Recommendations about liquids for Honda

Questions on oil replacement in the VARIATOR

How often to change oil in the VARIATOR?
Time in two years or through 40 thousand km.

What oil to pour into the VARIATOR?
In the European models special oil for a variator from HONDA CVT flows, in Japanese (right-hand drive) it is possible to pour HONDA ATF Premium. Besides, on a probe in a variator oil which in it flows should be registered.

Questions on oil replacement in the Mechanical Gear box

How often to change oil in the Mechanical Gear box?
In normal conditions of times in two years or through 40 thousand km.,
At rigid operation of times in a year or through 25 thousand km.

What oil to pour into the Mechanical Gear box?
In all Hondas to 94г in the Gear box engine oil with viscosity 10w40 known firms flows, with 94г special oil MTF - "for manual gear boxes" from Honda flows. Considering a climate and specificity of Honda whenever possible it is desirable to replace engine oil in a check point on МТF and by cars TO 94г. Well, and for the lack of МТF - to pour engine oil, but only into cars TO 94г in, later - ONLY МТF.

How often to change the Cooling fluid (antifreeze)?
Time in two years or through 40 thousand in km. If it is standard "dark blue" or "green" antifreeze
And time in 100 thousand or 5 years "red" TEXACO.
There is a weight for a long time the proved firms, not one year selling on the market (and in the world) the products.
It: MOBIL, CASTROL, ELF, TEXACO, BP, ESSO, LIQUI MOLY, MOTUL, RAVENOL, SELENIA, SHELL, TOTAL, etc.
Buying their products you will not lose, and will not be mistaken. I will notice, that TEXACO does "red antifreeze", it does not mix up with "green" or "dark blue" and serves twice longer. Other firms exhaust usually "dark blue" or "green" antifreezes, not the worst quality, and besides interchangeable / mixed among themselves.
I do not recommend to use MANNOL.

Questions on oil replacement in the Automatic Gear box

What interval oil in the Automatic Gear box varies?
Term of replacement of oil depends on type to the Automatic Gear box, and, usually, under normal conditions operation is recommended to change it through 70 thousand kilometres of run of the car (or in 2 years), and through 25 thousand kilometres (or in 1 year) if service conditions are distinct from normal (a hot climate, a cold climate, operation in the conditions of a megacity, constant operation of the car with full loading, etc.). To adhere to replacement target dates follows, if while in service there is no considerable change of quality of oil or you did not get to movement close conditions (have got stuck, long towed other car, etc.). In case of dimness of oil and or acquisitions of a burnt smell it is necessary to replace by it, not waiting planned term of replacement.

How many it is necessary to fill in oils in the Automatic Gear box?
Depending on type, the Automatic Gear box can contain from 4,2 litres (DAIHATSU TERIOS) to 15,5 litres ATF (FORD EXPEDITION). It is necessary to mean, that at replacement merges far do not weigh oil volume. The oil part remains in control system ports, and, besides, is far not all transformers have plugs for plum from them oils. Therefore at an oil drain its part remains in the Automatic Gear box, but it is considered admissible. If you wish to replace completely oil it is necessary two or triple replacement of oil.

What oil to pour in the Automatic Gear box?
dextron 2 (mineral) or dextron 3 (synthetic) from MOBIL, CASTROL, ELF, TEXACO, BP, ESSO, LIQUI MOLY, MOTUL, RAVENOL, SELENIA, SHELL, TOTAL, etc.
It is not recommended to pour MANNOL.
How to replace oil in the Automatic Gear box?
Merge through a drain plug old oil (its part merges ALWAYS only - full single change is impossible) and fill in new through a jellied bore,
Then check up level (see previous article).
Attention: on some cars in the Automatic Gear box there is an oil filter, it is necessary for changing at each replacement of oil.

