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car-doctor:
Honda automatic gearbox issues have become a reoccuring decimal to most Honda automatic car owner. Slow take off, sluggish acceleration, lack of kick down, loss of drive while in motion, lack of gear change, aggressive gear changes, high engine revs without power in drive just to name a few.

From my observation and the complaints made by some of our customers, these problems usually start from a gearbox oil change that was recommended by the mechanic who then uses the wrong type of ATF oil for the transmission. Honda recommends their own formila ATF-z1 for their gearboxes manufactured between 1998 to 2009 and upgraded to the ATF-Dw1 for gearboxes manufactured from 2010 upwards.

Using the wrong grade of ATF would almost certainly result in a failing transmission. Low grade ATF may not be able to handle the high temperature operations operations of a gearbox. Under very high temperatures, low grade oil loses its fluidity and may begin to boil causing loss of hydraulic functions by frothing or foaming.

Some remedies I have seen used by local mechanics is to further add engine oil to the gearbox in order to thicken the viscosity of the ATF. This in turn puts the pump under great stress as the thicker oil would require more effort from the pump in distributing the oil under high pressure as well as the oil filter which is usually embedded within the transmission gear train. (The removal and changing of all Honda transmission oil filter would require the removal of the gear box from the car and stripping down the gearbox)

The resulting consequence would be an imminent and extreme overheating of the transmission and components such as the friction plates and a rapid degradation of the wet clutch fibres hence the loss of drive, slipping clutch and rough gear changes.

Replacing the gearbox or a total overhaul by an expert would be the likely solution but before then, an inexperienced mechanic would Send you on a wild goose chase by suggesting the removal and servicing or outright replacement of shift solenoids on the outer casing of the gearbox. These solutions Don't last as its just a temporal remedy to a terminal issue.

I recommend that if you are having serious issues with your Honda gearbox, ensure that the appropriate procedures are followed.

. Hello doc, do u knw where I can get honda CVT fluid in lagos ? Or can I use Nissan NS2 or NS1 for honda hydrid?

sooper rescue: Thanks everyone. For your Avalon, you cannot use Mobil ATF. That is Dexron 11e. You will need Toyota Typ T1v atf or the dexron 6 atf. Transmission fluid flush is supposed to be done at every 15000 miles or 12 months whichever comes first. Doing so will make your car transmission to last longer without hassles.
For the Honda Civic, you should be careful as some of the brand use CVT, same oil like Murano and some uses ATFZ1 or Dexron 111. On the dipstick, if there is no CVT written on it, then use Dexron 111. For the accord, If you cant get ATFZ1, use Dexron 6, which exceeds the specification of the ATFZ1. Mind you that from 2010 Models of Honda, they now use DW1. As for the engine oil, any of our local brands are ok as long as you maintain the quarterly service interval and that there is no sludge in the engine.
Our Abuja service center is at TOS Douglas Crescent, opp Games Village main Gate. The banners will direct you to the workshop.

. Hello, just a. Onequick to ask where to get honda Cvt fliud , and can I use Nissan NS-2 for honda hydrid?