hi. i have an 1994 automatic honda accord. i need to change the radiator becasue the top tank cracked. it is to my understanding that the radiator contains a seperate section to cool the transmission. does this mean that there is tranny fluid going through the radiator? i believe its in the lower 1/3 of the radiator. i suppose i will have to change the tranny fluid with the radiator if this is ture. can anyone confirm this for me?

 

one more thing, are the radiators different between the ex and lx versions? they have different engines so im not sure...

 

i think tranny coolers actually cool tranny oil. just like oil coolers.....don't quote me on that tho

 

so... apparently I don't have my trusty Hanes book w/ me now, but I think that the radiator and tranny cooler are separate, least they look that way in my civic, and you can change or service them independantly of each other.

 

i looked at the car, there does not seem to be a seperate cooler elsewhere. maybe the civics and accords are different..

 

Yeah, the antifreeze & radiator fluid can't mix, but usually the radiator & tranny cooler are built together. So you'll have to disconnect the tranny fluid hoses as well as the radiator hoses.

Maybe it's a good excuse to change your tranny fluid, but I guess you don't really have to. Just replace what you lost after putting the new radiator in.