Honda Pilot - Automatic Transmission Fluid (ATF) Change - 2016-2020

[@嘉義雞肉飯]

This is the best ATF change video.

[@jonathanjimenez8342]

Thank you for putting all the info best diy video I’ve ever ever seen tbh 😂. Not too much talking just straight the point so we don’t have to scroll thru the video!!!!

[@eugenegutierrez5106]

Wow this so much easier than I thought. I don’t know about draining fluid twice. I would just drain it once but wait little longer to put a new fluid back in. Thx. For the video.

[@westvalley411]

Always dirty fluid in the filter and system so not unusual to do twice...

[@mentalbreak4653]

The fluid doesn’t drain from the torque converter when you drain the transmission so the second drain is when the new fluid circulates with the old in the converter so you actually get probably 90 % old out

[@napoleonurcuyoramos9220]

El mejor video para cambiar el ATF de la pilot

[@fiveohmxco]

I was going to make a youtube video on this but i can’t think of any way i could improve on yours - great job!

[@furgo1]

excellent video so professionallly filmed

[@SuperMandme]

Easy Peezy just changed my 2019 Honda pilots transmission fluid thank you Sir

[@charliebelle6693]

6 speed transmission, not the 9 speed. Different fluid and procedure for the 9 speed.

[@whosej20]

Amazing video, couldnt be better. Thank you

[@anonymousperson6014]

Great video. Well done

[@Foil4life]

Who's the best video just inspired me and I did it! I forgot since I'm a newbie that you have to take off the side plug on the oil catch it almost overflowed! This is so easy. I don't know about running two sets of fluid though that's expensive. Seems like getting it 90% + clean is sufficient.

[@Foil4life]

Voice text typo, meant to say this is the best video!

[@dominoez21]

Great video. Very helpful. Thanks for posting

[@eugenegutierrez5106]

Thx. This is way easier than Subaru. 👍👍

[@leonelsantamaria9653]

How about the filter?

[@ChurkLeung]

What about the old transmission fluid that is still in the system that is not in the pan?

[@KevinB_123]

Hello thank you for your video. Is there any reason why you didn’t change the transmission filter? It seems that might be two filters one outside the transmission and possibly one inside.

[@tylerh21]

Super helpful and precise.

[@edselvilavlogs]

Thank you for the video question so I have to buy 6 qt of fluid just in case I have to fill and drain twice or you use the same fluid you drain ?

[@chinmonmon]

Thank you, your video helped. I noticed the crush washer has a smoth side and a flat side. Does the smooth side go directly to the transmission and flat side to the bolt?

[@pizzapizza4991]

Where is the transmission filter?

[@hliang9936]

Did you lift the car, the drain is on the left side or right?

[@PumkinHoneyBaby]

Like your video, shirt and simple.

[@tmph1814]

Thanks a bunch!

[@westvalley411]

Thank you. Short and sweet..does a torque wrench fit? Also audio description would be nice...

[@MINUTEDIYVIDEOS]

Thank you - will get on that!

[@mentalbreak4653]

3/8 drive

[@treyz9148]

Does the 2020 Pilot have a transmission filter that needs to be changed when transmission oil is changed? You didn’t change it on video. Thanks.

[@reyperez3424]

Transmission don’t use oil Transmission use fluid and yes about the external filter for all 6AT but that filter can be changed every 60,000 miles for example after your second transmission service if you like.

[@fencershepherd]

Oh man looks easy but my 2017 touring does not have that dipstick :(

[@tareemariano]

Thanks so much for the video, I have a 2017 touring, what is the benchmark mileage to change the ATF even if the Maintenance Minder doesn't tell you to do so?

[@xbabyrudy]

Every 30,000 thousand miles

[@westvalley411]

30 K on all Hondas. But when new prob should do at 15, even less for us OCD...

[@Kooliat]

@@xbabyrudy 30, 000 for manual 50,000 for auto

[@briantaylor3258]

Same process for AWD models?

[@jeffr4649]

I, of course, dropped the dip stick. Now it's somewhere in the engine bay and i can't get to it. 😢

[@jmannx21]

Good video

[@jay75.61]

Thanks for the info. Doesn't seem too hard. Went in for this service on my 2017. Honda says the fluid alone is 256 bucks. I have the 9 speed. Does that sound right? I followed the link you left for the fluid and was shocked. Is it because I have the 9 speed?