How to check up an oil level in the Automatic Gear box?
For cars Honda and Acura the oil level is checked at the blanked off engine after achievement of temperature of oil of a working temperature. On a probe for oil measurement in the Automatic Gear box, as a rule, there are some labels. Two top, and sometimes and unique, correspond to an oil normal level, to warm up to a working temperature (90°С). Often this site of a probe is noted by a notch and-or inscription HOT. That oil in the Automatic Gear box has got warm to a working temperature it is necessary to pass kilometres 15-20. After oil warming up in the Automatic Gear box establish the car on an equal, horizontal platform. Pull out a probe from the Automatic Gear box, and dry wipe it. Then insert a probe back into a tube for a probe against the stop and again take. The lowermost, dry place on a probe also will correspond to oil level in the Automatic Gear box. Sometimes on a probe is also the bottom labels corresponding to level of the cold. This label is intended for approximate definition of quantity of the filled in oil in case of its replacement.

What to pour into the steering booster?
To pour only Honda PSF (power steering fluid). IN NO EVENT it is impossible to pour ATF as sometimes recommend some services.
Hydraulic booster Honda PSF liquid happens several kinds, but Hondas (Rovers) love only original liquid Honda PSF. Priming (having added) other liquid in the Hydraulic booster is fraught with consequences if to go not for long, epiploons of the helmsman m will begin to flow, the epiploon costs cents, and work on replacement uneasy (at Accord CE and Civic MA in general it is impossible that the steer does not understand). If to go longer, up to failure of pump Gidro of the Booster. But the liquid happens different: the first - liquids "as the spare part" are liquids in packings of 1 and 4 litres, manufactures Japan, the price nearby 20$, other liquid - manufactures USA in packing 0,33л, the price nearby 2,7$ for bank, but for Europe it is ordered as "accessories" under the catalogue by number 082069002. So address to official dealers Honda, demand a liquid as accessories, after all it is twice cheaper (though they about it can and not know).

And what about capacity for example at Civic? Civic'и happen different, for example Сivic "96 (EJ9, EK1, EK3, EK4...) system Capacity - 0,85л., tank capacity - 0,4л., total: 1,25л.
Whether Еcть experience of commixing native and American? Only Genium Honda PSF, and the manufacturer - any, American PSF makes American Honda Motor Co., and the liquid has catalogue number, as any original spare part Honda. As far as I know, Honda the liquid structure keeps a secret and the licence for manufacture of liquid PSF gave nobody. And for liquid Johnsen's power steering fluid for Honda cars I tell I can nothing, besides, that it is a liquid STEREOTYPED. At the best, the structure of this liquid is approximately similar to structure original Hona PSF, in the worst this liquid is made on Small Arnautsky. In any case, I think to risk it is not necessary, and if a fluid level in a car tank even below the minimum mark terrible in it anything is not present, after all the fence a liquid to be made from the bottom branch pipe, and the top branch pipe is return. And that there would be no doubts what to pour, it is necessary to glance in the catalogue of applicability of oils for Honda any large firm, for example Mobil in which it will be written about the following: 'the Servocontrol: the Special (original) liquid for a servocontrol (Honda V)'

Crankcase protection on Honda - whether is necessary it?

Here words of the most authoritative Honda expert:

All that will be told concerns all models of Honda irrespective of year of manufacture further.
Radiator air intakes are located low, at car movement under the bottom the zone with the raised pressure is formed. Protection installation will break ventilation of a motor compartment and will lead to an engine OVERHEAT. It not simply my personal opinion it is supported by the official answer of service department of Honda to this important enough for many a question. To all I advise to choose speed corresponding to road conditions, and those who would like to go on stubs in wood should think of purchase of one more, more suitable to these purposes of the car.

P.S. It is not necessary to listen to those who will confirm that it goes with protection for a long time already. You recollect my words when the motor of your car will overheat.

P.S.S. At all models it is established powerful front cross-section, and also the longitudinal beam which perfectly protects the engine from damages.

Why pads and how with it to struggle non-uniformly wear out?

