Without going in to too much detail, I'm installing a remanufactured (by Honda) auto transmission in my '02 4cyl Honda accord next week.
My current plan is to run the new transmission with non-synthetic Honda ATF-Z1 for the first 3k miles, then make the switch to SF Autoglide (Z1) and run it until the new transmission hits the 10k mark, when I'll drain+refill again to increase the amount of SF Autoglide in there. From then on, I intend on doing one drain+refill of SF Autoglide every 10k miles.
How many thousand miles would you give a new transmission to "break-in," and would it be preferable to run the manufacturer's non-synthetic ATF during this period? Should I perhaps avoid running a synthetic ATF until much later than 10k miles?
FYI, for those not following my previous "Racing" thread, this car will continue to be autocrossed occasionally, as it only consists of one launch and one shift (not hard on autos; something else caused my current trans failure).
Once the new transmission is fully broken in, and depending on what temps I see while daily driving with the factory cooling/warming setup, I will reinstall my auxiliary cooler, possibly with a 180*F fluid thermostat and/or inline filter and resume autocross with SF Autoglide in there...
My current plan is to run the new transmission with non-synthetic Honda ATF-Z1 for the first 3k miles, then make the switch to SF Autoglide (Z1) and run it until the new transmission hits the 10k mark, when I'll drain+refill again to increase the amount of SF Autoglide in there. From then on, I intend on doing one drain+refill of SF Autoglide every 10k miles.
How many thousand miles would you give a new transmission to "break-in," and would it be preferable to run the manufacturer's non-synthetic ATF during this period? Should I perhaps avoid running a synthetic ATF until much later than 10k miles?
FYI, for those not following my previous "Racing" thread, this car will continue to be autocrossed occasionally, as it only consists of one launch and one shift (not hard on autos; something else caused my current trans failure).
Once the new transmission is fully broken in, and depending on what temps I see while daily driving with the factory cooling/warming setup, I will reinstall my auxiliary cooler, possibly with a 180*F fluid thermostat and/or inline filter and resume autocross with SF Autoglide in there...