Thanks Benn... thought about it but dont have the patience...
What i did was jack the car up take off the driver side front wheel for easy access with a kreeper, and put the car on stands. I then took off the 17mm filler hole and watched a litre pour out on my garage floor :-) It was in a bad spot so i used a rattle gun probably not the best idea but i like the sound...
Then i undid the drain and let the fluid drain out.
Cleaned the magnetic drain plug which was absolutely covered in shit, in general i found the oil was really in bad shape judging by the colour and the specs of shavings that my plug hadnt picked up. But then this could have been remnants from the 3 other oil changes i did today. Those cars didnt have magentic drain plugs.
i got a hose and attached a small funnel, and ran it down to the filler hole as a check, then put the wheel back on after replacing the drain plug with a fresh washer. I then dropped the car down on the wheels to ensure it was at the right level, to make sure when the oil started dripping out of the filler the car was 100% level.
I then poored the fluid in, but for some reason way too much went in and i lost about 300mls on the floor after it started pooring out. Small price to pay i suppose. Replaced the filler plug with a new washer and done.
I then jacked it back up to degrease all the bits that had dripped, because im anal like that
I havent driven the car yet, but just moving it out of the garage showed a lot of improvement already.
great couple of DIY's in this thread. Thanks a lot guys, was a great help... i'll be changing the fluid everytime i change my oil from now on
hey man anyone with a dc2r box know how much oil they should take.. my drained box took exactly 2 x 1 litre genuine honda box oil.. which was 2 litres although i bought 3 litres... the car is on stands... is this the normal amount it should take because it started to poor back out of the filler 17mm hole after pouring the last bits of the 2nd bottle... ??
just over 2 bottles. About 2.1 to 2.3... Try and fill the car when it is on the floor with the wheels on, that way you make absolutely sure that the car is level. i thought about doing it while on stands but i couldnt be sure if it was to be level.
mine took exactly 2 litres on the dot... well if its around 2.1-2.3 then that should be fine... if i remeber though ill top more up lol... should be fine though
Make sure the entire car is dead flat - height makes no difference.
use 3 MTF bottles - i simply empty them all in.
pour into the VSS until you can see a constant dribble out of the fill hole.
let this dribble out until it completely - this is the exact level required.
is the vss the 17mm bolt cos thats the one i was fillin up?
It started to pour out very slowly consistantly after exactly 2 litres... although my cars on a angle becoz its on stands....
is the vss the 17mm bolt cos thats the one i was fillin up?
It started to pour out very slowly consistantly after exactly 2 litres... although my cars on a angle becoz its on stands....
dude thats not accurate. the gearbox should take around 2.4-2.5 litres when drained properly and not at an angle like you have it.
You fill it up via the VSS hole , for ease and accuracy.
read the beginning of this thread
you shouldnt have filled it in an angle, its never going to be right...
I got the hose in the hole, then dropped rhe car back down on its wheels so it is level, THEN i filled it from the 17mm bolt, rather than Bens idea of the vss simply because im lazy...
I filled about 2.3 bottles and it started seeping out consistantly in a little stream, by the time it stopped i had a puddle of oil on my garage floor about 70cm in diameter...
welll the 17mm bolt is fine but when its on the ground ill put the other litre in it... its not like the two litres has gone to waist.... ill put the other litre in when its level untill its full then... that should be ok yea???
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