Between the following factors...
- knowing my car has never had an ATF change, ever..
- having issues such as hunting for gears at speeds at or under 45mph, rough shifting, late shifting..
- scoring 4 still-sealed quarts of MaxLife ATF from 2004 (really old label design) that I found in the stock room at my work on clearance for $1 a piece..
- knowing that MaxLife ATF is compatible with Honda ATF (and confirmed by reading the label and some other places online)
...I finally decided to do an ATF change on my CR-V!
When I drained the old fluid it almost looked grey, and I wiped a ton of crap off the magnet on the drain plug.
New fluid went in, and it feels like a whole new car again. Shifts so smoothly that you don't even feel it now. Not rough anymore when coming to a stop and the clatter at idle is gone too.
Best $4 ever spent IMO
- knowing my car has never had an ATF change, ever..
- having issues such as hunting for gears at speeds at or under 45mph, rough shifting, late shifting..
- scoring 4 still-sealed quarts of MaxLife ATF from 2004 (really old label design) that I found in the stock room at my work on clearance for $1 a piece..
- knowing that MaxLife ATF is compatible with Honda ATF (and confirmed by reading the label and some other places online)
...I finally decided to do an ATF change on my CR-V!
When I drained the old fluid it almost looked grey, and I wiped a ton of crap off the magnet on the drain plug.
New fluid went in, and it feels like a whole new car again. Shifts so smoothly that you don't even feel it now. Not rough anymore when coming to a stop and the clatter at idle is gone too.
Best $4 ever spent IMO
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