One more question on transmission fluid

I read the recent post on using the Honda specific transmission fluid.
I have a 1995 Accord EX with automatic and the owners manual states
to use Dextron II or the Honda fluid. Should I still put out the big
bucks and get the Honda stuff or what? I would like someone more
knowledgeable than me to give me a straight answer.

first of all, you can't even get Dexron II anymore. Or III for that matter.

Use honda fluid. How often do you change it? Big bucks is what, a 30%
premium on $20? Come on......

maumee wrote:
>I read the recent post on using the Honda specific transmission fluid.
>I have a 1995 Accord EX with automatic and the owners manual states
>to use Dextron II or the Honda fluid. Should I still put out the big
>bucks and get the Honda stuff or what? I would like someone more
>knowledgeable than me to give me a straight answer.

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maumee wrote:
> ...the owners manual states
> to use Dextron II or the Honda fluid. Should I still put out the big
> bucks and get the Honda stuff or what?

It's not expensive. Last June I paid my Honda dealer US$6.45 per quart for
ATF-Z1. Then in September he only charged me US$5.60 per quart.
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Chuck

In article om>,
"maumee" > wrote:

> I read the recent post on using the Honda specific transmission fluid.
> I have a 1995 Accord EX with automatic and the owners manual states
> to use Dextron II or the Honda fluid. Should I still put out the big
> bucks and get the Honda stuff or what? I would like someone more
> knowledgeable than me to give me a straight answer.

The straight answer is that Honda's fluid is a safer bet. Unlike motor
oil, transmission fluid has to do more than lubricate and clean. The
friction, viscosity, and anti-wear additives have to be just right.
It's a quirky fluid. On a manual, you can feel the difference between
fluids when you shift.

Kevin McMurtrie wrote:
> In article om>,
> "maumee" > wrote:
>
> > I read the recent post on using the Honda specific transmission fluid.
> > I have a 1995 Accord EX with automatic and the owners manual states
> > to use Dextron II or the Honda fluid. Should I still put out the big
> > bucks and get the Honda stuff or what? I would like someone more
> > knowledgeable than me to give me a straight answer.
>
> The straight answer is that Honda's fluid is a safer bet. Unlike motor
> oil, transmission fluid has to do more than lubricate and clean. The
> friction, viscosity, and anti-wear additives have to be just right.
> It's a quirky fluid. On a manual, you can feel the difference between
> fluids when you shift.

Thanks for all the imput guys, I will be going to Honda this week to
get enough fluid to do a couple of changes.