Transmission fluid change of 2003 - 2007 Honda Accord is by drain & refill method recommended by Honda (A transmission flush should not be done). At a dealer the Honda Accord transmission service cost about $120+ tax for one drain & fill.

Complete fluid replacement takes 3+ drains & refills so the expense adds up fast. As I show in this video, changing transmission fluid Honda Accord is SUPER EASY, can be done at home with basic tools and costs about only $40 per fluid change, ... much cheaper than Honda transmission replacement cost (or Honda transmission repair).

WHY DO THREE DRAIN & FILLS?
Honda transmission holds about 7 - 8 quarts of Honda ATF DFW-1 fluid depending on whether the engine is 4 cylinder or 6 cylinder (v6). One drain & fill removes only 3.75 quarts of fluid, the remaining (dirty fluid) stays in torque converter. New fluid has detergent properties that are harsh on automatic transmission so we have to let the new fluid mix / blend with existing dirty fluid by driving vehicle a few hundred miles before doing a second drain & fill, and additional few hundred miles to do the third drain & fill.

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PARTS NEEDED:
* Genuine Honda ATF DW-1 Transmission Fluid , 4 quarts
Part # 08200-9008, [ Ссылка ]

* Crush Washer for Drain Bolt (20 washer pack)
Part # 90471-PX4-000, [ Ссылка ]

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* Oil Drain Pan, [ Ссылка ]
* Long Funnel, [ Ссылка ]
* Home & Auto Tool set [ Ссылка ]
$ 0 : empty gallon of milk or juice (to store dirty fluid)
$ 0 : Rags or kitchen paper towels

HOW TO DO THE FLUID CHANGE:
1) Locate transmission fluid drain bolt & loosen it
2) Place drain pan under vehicle. Remove the drain bolt
3) Open Transmission fluid dip slick (yellow color)
4) Drain bolt has magnet inside, clean it w/ a rag
5) Put new washer on drain bolt, install it on vehicle
6) In drain pan measure quantity of fluid that came out
7) Add same quantity of new Transmission fluid to car
8) Install Transmission fluid dip stick (from step-3)
9) Pour dirty trans fluid in a recycle container

FLUID QUANTITY TO REFILL:
Refill capacity is 3.75 quarts. Refill 3.5 quarts, start vehicle, warm up engine, when radiator fan kicks in turn off the vehicle, pull out dip-stick to check measure transmission fluid level on the dip stick and top-off as needed.

WASHER REPLACEMENT:
Full fluid replacement takes at least three drain-and-fills. I re-use the washer for the first two drain/fills, and replace washer on the third drain-fill. Never experienced an issue.

RISKS OF CHANGING FLUID
If car has 150K+ miles and no history of transmission fluid service then fluid inside may be a sludge by now and although is keeping the transmission working, it may fail eventually. If we replace entire old fluid with brand new fluid , the detergent qualities in new fluid will be shock to the system and make it fail fast. Some options:

a) run a Car-Fax report which also has maintenance history

b) Carfax report will list location (city/state) of past owners then call Honda dealer service dept in those cities and ask if car was serviced there and they can share any history.

c) If car has less than 150,000 miles and you want to maintain the Automatic Transmission in the good chance (hope) that it was maintained in past, one option is to start out by doing one drain and fill only. Total fluid replacement takes 3 drain and fills therefore replacing one-third fluid would make the remaining fluid quality a little better and won't be as much shock to the system as replacing the entire fluid at once. Space out the next drain & fill of transmission by waiting a few thousand miles to let car get used to better qualify of fluid.

I did method (c) with two used Honda vehicles I bought used and experienced no issues with this approach. PLEASE KNOW, I have shared what I personally did. I have no knowledge of your exact vehicle and situation so please consider the risks and proceed with what you feel comfortable with.


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