I had my oil jet kit installed tonight, after seeing with my own eyes that my gears are fine.
My mechanic pointed out one negative aspect to this whole thing: while the fix itself is elegant in its simplicity and effectiveness, it causes a problem with people wanting to add transmission oil.
The oil jet fix is easy. The fluid return line, after the filter, goes right by the plug where you add oil to the transmission. Honda is tapping into that return line and taking some of that fluid and pushing it back into the oil filler hole--which is where the problem gears are. With this oil jet kit, the problem gears are now being cooled with fresh fluid, which will prevent overheating problems. Without this fix, these gears aren't being cooled by anything and are overheating and becoming damaged under certain circumstances.
So now that the fix is in, the transmission oil filler hole is filled with this jet kit. The original threaded plug is gone. This plug was clearly labeled ATF, and all the service manuals referred to this plug as the place where you add fluid. But it's not there anymore, and in its place is this oil jet kit. No longer is it a simple plug to unscrew; now you have to undo a bracket or two and yank this jet out of the hole. When you're done, you have to make sure the jet is back in well (my mechanic used silicone lube) and put all the brackets back in place.
Until the third party service manuals are updated, independent mechanics of all flavors will be totally stymied when they go to look for the ATF filler plug and it's not there. They'll be following the old instructions, which are no longer valid.
God forbid anyone ends up at a quick lube place.
My mechanic pointed out one negative aspect to this whole thing: while the fix itself is elegant in its simplicity and effectiveness, it causes a problem with people wanting to add transmission oil.
The oil jet fix is easy. The fluid return line, after the filter, goes right by the plug where you add oil to the transmission. Honda is tapping into that return line and taking some of that fluid and pushing it back into the oil filler hole--which is where the problem gears are. With this oil jet kit, the problem gears are now being cooled with fresh fluid, which will prevent overheating problems. Without this fix, these gears aren't being cooled by anything and are overheating and becoming damaged under certain circumstances.
So now that the fix is in, the transmission oil filler hole is filled with this jet kit. The original threaded plug is gone. This plug was clearly labeled ATF, and all the service manuals referred to this plug as the place where you add fluid. But it's not there anymore, and in its place is this oil jet kit. No longer is it a simple plug to unscrew; now you have to undo a bracket or two and yank this jet out of the hole. When you're done, you have to make sure the jet is back in well (my mechanic used silicone lube) and put all the brackets back in place.
Until the third party service manuals are updated, independent mechanics of all flavors will be totally stymied when they go to look for the ATF filler plug and it's not there. They'll be following the old instructions, which are no longer valid.
God forbid anyone ends up at a quick lube place.
