Honda Pilot (2005) - Automatic Transmission Fluid (ATF) and Filter Change 

By far the best how-to video on servicing the older Honda Pilot transmissions. Your video is the only one that shows how to change the transmission filter too, not just the drain and fill like other RU-vid videos do. I also like how you clearly explain and show how to remove the old filter and install the new one including the torque settings for the bolts. Fantastic job! 👍👍

I am a Mechanic for over 35 yrs. just watched your video very well done. Great job

thanks for your in depth info. i can tell you are a true technician. keep up the good work!

Great video man, you're the only guy so far to show the changing of the filter, thanks!

This has to be one of the best diy videos ever! Perfect explanation . Excellent, and I am sure difficult to get, camera angles. Nice voice. Thank you, sir!!!

Great video. Detailed n careful and very informative. Thanks.

thank you very precise and detailed information.. cant wait to do mine.. Thank you once again for taking the time to show ppl..

Outstanding Video! Thanks for doing this video! Very Professional

Thanks for the video. I refilled using the dipstick hole with a tubing and a funnel. A slim long funnel is $1 from a big box store. The refilling part was the easiest. I had a tough time removing the drain bolt (2007 Saturn Vue V6 with Honda engine). One 3/8" extension's square tip snapped off. Broken. Luckily, a strong rare earth magnet sucked out the tip.

Thanks for the video. This is a great tutorial!

Wow, it's the same setup on my 06 Honda odyssey😳 didn't know where the filter was located till now, thank you so much👍

Very well done sir! Thanks for the video.

Great video in detail thanks Cheers!!

Thanks for the video, you do good work, your hired!

Excellent video

I bought my 2005 Honda 1.5yrs ago, no issues with the trans until I added fluid recently. I'm told to drain it before thinking to invest in a new trans, because that might be all it needs. If it's not the issue, then I'll be looking for another vehicle. This video showed there's more to it than I thought. You were very thorough showing everything. I appreciate your work, thank you.

Thank you for the video, it was a god send. For anyone looking to change the filter, set aside a whole day if you're inexperienced like me... Here are some of my experiences having done it for the first time: Try to do it without jacking up the car. I used ramps on the front and a jack for the rear to level it, and I am sore from stretching over the step ladder. A forum said they didn't have to move the air duct thing but I think following the video and removing the battery is necessary. I was a bit afraid of breaking the plastic, but you have no clearance and no line of sight. Have a variety of sizes for your ratchets. You may have to use spanners, but I had a terrible 3 hours removing and reinstalling the 10mm bolts, trying all kinds of things. I just am not experienced enough to get to those bolts. Ratcheting spanners worked for removing, but I had to scour for a small socket wrench to screw them back in after trying for hours to use spanners. You have no space or vision to properly seat the tool on the spanners, especially the one behind the trans where there is a lip on the bracket. I finally found the socket, extension, and swiveling wrench combo that worked. The god damn electrical connector on the ABS modulator took me an hour... For those who don't know (like me), you press in on the connector where the red retainer is held in (shown in the video). Then you pull the clip upwards, and it pulls the connector away as the retainer is pulled up. Except it was seized on mine. It wouldn't budge. I had to call the dealer to see if I was doing it wrong. After an hour of firmly pulling over and over, it eventually loosened and crunched loose. The red retainer was bending a bit, so I was careful and desperately hoping I was making progress. I was afraid of damaging plastic so I didn't use solvents. I cannot stress how it feels like the whole car is against you. You can move the hose and battery, but you can't move the ABS modulator (well, unless you want a lot more work) and you can't move the thing that holds up your hood. Your go to tools will not fit. You can look at it or feel it but you can't do both. If I had to do it again by gunpoint, I would get lights that can get into nooks, look into super small ratchets, and set aside more time.

I have noticed some data inconsistencies on my Pilot. My mechanic pulled up the info to service the fluid change. He told me it was a dump and refill with no filter. He also told me it takes 2.9 quarts. Now I double check all maintenance instructions before I buy components of get procedures done. Thanks for the part numbers by the way!

