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I haven't seen a manual available for this vehicle yet, so I've been basing
my maintenance work on the manual for my '92 Civic. I couldn't find any
(coolant) drain plugs on the engine block. I did find the bleeder valve and
the radiator drain plugs.

Also, my local (good) Honda dealer just drains the tranny at the drain plug
and refills with 2 or 3 quarts in the measurement tube... just like the
manual says (they told me). Does anybody's manual say to do any sort of
"power flush" on the auto tranny? My Civic's manual doesn't talk about
power flushing for the auto tranny either.

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KWW
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On 12/18/03 4:49 PM, in article H9qEb.596621$Fm2.546079@attbi_s04, "KWW"
<kwalker@nospamaircooled.net> wrote:

> I haven't seen a manual available for this vehicle yet, so I've been basing
> my maintenance work on the manual for my '92 Civic. I couldn't find any
> (coolant) drain plugs on the engine block. I did find the bleeder valve and
> the radiator drain plugs.
>

The block drain plug is in back, above the oil filter. Unless you have an
air wrench or can get the car on a lift to give you enough room for a major
breaker bar extension, you are not going to be able to break it loose.


> Also, my local (good) Honda dealer just drains the tranny at the drain plug
> and refills with 2 or 3 quarts in the measurement tube... just like the
> manual says (they told me). Does anybody's manual say to do any sort of
> "power flush" on the auto tranny? My Civic's manual doesn't talk about
> power flushing for the auto tranny either.

Yes, that is what the manual says. Honda's automatics are not like anybody
else's.