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#1 (**permalink**) 15 Nov 2004, 07:49 pm

I know that using non-Honda ATF can cause poor performance while it is
present, but can it actually cause lasting damage to the transmission?

#2 (**permalink**) 15 Nov 2004, 08:32 pm

jbourgeois wrote:
> I know that using non-Honda ATF can cause poor performance while it is
> present, but can it actually cause lasting damage to the transmission?
>
>
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Very definately. That's why the Owner's Manual says Dexron III can be
used ONLY as a 'temporary substitute'. It lacks some of the special
friction modifiers that a Honda needs to keep it running correctly.
Honda ttrannies are very diferent inside than many 'normal' designs.

'Curly'

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