Pretty nice to see the 2005 Pilot in detail, thanks for doing this. Your the first video I saw that used the same tall transmission funnel that I was planning to use. No sketchy pour technique needed. It seems to me like you would get more fluid out if you jacked the rear end up higher than the front. Maybe you could skip the unnerving step of idling in Park with no fluid. Some old fluid is ok I think. I found playing this at 1.5 speed was about right, this is a pretty common preference I've found for videos with this pace, thanks for keeping it a consistent even articulate speed.

Best video

Very precise. Thank you. And thanks for saving me the cash.. we can all use savings. *subscribed*

About to do this now. Im at 210,000 and this has never been done. Thanks for taking the time to make this video.

Every video of what continue to metric size to take off the transmission filter that would be very helpful

thanks a lot...the best explanation and the only one replacement filter...now why they gave me a kit so 2 transmission filters??..the carriage and the other one looks like exterior..

Awesome

My 05 manual says to check level when at operating temperature but engine off.

Thanks so much. I heard 2003 models have transmission problems. I hope changing the oil fixes my slipping gears. 😩

what if i only change the filter and not the spring or o rings or washers? kind of an emergency situation here and cant get them in time.

Great video very detailed.I was wondering would a 2006 3.5 V-Tec Honda Ridgeline have the same Transmission Filter? The Engines and Transmissions look the same. Thanks!

It's insane how far you have to dig down to the atf filter. Like why bury something that needs to be changed often underneath things that will almost never get changed?

270,000miles,very impressive

2006 2WD filter is inside the case you can't replace it unless you remove the transmission and split the case. Nuts to put a paper element filter in a place can't replace it.

can anyone answer this if you pull out the whole transmission does the filter part come out with it or is that a seperate part thats by the engine . Im asking because my friend said the filter is somewhere else not exactly with the transmission. I was telling him about this video

I couldn't find it on my 2008 honda pilot ex. I searched RU-vid and Google and can't find it. It's not the same place in the video. Please help me

You performed a tranfer case drain and fill video alao?

I’ve been told by mechanics in the past that my pilot didn’t have a transmission filter. How often are you supposed to change it?

Some videos talk about using Valvoline Maxlife ATF for the super high mileage Pilot’s…any comments on that ?

Buen dia, excelente video, este procedimiento ¿puede aplicarse a una Honda Pilot 2003?

Great info how many timing belt change did you go through? I have a 2007 Pilot at 205k miles change it at 115k. Also like other comments Honda does not recommend changing the filter, but it does not hurt. Great video.

Would the same procedure and parts, including part numbers be the same for a 2008 Honda Ridgeline? Thank you in advance.

How’s the rhino plastic tire stand , good .

Can I change the fluid without the filter change? Just wondering how imperative that step is.

What size socket are you using to take off the filter housing

i have 2008 pilot 4x4 value package. do they have the same process. may i know where is your shop location.

Is this the same for 07 pilot ex

Did you have any transmission issues after changing the transmission fluid and filter?

I have a 2004 with a similar looking filter housing. Would the process be similar?

Hi , please does this filter change also apply to Honda Pilot 07, I was told by my mechanics, you cannot change the filter of Pilot 07, until u take out the tranny . I know there is another filter in the tranny , but this filter change you performed in this video. does it apply to 07 Pilot. Any help will be much appreciated

This should be the same procedure for my 06 Rideline, correct? Thanks!

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How many quarts do I need

Why did you change the filter ??

Good video except you prying on the cover the way you did you could have gouged the surface and caused it to leak when reinstalled.

filter change Tramicion Honda pilot 2010 is located

Is this for a 2wd transmission

Just do the fluid change every 45k and no need to do filter just looking for trouble with those o rings and stuff

No you do not ever have to change trany filter!! Leave it.. no dealership will tell you to mess with it. I just had my 2005 honda pilot trany fluid 8/7/2023 tech said no need to change it why is this guy do it??? Just because! Guys leave better enough alone. Car has 275,000 miles.

Is your pilot front wheel drive or all-wheel drive?