Well made video, very straight forward and informative. It’s funny how people talk crap on the cvt transmissions. I have 160,000 miles on my 2015 civic and I beat the living piss out of it every day. Maintenance is key!!
Yeah I thought the same until 177 and it slipped like a MF’r I’m praying I get lucky and fill it with the correct fluid but not going to get my hopes up
Wait a little bit and you will see. Cvt lasts around 200k. Mine lasted 210k. In 210k miles in my 2014 civic I only replaced starter once and alternator once. Now transmission. Im more than happy with it. ( battery every 3 years or so. Maintenance every 5k miles). Never game me any other issue.
Accept using a pump isn't part of the procedure. You just get a funell and at the fluid to the fill hole. From the top of the engine compartment. Just poor it in. And honda recommends replacing the plug when serviced because the rubber wares out by then usually. This video made it seem like it was more work then it was. Running it hot and checking doesn't do much unless your running dexose also. Honda fluid is clear and doesn't expand like dexron. But I guess if you like extra work.
I find this video a good and useful reference. I'm currently much more involved in a Large scale project with my wife's car which is exactly the same car in this video. Started with grinding brakes, found a bad CV shaft, which ended up getting some of the fluid out so I figured I'd do the fluid change cuz it was due Anyway. I did it about 60,000 mi ago with the small filter. So this time I'm doing both filters and the pan gasket. I only bought 4 quarts of fluid but I feel like it's not going to be enough to fill the whole thing.
Thank you for the video! I have been searching for hours for a Honda Civic LX 2015 transmission dipstick and could not find it, low and behold - it's a plug. Since it's a plug, how do you know when you have a low amount of fluid or if it needs to be changed? Do you just put in the amount listed and hope for the best?
Helpful and informative video! Only wired thing I had was my tranny just dripping after i did the final open to let drain check... I come back an hour later and theres 1/2 quart of oil that drained out when I emptied my drain pan. Car was level so kinda odd and makes me worried since I put in right under 3qts before it started spilling out.
thanks for the video. So just to confirm the correct way to check the fluid level is with the engine and transmission up to temperature, engine turned off?
very nice video, when you check the oil, are you lifting the car again? not sure how you can get underneath without lifting the car. Crazy there is not just a dipstick to check, I guess that is the new technology at work. Cheers
I have a 2014 Honda Civic. I have never changed ny transmission fluid and have 164k miles.. should i change it? Im worried people say it will mess it up if i change it now
Change it. Cvts are extremely different than the old style 5 speeds with actual gears. Cvt fluid change is only beneficial no matter the miles or intervals as long as it's done correctly with the right fluid from honda.
Excellent video! Can you let me know the 2 washers I need to get for the change? If you happen to have the Honda P/N's I'll get them at the dealership (about 1/2 mile from our house. Do you think this should be done every 50,000 miles? I missed it an the car has about 70,000 on it. It's a 2015 EX sedan. Love the car and want to keep it in good shape.
Just flushed transmission fluid on my 2015 Honda Civic. Change only gets 4qts of contaminated oil out. Flush gets all contaminated contaminated fluid out. Why mix new with old contaminated fluid??
I took mine to the shop this weekend & they charged me for 5 bottles… I came here looking to see how many bottles it really takes cuz I hope they didn’t just charge me for all 5 if they didn’t use all of them from the shipment
@@alexabernhardt2856 if you have a 2012-2015 Honda Civic with the 1.8L engine then yes, they definitely overcharged you and you should definitely place a complain and get your money back because it only takes about 4 bottles, anything over that is overfilled and bad for your transmission. You can also find this information on Google. You should definitely have complain
@@bigfarru2 wowwwww. I wonder if I still have the receipt.. I’m about to go back to that store cuz I also got my starter replaced that day too.. like they didn’t get enough $ out of me & then had the nerve to call me when it was done, saying it actually took 5 bottles..
Idk about that because mine started to come out the over fill on 3 bottles and like a quarter of the 4th which seemed on point for the amount and then after cycling the gears I used the whole rest of the 4th bottle with the check hole off again and it drank the whole rest of the 4th bottle without it leaking out again ? I didn’t have a 5th bottle to fill it till it dripped again but I hope that was enough ??
When I see videos like this it really discourages.me from following it's instructions. Why would you fill the dam thing through the overflow hole when the fill hole is up top the transmission and heyyy it has a rubber plug that pulls out to do so. These transmissions have two filters. One behind the transmission fluid cooler and the the other inside the pan. As a rule you can get away with a plain dump and refill but it's best to replace both filters between 50-100ks. Miles. It's highly suggested.to replace the drain plug crush washer as well which you don't see down in this video.
