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Have supplies ready(long stem funnel to reachfill hole, 4 qts honda genuine atf-z1, rags for drips)
1. First, park the car while its hot on a flat surface and turn the
engine off. Locate the yellow transmission dipstick and remove it and
wipe it clean.
2. Look for the the ATF fill plug and washer(below and to the
left of the brake fluid reservoir) 17mm marked "ATF" and remove it.
3. Locate the drain plug(not the one on pointing towards the
drivers front tire but its located on on the drivers side of the
transmission pointing towards the passengers side and lying
horizontally) and remove it along with the washer. Its blue and is a
standard 3/8 square drive plug and remove it. Drain completely. (wait
15 min or so until ALL is gone and replace the plug after throughly
cleaning the magnet that is attached to it).
5. Replace atf fluid(honda says 3.3 qts- but mine took 3.8 to
bring to first hole in dipstick level-check while running(use honda z-1
fluid only-yes- its expensive).
6. Replace fill bolt and washer and tighten.
7. Replace dipstick, let engine get hot and recheck. Recheck again after driving a day or so.
Your done-good work, you saved a $100 dollars...
Let AAMCO try it if they will guarantee that that is the fix. Be sure to use HONDA TRANS FLUID. Of course they wont gaurantee anything, unless they sell you the whole trans.
Transmissions do use a tank, they hold the fluid in the pan under the transmission. Find your transmission dipstick (usually near the firewall) - it is a long dipstick that reaches the level in the pan.
Check your owners manual for dipstick location and how to check your fluid - most transmission have to be checked when the vehicle is hot, engine running and the transmission in neutral.
You have a choice! You can use a small funnel and a narrow tube and try to fill through the dipstick tube hole or you can locate the actual fill plug and remove it to gain access to the fill hole. The plug looks like the top of a large bolt and is located on the top of the transmission aft of where the dipstick tube goes in. You will need a long funnel with a narrow opening or a tube to deliver the fluid into the hole.
call American Honda, there was a recall on 2001 Odyssey transmission and therefore Honda has an extended warranty for transmission. i just had mine replaced at no cost.
The Odyssey has notorious bad transmissions from 2000-2003. You will not get anything on a trade, the trans can be fixed for about $2k. If everything else on the van still works and you like it, figure you bought it again for $2k. I changen my wife's Odyssey trans at 175K miles for $2k and she is happy so therefore I am happy too :-)
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