2016-2021 HONDA CIVIC CVT TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGE

This is the 2.0L engine performing Sub 3 (Transmission Fluid Drain & Fill). Service interval is usually followed in the Maintenance Minder on the dash because it detects your driving behaviour and would actually calculate when its time for transmission fluid service. Depending on your driving habit from 48k through 80k when the minder will come on. But if you want to protect you transmission from failing, for me, i would perform this service @ 48-50k.
The fluid capacity for both 2.0L & 1.5L ENGINE SIZE is on the video so keep watching.
Tools needed
3/8 ratchet wrench
17mm wrench
Long Funnel
Drain pan
Washers
Hydraulic Jack & Jackstand

[@shredpaper9]

This video needs to be #1 on the search for this maintenance. You show that you have to remove the air box which is nice!

[@Cargorage]

Thank you. Appreciate ur feedback bigtime 🙏

[@jeffpopiel7304]

I completely agree what a time-saver thank you very much

[@npsiy5951]

You don’t need to he just did cause it’s easier to fill

[@gordonbuss1476]

Removing the air box is a waste of time. Use a small funnel with long tube. It is much easier

[@jefflebo5836]

This saved me a lot of time. This is spot on for 2.0L motor with CVT for 2019 Civic

[@Cargorage]

🙏

[@EricA-uu9kp]

This is very good video, talked about specifics like torque requirements and specific guidance on how to do the service correctly. Made the job that much easier.

[@sonyyoung1036]

This is the most informative of all videos on this subject. Great tip on how to access the filler plug. This saves time removing the front cover and air filter assembly to access the plug. Also great tip on purposely 'overfilling' , shifting through the gears and subsequently draining the excess to get the right level.

[@Cargorage]

🌝 thank you for your very positive comment, i really appreciate it. ❤

[@Randy_G]

The best how-to video I have seen. Super awesome and detailed. Thank you so much!!! Please do more on the civic.

[@Cargorage]

🙏 thank you Well do sir.

[@TheLowkeyChannel1]

i appreciate these videos to help others but i loved how you changed the filters and clean the magnets for the transmission

[@BradMcquaidd]

The engine oil filter placement on the civics is great. So easy to get to

[@Cargorage]

Yes yes they are 😀

[@luciantudor3093]

Thanks for all the information...I just changed my transmission fluid watching your video...this is the easiest way...

[@Cargorage]

Appreciate ur positive feedback. Thanks god bless 🙏

[@adkfoothills1973]

Thanks for the video. I was wondering why I couldn't find the fill hole at the top and you answered it for me. Again "Thank You" you helped me out a lot.

[@Cargorage]

Youre most welcome.

[@bodhizatva]

Best video out of all of them for this model of the car. well done!

[@Cargorage]

Appreaciate it ur feedback, thanks 🙏

[@roshanmahavithanage6312]

Shift to low gear. Genius! ❤

[@XXXXXX-uf1bm]

I drain/refill every third oil change on ramps.. Cold engine drain, room temp cvt fluid. I measure the drain pan and 4 qts out. 4 qts. go in. Easy...

[@Watchman999]

Great video. I am pleased to see that it is 3.5 L on the refill. I got about 3.3L in before it started dripping out but oddly it seems like it was overfilled at the factory because I drained about 3.8.

[@Cargorage]

Thank you 🙏

[@theestrada2879]

Hey man you help me save a lot a money because the dealer want a charge me about $200 in just do this because they said for the factory warranty, thanks and godbless you!!😊

[@Cargorage]

Glad to help. Cheerz

[@Mike-zf7lo]

This was the best video I've seen on how to do this with a 2.0. Followed it to a T and was able to do the job myself. Thanks a bunch! I had an issue though where I filled it with 3.9 qt and smoke came out of the trans fill hole. I added another 0.5qt and it started coming out of the check bolt and everything was fine on a test drive. Do you think there was any damage done?

[@Cargorage]

Short .5 qt is not a big deal, so don't worry. 😀 Thanks for your feedback. 🙏

[@BradMcquaidd]

Great video man, thank you so much!!!

[@Cargorage]

You're most welcome.

[@2805Heath]

Great video bro. I definitely need to change mine now.

[@Cargorage]

Thanks 🙏🙏

[@juhdah2146]

No filter so that’s nice. Thanks for letting me watch a clean engine.

