My feeling is that the power flush does not clean/replace the filter if
a Honda is so equipped...

JT



spam@spam.com wrote:
>
> 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
> >
> >