Hi there,
I am new at this forum as I bought an 05 Accord Euro about a month ago.
I found this forum very helpful as now I know that the service schedule for the AT of 120k km is not sufficient.
I obtained from this forum that a 3X3 change is what I need at reduced interval (not 120k km). It is necessary but realised that this is going to be expensive and time consuming for me. I am aware that a complete flush is not recommended by Honda as it might introduce air to the system.
May I get an opinion from you guys about a conservative flush method and see if this is ok. With this I would reduce the oil used and time spent changing the oil. This uses 2 people to do it.
Step:
1. Change the oil as normal (drop 3L and fill 3L via dip stick tube)
2. Undo hose to the radiator (passenger side) and position on a graduated oil pan (volume indicator)
3. The second person start the car (in park or cycling the transmission)
4. Oil will come out of the radiator hose and in about 5-10 seconds it will reach 2.5 L
5. Ask driver to stop the car
6. Reconnect hose and fill the dipstick tube until full (theoretically 2.5 L)
7. Run engine for a few minutes, check level and top up if necessary
This method is similar to this you tube video but done more conservatively so that air does not get into the system by removing only 2.5L. If the transmission contained 6.2 L, this method technically remove 5.5/6.2=85%.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQsVuUOK6Cg
What are your thoughts?
Edit: the website is this below, please ignore the top link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZAmcEf9LrY
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