Sorry, he has a 2000 and I have a 1990 which lists dexron as the fluid to use in the factory manual. Sorry for the mixup, and thanks again for your help!
Jaime

 

3X drain and fill is called flush? Ahha...I called honda dealer and they told me that they recommend flush. Maybe, I need to verify what they actually mean by "flush".

 

I think the problem with most 'power flushing' is that it involves solvents & additives. That's probably what the Honda tranny doesn't like. An independant mechanic is probably not going to have a separate flushing machine JUST for Hondas.

A Honda dealer might just do that.

 

Power flushing is bad because it kicks up loose metal into the gears. This metal is created by the wear on the gears over years of use, and if they get thrown back into the gears they'll start to do damage.