My '92 Honda Accord automatic works like the day I bought the car new 165,000
miles ago. Only time the fluid has been changed was at dealer service
intervals,
that is if the dealer changed all the fluids he said he did. Most times they
just
top them off.
Mike MacLean-60 Sprite
P.S. I paid $15,400 for this car new. 92's are still going for 7-8,000 here in
California.
Mark Snowdon wrote:
> J. Adrian Barnes wrote:
> >
> > Actually, the trick with the automatic Honda tranny is to use ONLY Honda
> > transmission fluid (ATF). If you use only Honda tranny fluid and change at
> > regular intervals, you will not have any problems. If you don't believe me,
> > drain your Honda transmission and put Ford fluid in there, drive for awhile,
> > then put real Honda fluid back in and feel the difference. I have routinely
> > put 120,000+ miles on Hondas and have never had a problem. They make it
> > easy to change your fluid so you'll do it more often...they include a drain
> > plug. Just my .02!
> >
> > adrian
>
> <snip from original post> "and this seems to lead to premature
> > > breakdown (as opposed to the life expectancy of their engines,200,000
> > > miles)."
> > > Mark Snowdon
> > > Greensboro NC
>
> I agree with what you say about the fluid used, and that it should be
> changed often,(I like the plug too, have converted a number of GM cars
> to having tranny pan plugs). But as I said in my original post ( that I
> have included) they do not stand up as long as the Honda engines or the
> Manual five speeds. For this reason I feel they are the Achilles' heel
> of a Honda car. Now a V6 five speed Honda is just about my idea of a
> perfect car, wish they would make that option available on the Accord
> coupe.
>
> Mark Snowdon
> Greensboro NC
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