Front brakes on the majority of cars of mark Honda (and not only) have a design with one brake cylinder in a caliper. At such design that by means of one cylinder to press two pads to a brake plate, pads should is in a metal buckle. I.e. the brake cylinder presses the bucket on one of pads, and a rear on a buckle which being displaced presses the second pad to a disk. It is clear, that this buckle should not be fixed rigidly, and should have possibility of free conveyance. (So-called " The floating buckle ") For this purpose, a buckle fastens to a swivel member through directing on which it should move. Guiding are greased by special lubricant and are protected duster from moisture and dirt hit. From time, deterioration and wrong repair leakproofness duster can be broken, the dirt and water gets to the directing, and they start"to sour". Even when this process only begins, work of brakes is already broken, and if he has had time to come far enough to restore working capacity of this knot sometimes happens absolutely uneasy. From the point of view of the driver, this failure can be shown differently. Brakes start to work at more pressing a pedal, there can be extraneous sounds, pads will non-uniformly wear out. And non-uniformity can be different character - deterioration of one pad much more, than another at"souring"of both directing, and deterioration of pads under a corner, at "souring"of one of them.
After you turn off two bolts of fastening directing, you can remove a buckle with a brake cylinder, covering brake blocks. Each guiding represents the barrel in which the bolt is twisted and on which ends are put on dusters. This barrel should move freely (fingers) along the shaft concerning a buckle. If it does not occur, it is necessary for backing out improvised means, not having damaged. Do not try to remove duster, not having taken out a guide bush - it has a special design, being simultaneously and an epiploon and to remove it not having taken out a guide bush it is impossible. Besides, dusters it is made of rubber which is not oilprotection, therefore it cannot be washed out gasoline or other solvents. Because of it to grease this knot it is possible ONLY lubricant specially intended for it. That this knot has started to work normally and has got though any reliability, it is desirable to replace dustera. It is not so expensive. After clearing of details, lubricant and assemblies guiding should move freely hands, and the buckle with directing can be established into place.
Wrong replacement of brake blocks can be a partial cause of defect of this knot. At correct replacement of brake blocks, it is necessary to remove this buckle, at the same time checking the directing. It allows to define in time necessity of their dismantling and lubricant. Some, at replacement of pads remove a caliper entirely, leaving guiding to "sour" further. And it is unequivocal, absolutely imperceptible damage dusters pads directing at replacement can be the "souring" reason even.
It is necessary to apply to lubricant only special high-temperature (not less than 200 C) lubricant since brakes strongly heat up, it usually happens in the repair complete set of calipers or is on sale separately.

Honda Repair - First Questions

As though the Japanese manufacturer did not guarantee reliability of the car Honda, to repair it nevertheless to have. As is known, Honda with solid run starts to get problems with the engine, but for skilled mechanics will not make difficulties to eliminate any problems injector engines. Often happens, that repair of second-hand car Honda is necessary long and expense when it is necessary to change a belt, a pomp, levers, a drive gear, a box, a beam under the engine, thoroughly to do all rear suspension, to repair the muffler, brake plates, pads etc. By independent search happens difficultly to find the necessary spare parts. Sometimes happens so, that owners of Honda use poor-quality fuel, than subject the engine to unjustified loadings. Qualitative cleaning of the choked up spray jets can essentially change a situation to the best. Breakage of an automatic gear box should not upset owners Honda, to establish other box in house garage it is possible. In following posts I will tell as it to make. Honda enters into maintenance operation and car repairs replacement saylentbloks and dusters shrus, absorbers, brake plates and pads, racks - barrels of stabilizers, muff a rear reducer and, certainly, regular replacement of oil and filters more often.

Honda Spare Parts - Why?

Why I have decided to create this blog? Already more than twenty years I maintain and I repair cars and motorcycles Honda. For this time at me many materials on spare parts, the equipment and features of repair of various models Honda were going to. Agree, it is much better to save money, carrying out small and even average repair of the car or a motorcycle in house garage. As the fan can make such repair even. It is necessary not to be lazy only. And at you it is obligatory to turn out. So, if you the happy owner of the car, a motorcycle or other technics of Japanese firm Honda - this blog for you. I will tell to you how correctly to pick up spare parts and independently to repair or carry out preventive maintenance of your technics. I will be very grateful, if also readers of a blog share the skills and secrets. After all - all of us HAPPY OWNERS HONDA!!!