[@Cargorage]

You're most welcome.

[@clintcomer8349]

Filter is behind the warmer block.

[@georgemcbride3223]

There is a filter right below the fill hole.

[@jjayguy23]

Transmission has a filter.

[@trini_boi2414]

Thanks for posting this and great demo..the dealership in my city wants $300 on such a simple and easy task..

[@Cargorage]

Youre welcome.

[@jfkbro7875]

That’s fucked up. My dealer charged $150

[@Cargorage]

@@jfkbro7875 😮

[@timesfarooq]

Thanx for educating us. Just wanted to know that when do we need ro replace cvt filter? After how many miles?

[@Cargorage]

For me i would do it in the nxt transmission service whenever the maintenance minder #3 comes back on the second time ( thats probably from 160-200k km)

[@jedsmondmaglanoc2686]

Silly question but what size is the replacement washer? Thanks for the awesome video!

[@Cargorage]

Sorry, i dont know.

[@mrbriceno3949]

Just subbed great content 👍

[@Cargorage]

Thank you 🙏

[@freddyn2254]

Excellent!

[@Julian-il4oi]

Great video, wish i wouldve seen it sooner. I drained my fluid before i put the car in low gear. Can i change it from park to l with the car off or will that damage the transmission since i drained the fluid? Thanks. I dont know how i can access the fill plug without doing so.

[@Cargorage]

Thats the not gonna hurt the vehicle sir, as long the engine is off. As far as i know you did it right. 👌

[@Julian-il4oi]

@@Cargorage awesome thanks!

[@BigKWS]

About how many miles or kilometers were on this car when you did this change? Is this the first time you've changed the transmission fluid on this car? Did you get a Sub 3 message on your dashboard?

[@Cargorage]

I believed the car had 80k on it more or less (can't remember), sub 3 was on the dash. And it was the first transmission service for this car.

[@vermontvermont9292]

I wonder what the point of having two different style drain plug magnets was for? The 1.5 magnet is longer and skinny. The 2.0 is small and blunt. The 2.0 level check bolt is different too. The 1.5 is a 12mm plug. Must be different CVTs for 2.0 and 1.5?

[@Cargorage]

Yes they're different cvt transmissions. One for turbo and one for non-turbo.

[@MarcosRibeiro-hd4xn]

My man…best video in this subject. Too bad you don’t show how to change the filters

[@Cargorage]

Thank you sur 🙏

[@vermontvermont9292]

Good time to check the transmission vent tube as well. They get clogged constantly. On my 1.5t is was clogged at 27k , and I've been checking them on all my friends cars with CVT or auto even Hondas. They're all clogged. Doesn't matter the miles it seems. I clean them, then turn them facing the right instead of forward to try and help with dirt and debris coming in from the grill , which I think causes this issue?

[@Cargorage]

Nicee tips

[@JO-fk1bg]

Where is the trans vent tube located on this civic

[@vermontvermont9292]

@@JO-fk1bg if you look at the top of the transmission, go south west from the fluid fill hole. It's right under the air intake tube. Almost right where the trans meets up with the engine. There's pictures on Google. Every one I've checked has been clogged.

[@gregreitan3634]

Half of those quarter turn belly pan fasteners fell of my wife's crv. I replaced them with J nuts and screws from local hardware store. I drain and fill our cvt's every spring. I've used Amalie cvt fluid & Castrol cvt/atf fluid with no problems what so ever. I figure $20 a year for fluid is cheap insurance.

[@Cargorage]

Yeah great job👌 better than neglecting the maintenance for sure

[@vermontvermont9292]

You haven't had any issues with smell in the cabin using other brands? I'm also down to 3 of those half turn fasteners. I really need to find another alternative to them.

[@rhvette]

Is the fluid capacity for the 1.5L the same as the 2.0? Also, what size washer is that on the overfill plug?

[@Cargorage]

Pls watch the full video. its there somewhere.

[@curtiscollins2174]

Drain and fill only gets roughly half the oil out. Flushing system gets it all out. Just my thoughts.

[@ramoncastro6385]

Any info on the transmission filter? If changing it at the same time as the fluid is recommended?

[@Cargorage]

Normally the filter is done at the second transmission service, but if you want to do it every service, you can do it too.