I think it still had the regular automatic transmission in 2013 and 14/15 have the CVT. I don't know if there's a big difference between the two in driving or reliability. I would stay away from 2012 though because the interior feels super cheap.
Nothing wrong with them unless you can’t get past not feeling a shift point when you drive. Some manufacturers actually programmed fake shift points into their vehicles because people “needed” them.
Well made video, very straight forward and informative.
It’s funny how people talk crap on the cvt transmissions. I have 160,000 miles on my 2015 civic and I beat the living piss out of it every day.
Maintenance is key!!
Yeah I thought the same until 177 and it slipped like a MF’r I’m praying I get lucky and fill it with the correct fluid but not going to get my hopes up
Very good to know as just purchased 2015 civic with 70000 miles. Super pleased with CVT transmission.
Must do a flush, not just a change. Humble opinion 😌.
260k on my 14 civic lx
Wait a little bit and you will see. Cvt lasts around 200k. Mine lasted 210k. In 210k miles in my 2014 civic I only replaced starter once and alternator once. Now transmission. Im more than happy with it. ( battery every 3 years or so. Maintenance every 5k miles). Never game me any other issue.
You could of filled it from the top with a long funnel you filled in thru the check plug
Bro this transmission have 2 filter, one inside of pan and another filter is behind the small transmission radiator
Accept using a pump isn't part of the procedure. You just get a funell and at the fluid to the fill hole. From the top of the engine compartment. Just poor it in. And honda recommends replacing the plug when serviced because the rubber wares out by then usually. This video made it seem like it was more work then it was. Running it hot and checking doesn't do much unless your running dexose also. Honda fluid is clear and doesn't expand like dexron. But I guess if you like extra work.
I find this video a good and useful reference. I'm currently much more involved in a Large scale project with my wife's car which is exactly the same car in this video. Started with grinding brakes, found a bad CV shaft, which ended up getting some of the fluid out so I figured I'd do the fluid change cuz it was due Anyway. I did it about 60,000 mi ago with the small filter. So this time I'm doing both filters and the pan gasket. I only bought 4 quarts of fluid but I feel like it's not going to be enough to fill the whole thing.
I have a 2013 Accord with a CVT, 200K on it with zero issues with just regular maintenance.
Thank you for the video! I have been searching for hours for a Honda Civic LX 2015 transmission dipstick and could not find it, low and behold - it's a plug. Since it's a plug, how do you know when you have a low amount of fluid or if it needs to be changed? Do you just put in the amount listed and hope for the best?
It's full when the fluid reaches the bottom of the check/fill bolt on the front of the transmission.
Helpful and informative video! Only wired thing I had was my tranny just dripping after i did the final open to let drain check... I come back an hour later and theres 1/2 quart of oil that drained out when I emptied my drain pan. Car was level so kinda odd and makes me worried since I put in right under 3qts before it started spilling out.
Are the drain and fill plug washers the same size? I believe 18mm
thank you so much u saved me over $200. Subbed
thanks for the video. So just to confirm the correct way to check the fluid level is with the engine and transmission up to temperature, engine turned off?
Yes
What was the fill check bolt washer part number at 7:01? Comparing the drain plug washer and fill bolt washer shows there is a difference.
very nice video, when you check the oil, are you lifting the car again? not sure how you can get underneath without lifting the car. Crazy there is not just a dipstick to check, I guess that is the new technology at work. Cheers
I left the car on the jack stands when I checked it.
I have a 2014 Honda Civic. I have never changed ny transmission fluid and have 164k miles.. should i change it? Im worried people say it will mess it up if i change it now
I personally wouldn't. especially since it's a cvt. It's really just a gamble at that point.
Change it. Cvts are extremely different than the old style 5 speeds with actual gears. Cvt fluid change is only beneficial no matter the miles or intervals as long as it's done correctly with the right fluid from honda.
Do a flush and get all the fluid out. Don't mix new fluid with old.
Did you change it? I have a 2015 civic with 170k and am wondering the same thing.
I have 2014 honda civic with 200K and never changed CVT fluid, wondering should i change now? works great
What's the yellow loop handle on top the transmission? I thought that is a fill port?
Excellent video! Can you let me know the 2 washers I need to get for the change? If you happen to have the Honda P/N's I'll get them at the dealership (about 1/2 mile from our house. Do you think this should be done every 50,000 miles? I missed it an the car has about 70,000 on it. It's a 2015 EX sedan. Love the car and want to keep it in good shape.