[@MINUTEDIYVIDEOS]

Unfortunately the 9 speed transmission is a different procedure and fluid :( it’s actually a much more difficult DIY, instructions have been posted on the internet here: www.piloteers.org/attachments/115809/ Although I haven’t done the procedure, it looks more like the CVT fluid change I’ve done on the civic which requires the addition of removing a check bolt that you use to ensure the exact level of transmission fluid you can watch here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/d3jNmJmHjLeGhJI From the procedures I see in the pdf, seems the drain bolt faces down, which probably aids in draining fluid completely but seems like a messy proposition when it comes to removing the drain bolt. Make sure the suv is on level when filling :) It’s not super difficult but it is more work, what do you think? And thanks for watching my video! Luke

[@jay75.61]

@@MINUTEDIYVIDEOS Ok thanks. I didn't have it done after all. I may just have them do it next time. Thanks for the info and the advice.

[@penvzila]

@@MINUTEDIYVIDEOS it isn't just a difficult DIY, you can't really replicate what the honda computer does, you need a lift etc. It's just one of those (few) things that you're much better off with the dealer doing.

[@frankiehernandez1350]

Is this valid for a 2021 year ?

[@kamandor]

This should apply to any 2016+ Pilot with a 6-speed. I believe the 2021 EX and EXL still have 6-speed. Best to check your owners manual.

[@penvzila]

No. If your transmission doesn't have a dipstick this is not for you.

[@louisapierce2717]

Can you change the transmission filter?

[@rogueswing23]

The filter on the Pilot is a permanent one. (At least on my 2009 is).

[@mentalbreak4653]

No all Honda’s have non serviceable transmission filters all newer Honda’s

[@keithjimison7163]

Yes you can change the filter. The filter is an inline filter just like a fuel filter. Its mounted on the transmission cooler line that runs from the radiator. I've changed mines twice on my 2016 pilot. It's on the same side of the engine as the transmission dipstick.

[@ZonaLiberArte]

So if the oil is still dirty and you have to do it again, does that mean I need to buy another 4 quarts of oil? 8 quarts to do it twice? Or do I use the same oil I used the first time?

[@Rickyricklegit]

Buy the 8 quarts and change it twice depending on the color or burnt smell. Verify fluid needs to be changed first

[@ZonaLiberArte]

@@Rickyricklegit thanks, i did and it fixed the problem with hesitation.

[@reyperez3424]

@@ZonaLiberArte When things like that happens you definitely need to do it 2x or even 3x

[@emmanuelosawe]

If your pilot is a 9 speed transmission ( push button gear, some 2020 models are) . Please do not attempt to try changing the transmission fluids yourself.

[@Indywar]

Why?

[@patcare372]

there is no dip stick on mine just a cap

[@ben.huynh.2012]

park your car even , loose the nut , if fluid come comes out slowly then the level is right , tight the nut .

[@F00ty_editz23]

No filter

[@sulmanoodle]

👍

[@christodd8949]

Odd how the manual gives oil change instructions, but doesn't give transmission fluid change instructions, and says that it must be changed by a dealer.

[@matthewpadgett9526]

I am just finding out that what you have just said is the truth ! I have a 2020 Pilot and I was looking at the manual to find the location to check the transmission fluid, I was shocked to find out that it isn’t available. Had I known, I wouldn’t have purchased it because I do my own work on my cars and this makes me feel as though I am being forced to pay someone for something I can do myself. I spoke to someone at the dealership yesterday and he said that he drives an older model 2000 Pilot that he can perform all of the work himself, he advised me to do the same. I agree!

[@christodd8949]

@@matthewpadgett9526 I think the older models are different. The little I've read, there seems to be a special temperature measuring tool required to perform the fluid change, 9 speed model especially.

[@agraiders99]

Your supposed to check the atf level with the car on

[@Foil4life]

I heard off. But get it warm first.

[@chrisgil4594]

Nope, that's only on American cars and trucks.

[@benjaminkladder8901]

That is NOT how you refill the transmission fluid. There is a 17mm fill plug on top of the transmission, look at. Honda TSB 16-091!! Honda put a fill plug on top of the transmission for a reason.

[@MylifeMB]

Easier to fill through the dip as a diy person... did it multiple times with no issues... Obviously double check fluid level multiple times as well.

[@mikeyriley8959]

I did it this way as well. It’s fine

[@khanhngo3656]

It's the same thing ! Where u think the fluid was gonna go? 🤣

[@AnotherLameBot]

There’s always one of you. It works just fine.

[@ismaelrodriguez4739]

you din't changed the filter????

[@Motorcycle_Man]

There's no filter babygirl

[@ismaelrodriguez4739]

@@Motorcycle_Man you dont know shit girl.

[@ismaelrodriguez4739]

@@Motorcycle_Man 1 filter under the battery and another one inside the transmission oil pan, 2 filters total.