my only experience with a 'power flush' was less than desirable with an
old Nissan. The day after they flushed it, i started to lose fluid @
highway speeds and had to get to towed. The dealer claimed this was a
*total* coincidence.
I assumed the 'power' affected the seals somehow.

my $0.02


Pat wrote:

> I was planning to have the transmission fluid changed in my Honda Accord
> (maybe do it myself). Out of curiosity I called the Honda dealer to find
> out how much they'd charge to do, and they said they could either just drain
> and replace it (for $55) - which doesn't replace all the old fluid since
> some remains trapped in the torque converter, etc, or they could do a
> "power flush" (for ($140 -ikes!) which would force new fluid throughout the
> whole system.
>
> The power flush sounds better but is pretty expensive. My other thought was
> to change it once, drive it for a short while (to circulate the new stuff
> through) and then change it again.
>
> But now I'm wondering whether all of this (power flush or double change) is
> really over kill and a normal change would be sufficient. Any opinions on
> this?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Pat
>
>