[@sawoop3856]

What about if your car is on ramps? How would you go about checking the fill line bolt?

[@Cargorage]

The car has to be leveled front and back to check the fluid level.

[@TheHouseofSniffers]

More advanced but compared to 8th Gen, this is a workout.

[@reuben1270]

Thank you

[@Cargorage]

Np

[@cemalkeles8903]

After adding 4 liters of CVT transmission oil from the top, starting the car, shifting to all gears, and then opening the excess oil drain plug on top, how much excess oil did you estimate to drain?

[@Cargorage]

Not sure, sorry i wasn't paying attn when it was draining.

[@karenmirzoyan1420]

Don't forget to change the filter too.

[@user-us8nm9ey2y]

10/10

[@Italianborn]

Why not to change even both filters ?! The oil was dark enough which makes me think probably the filters were good to go too

[@Cargorage]

I would do it if it was my own car, or just wait on another 50k km then i would do the fluid and filter change.

[@EmCedeQui]

I changed the transmission fluid and I broke 2 bolts, one of the filter that goes inside the pan and the other from the pan. I leave it like that and now my car shuts off when I drive around and make a stop. What can be the issue and how can I fix it?

[@Cargorage]

I'm sorry to hear about your problem. Check that the level is good and make sure that you use the oem spec fluids then extract the broken bolts including the one for the filter and replace with new bolts then test it out.

[@frank8938able]

Isn’t the 2.0 transmission capacity is 3.7 🤔

[@cemalkeles8903]

After adding 4 liters of CVT transmission oil from the top, starting the car, shifting to all gears, and then opening the excess oil drain plug on top, how much excess oil did you estimate to drain? How much liters?

[@Cargorage]

I didn't measure it sorry, but when u see the fluid drizzle that's when you install the level check plug back in.

[@robcrowe1550]

What size crush washers for transmission plug and overfill plug??

[@Cargorage]

I think its 18mm inside diameter

[@Krazy27]

Good video...I see you didn't change the oil filter part 245450-p4v-013. And O-Rings...that will be a good video...thanks!!

[@Cargorage]

Thanks for appreciating and commenting. Are you talking about the engine oil filter?

[@sonyyoung1036]

@@Cargorage The part# is for the CVT transmission fluid filter. I also ordered it to replace the old one. I believe Honda does not include it as a regular change but I am changing it because my filler plug was not on the filler hole for an unknown period and to be safe I want to change it.

[@Cargorage]

@@sonyyoung1036 ahh ic, now that I looked up the part number U provided, now I know what your talking about. Yes, that's is not a regular maintenance in our shop, so I didn't do it. Doing that is a complete service. Yeah that's awesome GL.

[@IRONNECK5]

Why didnt you drop the pan and replace the trans fluid

[@Cargorage]

Because the job is only drain and fill . I would prolly do a pan drop on a nxt transmission service doe. 🫡

[@noelleonard2498]

You got a bad crank seal already, see the oil sling on the hood?

[@Cargorage]

Yeahhsur, not the crank seal doe, it's a bad air condition compressor seal. 😀 good eye. 👌

[@2805Heath]

@@Cargoragemine was the same in my 2016 ex. Ac went out after only 4 years. Thankfully I have an extended warranty with Honda when I bought it. Cost me $100 deductible

[@faint8652]

Shouldn't the oil check level be done at a certain temp?

[@Cargorage]

No, but it's better at operating temperature, basically that's when the radiator fan kicks in. Then drain and fill and run it through gears and after that check the level from the level checker plug. That's it.

[@BradMcquaidd]

@@Cargorage just to clarify, we drain and fill, then run it through the gears which raises the temperature to operating temp, then check the level. Is that correct?

[@Cargorage]

Thr engine should be at operating temp B4 draining the trans fluid then drain fluid. Fill and then ran through gears for just 3-5sec each gears.

[@BradMcquaidd]

@@Cargorage awesome! Thanks man

[@BradMcquaidd]

@@Cargorage hey, so i changed the fluid, since my car wasn’t level, nothing came out of the level check. Should i still add more?

[@45gallo]

Great video thanks

[@Cargorage]

You're welcome 🙂

[@dennisbagatin4480]

Isn't there a small filter you have to change? You have to take the battery and tray out to get at it.

[@Cargorage]

I haven' done the transmission fluid filter. But i believe you have to remove the transmission pan in order to access thr filter.

