1995 Honda Prelude Owner's Manual - Page 148

1995 Honda Prelude Manual

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Transmission Oil 5. If the level is below the lower mark, add fluid into the tube to bring it to the upper mark. Use Honda Premium Formula Automatic Transmission Fluid or an equivalent DEXRON® II Automatic Transmission Fluid (ATF) only. 6. Insert the dipstick all the way back in the transmission. UPPER MARK LOWER MARK 5-speed Manual Transmission Correct level FILLER BOLT 3. Insert the dipstick all the way into the transmission. 4. Remove the dipstick and check the fluid level. It should be between the upper and lower marks. The transmission should be drained and refilled with new fluid every 24 months or 48,000 km (30,000 miles), whichever comes first. Shorten this to every 12 months or 24,000 km (15,000 miles) under severe driving conditions (see page 133). Check the oil level a couple of minutes after shutting off the engine. Make sure the car is on level ground. Remove the transmission filler bolt. The oil level should be up to the edge of the bolt hole. Feel inside the bolt hole with your finger. If you do not feel any oil, slowly add oil until it starts to run out of the hole. Reinstall the filler bolt and tighten it securely. Maintenance

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Transmission Oil
3. Insert the dipstick all the way into
the transmission.
4. Remove the dipstick and check
the fluid level. It should be
between the upper and lower
marks.
5. If the level is below the lower
mark, add fluid into the tube to
bring it to the upper mark. Use
Honda Premium Formula Auto-
matic Transmission Fluid or an
equivalent DEXRON
®
II Auto-
matic Transmission Fluid (ATF)
only.
6. Insert the dipstick all the way back
in the transmission.
The transmission should be drained
and refilled with new fluid every 24
months or 48,000 km (30,000 miles),
whichever comes first. Shorten this
to every 12 months or 24,000 km
(15,000 miles) under severe driving
conditions (see page
133
).
5-speed Manual Transmission
Check the oil level a couple of mi-
nutes after shutting off the engine.
Make sure the car is on level ground.
Remove the transmission filler bolt.
The oil level should be up to the
edge of the bolt hole. Feel inside the
bolt hole with your finger. If you do
not feel any oil, slowly add oil until it
starts to run out of the hole. Reinstall
the filler bolt and tighten it securely.
Maintenance
UPPER MARK
LOWER MARK
FILLER BOLT
Correct
level