Haha! Thanks man.

Brandon B how many fluids of transmission u need to change

Charity Zank for a full flush I would recommend 12 quarts but you would have to flush it 3 times using 4 new quarts each time after driving a couple of hundred miles in between. This allows fluid that is in the transmission to be moved to an area where it can be removed and replaced. Hope that helps.

3 for what he drained out 7 for a full complete flush

He didn't flush it

Matt Sharp

pellergin how do you do that?

You sir, are the future

With Pjs and sandals on too lmao

go for it.. just do it till the fluid is red over the course of a few months. don't drive fast or haul a heavy load.. thats where the tranny ultimately fails b/c of poor assembly.

Proper maintaining of your car does fluid change of all fluids radiator too at 75 th 100 k your car is at 200 way past your heading for a total meltdown.

the transmission, like you said, only clunks when the engine is cold/weather is cold. seems like because of the high idle.. during the summer, I was in a hurry and pressed the brake, grabbed the shift lever, and pressed the gas and shifted into reverse at about 1000 rpm and it made a clunk noise like it was cold

I think you should be fine :). Mine does it too. I think it is due to the high idle. Usually I will let it run a bit that way the clunk isn't as hard. My mechanic said it was normal for these cars. I dont have the V6. Kuddos for keeping the original trans going! Those things aren't easy to maintain

I think it's the torque converter not being up graded when they did the motor up grade on these cars ..Its what it seem to me to be because when I punch the gas it's got to make a full spin then pop and zoom zoom i'm off love the power of the v6 but that dam pop has just puzzled me!!

Hi I work full time in an oil change and maintenance shop .........do fucking not kick the ratchet please ....if you strip it (high chance doing tht) we can't ever change it ...and it will cost you alot ....either grab with one hand and hit hand with other ....or take the loop end of a regular wrench put the circle end onto the ratchet handle and leverage pry ....always remember to "run gears" as we say at wrk tht means idle in each gear for at least 30 seconds do this in all gears a total of 3 to 5 times then check trans fluid level again and repeat if necessary

@@damienmcelwee5101 LOL this is hillarious.. 1:33 every cold morning, when the motor chokes itself to a high idle and the RiP'MS are high it clunks into gear, kids probably got some worn out motor or tranny mounts too.

Damien Mcelwee good stuff

Still the same clunk at cold starts. I'm guessing motor mounts. Only happens when it is cold outside

Nice! Keep it in great condition and go easy on it and it will keep going !

+CharlietoKind Trust me I will. The previous owners beat the shit out of it, But me I'm rebuilding the engine and transmission.

+James Harrison that sounds like a project!

+CharlietoKind oh yeah

I'm now got 405,000 miles

My wife and I purchase our 2002 Honda Accord EX (V6) in 2002, new. Fourteen years later, today is 07/27/2016, it has over 250K miles on it and, except for the recent jerking experienced sometimes when departing from a traffic light or stop sign, this car has run smooth as can be. I am willing to guess that not many other car manufacturers could top it.

Georgia Dawg did you wife car ever get fixed my during the same thing

keiandra thomas No, Keiandra; not yet. I drained the automatic transmission fluid (often referred to simply as ATF) and replaced it with Honda's recommended ATF in addition to a pint (+/-) of a transmission additive which is a thicker fluid and is supposed to smooth out the changing of gears. I don't remember the name of that product, sorry. That additive seems to have helped some but not enough. I've already visited a local transmission specialist to replace the transmission. We're looking at about $1,200 to $1,500 for a new transmission which is much more affordable than a new car; our Honda Accord still looks and operates like a new car, transmission being one of two exceptions. The other exception is the lights to the instrument panel don't work--other RU-vid entries cover this problem. I may wait until after the (2016) holidays to replace the transmission. Best of luck to you!

Georgia Dawg yea the same for me mine had metal inside I change the transmission fluid my honda is showing early signs of a transmission failure so I just ended up replacing it after new years to rebuild it is like $3500 I only paid $1999 for the car for nothing to be wrong with but oh well hopefully I can find one at local junkyard with a LONG warranty on it but thank you for the info....I think all automatic honda everyone is going to have transmission problems

