I pulled the trigger a week early on an oil change and trans D&F on the CRV. I did this to satisfy some curiousity about changing. I used ST for the first 3 q, drove a while, did the rest with Valvoline. I reset the ECUs by taking off the (+) wire and touching it to the (-) post via a wrench. Not for the faint-hearted, but I do it all the time. It cleared the ECL and reset the TCU.
Driving is completely diffrent, more so than any ATF change I've done. Dex, Z1, MaxLife, M1+LG, Z1+AMSoil+ARX and now the ATF+4. Dropping it into D, the trans reacts more quickly getting into gear. Less slop on take off from start. More positive GAS pedal feel. Smoother. Quieter. Shifts are far from being quick or firm. No sensation of slipping, but it's a soft shift.
I'm happy for now. If it acts up, I'll toss in another 4oz of ARX and drive it a 1000 or 2000 miles and try some M1 ATF that is a bit grippier. Remember, when I used M1+LG, shifts were nice at first and then got pretty hard 6 mo/8k later.
FTR, my drain plug magnet was low to medium deposits, but they were black rather than grey. Maybe somethign to do with ARX. Metallics were low to moderate, all uniform & silver.
I know some people will say any improvement was the CEL reset, TCU reset, ARX, the oil change, global warming, my imagination, et al. I'd like to see others try it. I notice a lot of the posts on the ATF forum are all hypothetical and theory.
I gotta say, the kicker for me trying this is that ATF friction charateristics change over service life, and I think there is a lot of crossover of fluids over time.
Driving is completely diffrent, more so than any ATF change I've done. Dex, Z1, MaxLife, M1+LG, Z1+AMSoil+ARX and now the ATF+4. Dropping it into D, the trans reacts more quickly getting into gear. Less slop on take off from start. More positive GAS pedal feel. Smoother. Quieter. Shifts are far from being quick or firm. No sensation of slipping, but it's a soft shift.
I'm happy for now. If it acts up, I'll toss in another 4oz of ARX and drive it a 1000 or 2000 miles and try some M1 ATF that is a bit grippier. Remember, when I used M1+LG, shifts were nice at first and then got pretty hard 6 mo/8k later.
FTR, my drain plug magnet was low to medium deposits, but they were black rather than grey. Maybe somethign to do with ARX. Metallics were low to moderate, all uniform & silver.
I know some people will say any improvement was the CEL reset, TCU reset, ARX, the oil change, global warming, my imagination, et al. I'd like to see others try it. I notice a lot of the posts on the ATF forum are all hypothetical and theory.
I gotta say, the kicker for me trying this is that ATF friction charateristics change over service life, and I think there is a lot of crossover of fluids over time.