18mm crush washers
How critical Is it if you use the same washer?
It's not the most critical thing, it's best practice to change it, but you can get away with not if you can't get one.
does 2014 honda civic have transmission fluid filter ?
What about the fillter here??
Just flushed transmission fluid on my 2015 Honda Civic. Change only gets 4qts of contaminated oil out. Flush gets all contaminated contaminated fluid out. Why mix new with old contaminated fluid??
Assuming this CVT has a converter, how much of the total fluid do you think is replaced in this procedure? Half perhaps?
Honda says it takes a little over 6 quarts to fill after a full overhaul, so you're changing a little over half of the total fluid.
Does the car need to be level or can all this be done with it on ramps?
If setting the level using the overflow method you would need to be level.
@@MechanicalMalarkeywould measuring the amount of discarded fluid and replacing with the same amount work if you can’t get it leveled?
@@TheMattizelli That would be a good way to guess
theres a fill plug hole on top of the cvt to poor the fluid in. not sure if you knew this
But you need to check it with this hole anyway.
Ya, the plug with a hook.
WOW, you must have a lot of miles on that, the underside looks rough
I think it only has around 60,000. That's just what cars from New York look like after 8 years.
Hello, i'm from Brazil, here this model haveo 5 speed automatic
Did you ended up using the 4 bottles of CVT transmission fluid? Mine took the entire 4 bottles, I’m not sure if I overfilled it
I took mine to the shop this weekend & they charged me for 5 bottles… I came here looking to see how many bottles it really takes cuz I hope they didn’t just charge me for all 5 if they didn’t use all of them from the shipment
@@alexabernhardt2856 if you have a 2012-2015 Honda Civic with the 1.8L engine then yes, they definitely overcharged you and you should definitely place a complain and get your money back because it only takes about 4 bottles, anything over that is overfilled and bad for your transmission. You can also find this information on Google. You should definitely have complain
It takes 3 full bottles and 3/4 of the last bottles. I change mine every 100.000km
@@bigfarru2 wowwwww. I wonder if I still have the receipt.. I’m about to go back to that store cuz I also got my starter replaced that day too.. like they didn’t get enough $ out of me & then had the nerve to call me when it was done, saying it actually took 5 bottles..
Idk about that because mine started to come out the over fill on 3 bottles and like a quarter of the 4th which seemed on point for the amount and then after cycling the gears I used the whole rest of the 4th bottle with the check hole off again and it drank the whole rest of the 4th bottle without it leaking out again ? I didn’t have a 5th bottle to fill it till it dripped again but I hope that was enough ??
Every time I replace my transmission fluid on my cars they always start slipping some time after
When I see videos like this it really discourages.me from following it's instructions. Why would you fill the dam thing through the overflow hole when the fill hole is up top the transmission and heyyy it has a rubber plug that pulls out to do so. These transmissions have two filters. One behind the transmission fluid cooler and the the other inside the pan. As a rule you can get away with a plain dump and refill but it's best to replace both filters between 50-100ks. Miles. It's highly suggested.to replace the drain plug crush washer as well which you don't see down in this video.
very helpful!
Is it safe to get into the car when it's on jack stands like that?
Shouldn't be any problem with it, if the forces from getting into a car would make it fall it wasn't safe to begin with.
@@MechanicalMalarkey thanks for the reply. I learned a ton while watching this video. Thank you!
thx
is the transmission in the front under? or back under?
The transmission is in the front, attached to the engine.
What fluid type does the Honda CVT take
The 2014-2015 Civic uses Honda HCF-2 fluid.
is 2014/15 civic better than 2013 civic please lmk
I think it still had the regular automatic transmission in 2013 and 14/15 have the CVT. I don't know if there's a big difference between the two in driving or reliability. I would stay away from 2012 though because the interior feels super cheap.
@@MechanicalMalarkey yeah 2012 interior was bargainous but 2013 interior got better is probably best year for honda civic
FORGOT THE FILTER ?
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That poor northern car with all the rust on a 14 already
Looks like you park the car in the ocean, my car is spotless compared to that 😱 seriously though
You should see my truck. It makes the Titanic look clean.
Dumb. You don't fill it through the side. You fill it through the fill plug up top the transmission
Stay away from cvt transmissions guys & girls
I have 3 Hondas with cvt’s. No issues whatsoever. I change the trans oil every 40k.
Nothing wrong with them unless you can’t get past not feeling a shift point when you drive.
Some manufacturers actually programmed fake shift points into their vehicles because people “needed” them.
Is drain and flush the same?
NEVER EVER FLUSH