Originally posted by JiggaFan
Hey, I drained the manual transmission fluid out of the transmission last night. You put the socket wrench without an extension into the drain plug that's on the bottom of the transmission (below the inner CV joint housing on the passenger side). Then you just unscrew that and let the fluid drain out. The fill plug is supposed to be up above the inner CV joint housing, but I haven't gotten that far yet.
Another thing, a Honda dealership should have manual transmission fluid for about $4.43 - $5.52 a quart. You'd need three quarts because I believe the fill is like 2.2 quarts. It's a helluva lot more expensive than just using motor oil, but the parts salesman at Honda said one of the night technicians switched from motor oil to the honda transmission fluid after he started working at the dealership in his 5-spd Civic and noticed a difference--especially in cold weather.
Don't know if it's worth the cost to you, but there's supposed to be some more additives or whatever in the transmission fluid that makes it better than regular motor oil. It's your call, though. I believe the Haynes manual says to use motor oil in the '94-'95 manual transmissions, but to use Honda Genuine Transmission Fluid in the '96-'97 Accords.
So is the drain/fill plug easily accessable? What did u have to do to get to it, just remove the wheel? Damn man, 4-5 bucks per quart is kinda steep, but I have been experiencing a shudder when pulling out in first gear when it's cold out, maybe I should try the Honda stuff and see if that goes away. Good looking out bro:thumbup: