CVT Transmission Fluid Change (ATF) on a 10th generation Honda Civic (2016 - 2021)

[@morganyield3098]

Best Honda Cvt transmission oil change video EVER! THANK YOU!

[@gotitdone]

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[@Mr_Gooodmann]

I watched your video because my Honda civic is in need of a transmission oil change since I hit 116k. Thank you for making this video!

[@gotitdone]

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[@ajeys7370]

Excellent video , to the point well done Sir !!

[@gotitdone]

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[@Titan145]

3:22 nosy neighbor alert 😂

[@gotitdone]

@@Titan145 😂 he is actually great and the reason I started fixing my own cars many years ago. Love that guy… neighbors for 22 years.

[@Titan145]

@@gotitdone Haha I figured 😆

[@SoTexSmoker]

Great video. Parking brake used even though rear wheels raised.

[@gotitdone]

Thanks! It was important because I think I raised the front first.

[@rushisolanki5065]

Excellent video and need to do this for my Civic as well. One question I have is where you check the fluid drains do you need to let it keep draining before putting the bolt back on or once it stops draining you can put the bolt back on. This part I am confused at (5:55-6:14)

[@gotitdone]

Thank you. Put the bolt back once it stops dripping. Please consider subscribing to my channel. It will help me on doing more videos like this. I am regularly fixing things around the house and adding videos about it.

[@pickle_juice_4271]

@@gotitdone follow up question, why do we put more fluid it until it drips? not a car person or know a lot of cars and just trying to learn these things through youtube videos.

[@gotitdone]

@@pickle_juice_4271 I am glad you are asking. That is how I learned. Imagine the transmission fluid poured into a bucket and you drill a hole in the bucket at the height you want that fluid to stop going up. Then when you see fluid dripping from that hole you stop adding fluid in the bucket since you reached the necessary amount.

[@parkerassociates9864]

Thanks for the video.

[@hyperion2005]

Nice video short and sweet!

[@gotitdone]

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[@kevincue473]

awesome !

[@gotitdone]

@@kevincue473 I am so glad it helped you. Please consider subscribing to my channel or a $thanks. It will help me on doing more videos like this. I am regularly fixing things around the house and adding videos about it.

[@ahmedsaid886]

Excellent job!

[@gotitdone]

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[@ahmedsaid886]

@gotitdone Brilliant! Yes sure I am gladly subscribing to your channel 😊. I wanted to ask about the CVT oil filter for the same transmission, you got any videos about it? Thanks

[@gotitdone]

@ahmedsaid886 thank you! Sorry, I haven’t changed that filter. Have you heard anything it is very important to change it?

[@vermontvermont9292]

Good time to also check your transmission breather tube. They very often get clogged on hondas. Mine was clogged at 20,000 miles

[@gotitdone]

Are you talking about this? kzbin.info/www/bejne/rGLWgJWjqMxlp6M It happened to me on my 2014 Civic but on this one the breather is already facing to the rear of the car to avoid dirt clogging it.

[@vermontvermont9292]

@@gotitdone yes sir, exactly

[@dhp6478]

Hey do u know what size is the crush washer for the drain bolt and and the bolt to check the level too?

[@WhoElseButAndre]

Subscribed, Thank you!

[@hotwater8473]

Do you have this on 4 jack stands? Great video thanks

[@gotitdone]

@@hotwater8473 yes. The key is to level the car so you can measure the right amount of fluid with the check bolt. It doesn’t have to be perfect but good enough. Please consider subscribing to my channel or a $thanks. It will help me on doing more videos like this. I am regularly fixing things around the house and adding videos about it.

[@xbox360fan1956]

I probably have the same problem as you: I'm doing this on a ramp and as a result of that, my civic isn't 100% level on the ground. How do I get around opening the upper drain plug while the civic is uneven? Edit: nvm I see you put stands in the rear...

[@gotitdone]

@@xbox360fan1956 right. I leveled it so I can use the check bolt and ensure the right amount of fluid is added. Please consider subscribing to my channel or a $thanks. It will help me on doing more videos like this. I am regularly fixing things around the house and adding videos about it.

[@raczyk]

My 2017 civic EX has 190K km on it, bought it with 30K km on it. About to do my first CVT oil change. 1. On a manual I found it says to run the car till operating temperature and then start to drain/fill the oil. Is this necessary does the oil amount/thickness change with temperature? 2. Can I just add the same amount of CVT oil back in which drained out? Without having to go through the check bolt procedure? 3. Read if a car has gone long without a CVT oil change that a full flush is not recommended as it can damange the transnission by removeing the sludge, is this true? If so a oil change would be enough? Regards, Rev

[@gotitdone]

Good questions. The process described on this video is a “drain and fill”, not a “flush”. Don’t flush it since that is the best way to puncture seals and orings in the transmission. I don’t bring the car to operating temperature. I don’t think it will affect it that much. In addition, if you do that the fluid will be really hot. Be careful when draining it. Use the checking bolt for the proper level. It is easy to do so. Please consider subscribing to my channel or a $thanks. It will help me on doing more videos like this. I am regularly fixing things around the house and adding videos about it.

[@titoalejandrogodoyflores8465]

Yo compre mi carro con 80 mil millas y acabo de hacer ese mismo procedimiento. El aceite salio así como el tuyo y no olía a quemado. ¿Crees que le pueda pasar algo malo a mi carro bro?

[@gotitdone]

@@titoalejandrogodoyflores8465 No creo que le pase nada malo. Sigue haciendo “drain and fill” cada 30,000 millas y estarás bien. No vayas a hacer “flush”, como sugieren algunos dealers. Suscríbete si puedes que me ayudará a hacer más videos como este.

[@titoalejandrogodoyflores8465]

@@gotitdone si, solo le cambie los 4 litros, hasta ahora esta bien. Muchas gracias por la respuesta ya me suscribí.

[@raczyk]

When adding the CVT oil, you have to wait till that check screw stops dripping?

[@gotitdone]

You add it slowly (maybe 2oz at a time) and check. If dripping you stop. If not add 2 more

[@curtiscollins2174]

Transmission flush is only way to go to get all contaminated oil out of CVT transmission. Just did mine. Humble opinion 😌.

[@gotitdone]

Agree. I do mine every 30K miles. Every three of those, at 90K miles, I will also change the two transmission filters, o-rings and gasket.

[@curtiscollins2174]

@gotitdone well done sir. Get all contaminated oil out.

[@gotitdone]

@@curtiscollins2174 Thank you! I will make a video of that. There are the more big magnets in transmission pan that collects all the metal shards. I want to clean that too. Please consider subscribing to my channel or a $thanks. It will help me on doing more videos like this. I am regularly fixing things around the house and adding videos about it.

[@utero77]

@@gotitdone That was my question, do I need to change the filters of the transmission! I guess there is 2 filters from your answer. But Im gonna let the mecanics do that.

[@gotitdone]

@@utero77 I have done the filter in the front of the transmission and it is not hard at all

[@wanDUUH]

Umm...i think you forgot to put a new crush washer on the bolt first then plug it...

[@gotitdone]

Thanks for the feedback. I always make sure I put the washer. Maybe it didn’t clearly show it in the video.

[@wanDUUH]

Also what mileage did you do this at? Im not sure whether its 25k, 30k, or 50k...ive been seeing different answers everywhere.

[@gotitdone]

I change my transmission fluid every 30K miles to be on the safe side. I have 3 civics and an odyssey and never had any issues. Please consider subscribing to my channel or a $thanks. It will help me on doing more videos like this. I am regularly fixing things around the house and adding videos about it.

[@gotitdone]

Think about the cost of 4 quarts of CVT fluid (between $50 and $60) against having to fix the transmission (thousands). For less than $200 you will have a 100K miles worry-free smooth transmission.

[@raczyk]

Where are you placing those jack stands under, the frame itself? Though there is only one jack stack spot and thats where you've put the jack itself.

[@gotitdone]

Yes. Alternatively, you could jack it from the front frame… right in the middle of the car and place both jack stands on the side points. Please consider subscribing to my channel or a $thanks. It will help me on doing more videos like this. I am regularly fixing things around the house and adding videos about it.

[@ajeys7370]

Great video , question how did you check the level of the car thanks

[@gotitdone]

Thanks. At 45 seconds I showed a level. You can also check it by eye. It doesn’t have to be perfect but good enough. Please consider subscribing to my channel or a $thanks. It will help me on doing more videos like this. I am regularly fixing things around the house and adding videos about it.

[@gotitdone]

Thank you for your comment. I actually showed the 12mm bolt on the minute 5:30 and how to fill more until it drips.

[@stefanodiloreto1932]

wow !!

[@thedarking598]

Download a Honda Civic CVT transmission box, how many liters do you need and where do I put the turbine ones?

[@gotitdone]

If you mean that you took out the transmission pan to clean the magnets and change the internal filter, then you will need no more than 6 quarts. What do you mean with the “turbine ones”?

[@raczyk]

Does the car have to be perfectly level? Im on ramps in the front and jacked the back. My garage is sloped. So im unuse what level really is.ni think the back is a tad lower then the front of the car. Not sure how sensitive the transmission is to over filling? Ill measure the liquid which was drained to see how much came out.

[@gotitdone]

To be honest, I don’t think it has to be perfectly leveled. Obviously you don’t want to do it with only the front on the ramps. If the current setup is a tad lower maybe next time you can reverse the setup with the car backwards and then adjust the hight in the jack stands to level it. Or, even more secure than ramps, buy another set of stands at Harbor Freight for $30 while on date. Please consider subscribing to my channel or a $thanks. It will help me on doing more videos like this. I am regularly fixing things around the house and adding videos about it.

[@vivalavida1490]

Mine took 6 quarts. It's Hatchback turbo

[@gotitdone]

That is interesting. I didn’t know that. Please consider subscribing to my channel. It will help me on doing more videos like this. I am regularly fixing things around the house and adding videos about it.

[@raczyk]

There a photo you can share of how you jack the car, and where you place thevjack stand? Im unable to fit the jack and rhe jack stand on the specific jack point.

[@gotitdone]

If your intention is to jack both wheels at the same time use the center of the cross bars either in the front or the rear and then position the stands on the jack points.

[@josephponce8903]

how did you jack it up using the pinch weld and also used jack stands there?

[@gotitdone]

@@josephponce8903 you can Jack it up a little off from the pinched weld following the unibody line and then place the stand on the weld point. Please consider subscribing to my channel or a $thanks. It will help me on doing more videos like this. I am regularly fixing things around the house and adding videos about it.

[@raczyk]

Does CVT transmission oil expand in volume if it is old and dirty? My 2017 civic now has 190K km on it, and bought it used with 30K km on the odometer. First CVT oil swap I'm doing and think I may had my car slanted forward as when I drained the oil, 4.8 litres came out. Now I only have 4 litres to refil the car with. Do I simply use the 4 litre and add 0.8L of the old oil I've taken out? I don't know if the old dirty oil expands in volume. And I'm hesitant to use the check bolt if indeed the CVT volume expands or the car is not leveled properly. What do you guys think?

[@gotitdone]

I don’t think the oil expands. It really doesn’t matter if you took more oil out because the car was one way or the other. What it matters now is to put back be oil at the right level using the check bolt. Put three and a half quarts, shift through the gears and then check the bolt. If it leaks you are fine, if it doesn’t then slowly add until starts leaking. The car must be leveled to check the bolt

[@raczyk]

@@gotitdone What I did wrong is that I did not check the level of the car before jacking it up to have a reference point. Now I have no way of knowing what is level, therefore going by the check bolt may not work if the car is leaning forward, hence the extra oil. That's why I'm tempted to go by what came out, and match that and put it back in. 1. Then I can prime the gears by running though them. 2. take the car on the road check level reference. 3. put it back on the jack/ramps, and check level 4. check the check bolt for proper level. What you think.

[@locluong4128]

Do you have a video showing how to change the filters for the same car? Trans. filters

[@gotitdone]

I haven’t done it yet. I will do it in a couple of months. These are all the parts numbers I gathered and the sites I recommend: Warmer Filter: 25450-P4V-013 replaced 25450-P4V-003 O-ring for warmer filter: 91305-PN4-003 replaces 91301-P5A-000 O-ring warmer small: 25564-5LJ-A01 replaces 25564-5LJ-006 O-ring warmer large: 25565-5LJ-A01 replaces 25565-5LJ-006 Pan internal filter: 25420-5LJ-003 O-ring for internal filter: 91308-5LJ-003 Oil pan gasket: 21814-RJ2-003 honda.oempartsonline.com/ www.hondapartsnow.com/ www.hondaautomotiveparts.com/ Please consider subscribing to my channel or a $thanks. It will help me on doing more videos like this. I am regularly fixing things around the house and adding videos about it.

[@locluong4128]

@@gotitdone thank you and appreciated.

[@raczyk]

Do you have to replace the crush washer when changing the oil?

[@gotitdone]

You should if possible. If you don’t have it, you can reuse it

[@rayjayb6986]

Do you also change the transmission filter and O rings in your car?

[@gotitdone]

No. I don’t

[@toothlessthefc4394]

CVT fluid change, not ATF. They're quite different fluids, if you put ATF in a CVT it would die a slow painful death

[@gotitdone]

Yeah… thank you for the comment. This car is constant velocity transmission and uses HCF2, which is a transmission fluid for CVTs

[@toothlessthefc4394]

yes but your title states ATF im just worried someone may mistake is all@@gotitdone

[@gotitdone]

@@toothlessthefc4394 thanks. Changed the title

[@toothlessthefc4394]

no problem. i didnt mean anything mean or bad about it, just hate to see someone mess up a trans and try to blame you@@gotitdone

[@vermontvermont9292]

How did you replace the speed nuts with 10mm bolts? My splash shield is being held on with 2 phillips head screws front, and only 1 speed nut on the rear lol. Lost the rest.

[@gotitdone]

I think you can buy some replacements. Here is an eBay one: www.ebay.com/itm/204520439012? Please consider subscribing to my channel. It will help me on doing more videos like this. I am regularly fixing things around the house and adding videos about it.

[@vermontvermont9292]

@@gotitdone I'd much rather have the 10mm bolts like you have. Much easier to remove with a drill.

[@nathanield.4527]

How much total transmission fluid did you put in?

[@gotitdone]

Close to 4 quarts. Please consider subscribing to my channel or a $thanks. It will help me on doing more videos like this. I am regularly fixing things around the house and adding videos about it.

[@raczyk]

@@gotitdone why 4 quarts if manual says 3.5 quars? Is that not too much? Is this a 2.0 Litre 10th gen civic?

[@gotitdone]

@@raczyk you will need to buy 4 quarts anyway. This is a 1.5 Turbo. Use the check bolt for the right amount when the car is leveled.

[@victorlicazali2564]

When is it recommended to change the filter?

[@gotitdone]

The rule of thumb is to change the filters every 3rd CVT drain and fill. In other words, every 90K miles. Since you will remove the cvt oil pan, you will need more fluid… close to 6 quarts. It requires more work but easy to do. Please consider subscribing to my channel or a $thanks. It will help me on doing more videos like this. I am regularly fixing things around the house and adding videos about it.

[@Winhoo3]

Did it take 4 quarts exactly?

[@gotitdone]

A little bit less than 4 quarts…. if your current fluid is at the correct level. Please consider subscribing to my channel or a $thanks. It will help me on doing more videos like this. I am regularly fixing things around the house and adding videos about it.

[@charlesxoi1892]

Would this be the same for a honda civic 2020 lx 2.0l?

[@gotitdone]

@@charlesxoi1892 YES, as long as your car comes with a Continuous Velocity Transmission (CVT). The drain, check and fill bolts may be in slightly different positions. Please consider subscribing to my channel or a $thanks. It will help me on doing more videos like this. I am regularly fixing things around the house and adding videos about it.

[@alikhanalikhanmandokhail569]

How much oil need for 2019 honda Civic

[@gotitdone]

@@alikhanalikhanmandokhail569 around 4 quarts. Is the check bolt for the exact quantity. Please consider subscribing to my channel or a $thanks. It will help me on doing more videos like this. I am regularly fixing things around the house and adding videos about it.

[@alikhanalikhanmandokhail569]

@@gotitdone where is bolt

[@alikhanalikhanmandokhail569]

@@gotitdone 😍

[@gotitdone]

@@alikhanalikhanmandokhail569 check minute 5:29 and 5:59. There is a 12mm bolt higher up. It should not drip if you are at the right amount of fluid with the car leveled.

[@michaeld.3779]

Car is not level.

[@gotitdone]

It is. My driveway has a slope and I counter it when I jack it up, which is convenient for me so I can get underneath easily. I have another video on a level surface where I jacked it up with four jack stands so the check bolt sure the right level.