I've searched and read all about the trans flush methods here and they are all across the board from draining from the radiator return to the oft-cited 3x drain and fill with periods of driving in between. Then I read the Honda Service bulliten from 2008 (link stickied atop one of these forums) that details this procedure and unless I'm reading it wrong you end up drianing and refilling 4x not 3.
I (like everyone else here I'm sure) want to do it right and get the most bang for my buck. Has there ever been a good discussion of why one method is better than another or why Honda suggests the repeated drain and fill method over the other common methods? Is it a matter of convenience for their techs or is there something about that method that makes it better. That fluid isn't cheap either, and following their method you go through 12 quarts and never really change it all, just repeatedly dilute it.
If this has been discussed I apologize, (its not like I didn't search) but please point me to it. If not, I'd be interested in hearing some informed opinions on the matter.
Thanks in advance.
I (like everyone else here I'm sure) want to do it right and get the most bang for my buck. Has there ever been a good discussion of why one method is better than another or why Honda suggests the repeated drain and fill method over the other common methods? Is it a matter of convenience for their techs or is there something about that method that makes it better. That fluid isn't cheap either, and following their method you go through 12 quarts and never really change it all, just repeatedly dilute it.
If this has been discussed I apologize, (its not like I didn't search) but please point me to it. If not, I'd be interested in hearing some informed opinions on the matter.
Thanks in advance.