[@vermontvermont9292]

There's also a filter behind the oil cooler. I've talked to my Honda tech friends about it, and they had no idea lol. It's a pretty easy job to do too. Cheap filter as well. I'm going to do mine at 50k, then again at 100k with the filter in the pan. When do you recommend having the valves adjusted on the 1.5t ?

[@Cargorage]

@@vermontvermont9292 recommended interval for valve adjust is 160k km.

[@oiyou5870]

Its the same for the ecvt in the hybrids.

[@Cargorage]

Im not sure yet. Ill find out soon and let you know.

[@Josifer4GAppFire]

Bought a Honda civic 2016 with 90,000 miles on it. I have no idea if the fluids ever been changed. Should I change it? Or, Is it too late to change it?

[@Cargorage]

If i were you i'd change it. Just to start fresh with the maintenance schedule, so then you know when the next service is.

[@BradMcquaidd]

I was looking at many civics before i decided on the one that i bought. It was at 65k kms about 40k miles. This is the exact reason why i nought it

[@williamb454]

Change it now!!

[@jjayguy23]

Yes, change it now. I bought my 2017 Civic Ex-T with 70,000 miles on it, and there was no maintenance record for a transmission fluid change. I took it to a transmission specialist, and they told me the fluid had never been changed. So, I went ahead and changed it. A new CVT costs about $8000 including labor so, it’s smarter to stay on top of maintenance. They recommend I change the transmission fluid every three years or 36,000 miles. And, the car drives better now. It’s like I have better access to the engine’s power.

[@jjayguy23]

@@Cargorage Right, do the brake fluid, engine oil, and transmission fluid.

[@chickoboyph6875]

How much transmission fluid did you put?

[@Cargorage]

4.6L and then remove the level checker plug to drain the excess.

[@carlosguzman3136]

what size is the fill bolt washer?

[@Cargorage]

Dunno sorry

[@deykno87]

There is no transmission filter to change?

[@Cargorage]

There is. You'll have to remove the transmission pan in order to get to it.

[@vermontvermont9292]

There's also another cartridge type filter behind the CVT fluid heat exchange thing or whatever they call it. If it's your first drain and fill at 30,000 miles don't bother with the filters. Just clean the magnet well. Then your next drain and fill do the filters. Or do them every time if you really want to. Most dealerships don't even bother with those filters. My local dealership didn't even know about the filter , or stock the thing 😆.

[@holden8239]

Is this all the same for the 2022?

[@Cargorage]

There are similarities for sure but ill confirm that once i checked out a 2022 model.

[@Cargorage]

I just confirmed that the capacity for 2.0L engine is different and there is also added step to 1.5L engine. But otherwise drain and fill location is the same. Cheerz

[@jamespierce8372]

@@Cargorage how is 2.0 capacity different for 22 civic sport? thanks for info if you can provide.

[@Cargorage]

2.0 L is 2.7L tfluid, make sure to check the with the level checker to confirm

[@williamb454]

Can I just put 4 quarts in, so I don't have any left over?? Will it hurt anything??

[@Cargorage]

Overfilling can cause foamy fluid during operation, so always follow the recommended capacity.

[@williamb454]

@@Cargorage even that small amount

[@Cargorage]

U can , as long as you check the level by removing the level checker plug after.

[@williamb454]

Reads low when I put 3.5 in it ,after sitting 30 to 90 seconds

[@Cargorage]

You mean its not dripping when you remove the level checker plug? Then just add a bit more until you see it drip.

[@MrMikedue]

Hi. DON'T CHANGE FRONT FILTER?

[@Cargorage]

Transmission fluid filter, you mean? Remove the pan to access the filter. If you're on top of your fluid maintenance. You don't have to change it at first service. I would wait at second or third service interval.

[@MrMikedue]

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[@MrMikedue]

min 5.40" a a 9.00"

[@Cargorage]

@@MrMikedue i didn't change the transmission fluid filter in this video. If your talking about engine oil filter, thats not part of the transmission fluid change.

[@dudewtf1776]

Honda dealer wanted to charge me $700 for this basic service.

[@Cargorage]

Wow 😬!

[@jjayguy23]

American dollars? Either way, overpriced! If you do it yourself, all you have to pay for is basically the oil which is like $80.