Originally posted by carta79
Yes,
and actually that's when I started noticing the problems with the transmission. It started acting up after the fluid change. The fluid was a light black in color so I felt like I had to change it ASAP. I used Dexron ATF as a temporary replacement. By the time I got my hands on the genuine honda transmission fluid a couple days later, the transmission was already performing poorly. Since then I have flushed and filled it three times with genuine honda ATF and it's still performing like chit.
I got a quote on a complete transmision flush from honda today, $635 :sad:
Oh-boy! You shouldn't have used non-honda fluid. This may have trashed it. Also, flushing a tranny can stir up metal particles causing premature failure. I prefer a drain and fresh, specified fluid at 50k intervals for autos. 100k for manuals.
You should have just run the old original Honda fluid and not used the Dexcron. My GM uses Dexcron III but if I recall Hondas have a special fluid and no filter. I always stick Honda fluids in my Honda.