Hey Keiandra! Good to converse with you. A couple of additional comments for you. I don't think anyone would go wrong with purchasing a Honda Accord; they are very reliable provided common sense maintenance is given to them. Their reliability remind of the old VW Beetles; change the oil and tires at proper intervals, love them, and they will last forever. (Other maintenance is required, of course, but you get the jest of my comment--little maintenance required.) We purchased our Accord new, off the lot in 2002 so we know its maintenance history. You purchased yours as a second owner and, unless you know the previous owner(s), you haven't a track record upon which to judge its condition. Still, you have a good machine, in my opinion, as Hondas are excellent cars. One big, maintenance payout is better than 4 to 6 years of car payments for a new car (Not to forget the differences in car insurance, too.) even if you have to take out a loan or charge the repair to your credit card. That's our opinion and that's why we drive an older car, though I currently drive a 2013 Nissan Frontier truck which I/we, recently, paid off. I got rid of my 1999 Honda CR-V due to the piss-poor service of my local Honda dealer; they have lost the sales of two new vehicles to us due to their service department. My purchase of a Nissan, our first with Nissan, was more of a protest towards our Honda dealer. But, I transgress. Beware certain transmissions, even in new cars! When visiting a local transmission shop the other week, I learned that a certain transmission design results in horrible consequences. I took notes but cannot put my hands on it at this moment but when I find it, I'll notify you. I just "followed" you on Google+ so that I can send you this information. I'm not up to speed on social media nor how it works; don't really care. In fact, I don't "twit" and I don't "face!" Neither does my wife. That's why you'll find my accounts (RU-vid, Google+, and any others I may have) bare. Well, I follow a lot of RU-vid accounts but that's only because I want to give them support because I'm impressed with their work. Well if you have applied "TLDR" to this comment, I understand. You will hear from me anyway, soon as I find that piece of paper which contains my chicken scratch of notes on transmissions. Cheers!

The front one or the back one? Having this issue w/ my 2002...and I feel like my rear mount may be shot.

Most likely the rear. That one tends to go out first. Had to replace mine while the front was 60% good. That's what my mechanic said. 60%.

Is the rear really easy to replace? Looks like access is limited

No, it's difficult. My mechanic had to raise the engine to get access to the rear engine mount.

1. Yes was still purring till December of 2020. Sold to another person. Same original transmission. Had 205,000 and yes, 2. I have 4 jack stands hahaha I drove an 3rd gen odyssey now. Love the j series v6

Did you find out how many quarts it needs?

Your transmission is done. Changing fluids won't do anything

Well he was never really under the car. He was fine. There’s times where you do need a jackstand and times you don’t

@@Bonbonbon739 What if some inexperienced guy uses his advice and goes under? He's setting a bad example. A jack stand is inexpensive.

Docktory its not necessary as the only filter on these cars are "lifetime" filters built inside of the transmission

the car has a filter, but its internal. just do the fluid change. dont flush

Thank you! :D

it sounds like you have bad motor mounts.. mine do the same when i hit the gas really hard, it makes a popping sound, especially noticeable when going uphill from a stop and stepping on the gas hard.

I got this car new and noticed the trans at about 5000 miles was doing something wired and I keep the paperwork were I took it back and asked them to look at it They said cant find anything wrong!! Car now has 140,000 and it seems the pop is getting worse..I checked the mounts .. Just seen on the net there is a recall on the trans

It's inside the transmission

these accords are getting older, and the shifts are harder, especially when when its cold. but for your question, the reason why you do it three times, is because when you drain the transmission fluid, its only the fluid in the transmission pan.. there is still old fluid in the torque converter and transmission itself. so when you replace the transmission fluid with new fluid, and start the car, the old fluid (in the torque converter and transmission) mixes with the new (in the transmission pan), making it dirty again. after three flushes, I would recommending changing it only once every 30,000 miles. I know the owners Manuel recommends 90k, but , thats under normal driving, not severe drivng which most drivers do.! hope this helps and go easy on the older honda transmissions.. very fragile.

Got the v6 accord hmm there trans are junk but last... it pop's when u punch the gas seems as if the converter makes a full turn before you take off

Your draining out the hole system fully, there is small areas that and lines that you miss and for that reason there is that 3x method

Inside the transmission, typically non-user serviceable

and I do feel a lil clunk when I shift into reverse

Could be mounts or your transmission could be on its way out

+CharlietoKind wow I hope not. I'll check it out. thx for your time man 👍 you have a new subscriber, your video helped a lot.

My car sounds like it makes a "clunk" whenever I reverse it first time, but l live in San Francisco, which it's almost never frigid.

The manual doesn't say anything about doing it 3 times. But that is what gets all the fluid out since the torque converter holds over half the fluid. You drain and fill once, when you drive around it mixes the fluid and you repeat for cleaner and cleaner fluid

the manual does tells you to drain and fill 3 times inbetween short drivesw to do a complete flush

It's the motor mounts

+CharlietoKind I think that is only part of my problem because mine is leaking.