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Old 10-15-2008, 08:07 AM
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i would like to change the ATF in my 99 ex.

is there any downside to using the dipstick hole for the ATF to use as a filler hole for the auto trans fluid?
 
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Old 10-15-2008, 08:10 AM
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Originally Posted by sbg20307
i would like to change the ATF in my 99 ex.

is there any downside to using the dipstick hole for the ATF to use as a filler hole for the auto trans fluid?
In conjunction with a funnel, this is precisely the recommended method. Use either Honda ATF or a Honda-recommended ATF.
 
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Old 10-15-2008, 08:20 AM
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Thanks. I wasn't sure that the filler hole and the dipstick hole were the same. I assumed there was some square bolt like the drain hole for the filler hole (that I didn't want to find and crack open).
 
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yea use the dipstick hole

the filler bolt method is used for manual transmissions
 
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so when changing tranny fluid u put it in through the dipstick hole?
 
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Old 11-05-2008, 10:19 AM
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Originally Posted by Civic|UnLimiteD
so when changing tranny fluid u put it in through the dipstick hole?
only for an automatic
and it's the dipstick on the transmission

i think there is actually a fill bolt, but it's so much easier to use the dipstck
 
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