How to check Honda trans fluid

[BDaugherty]

How to check Honda trans fluid?

I recently bought a '92 Honda Civic LX with 130K miles to be my commuter car. It's a very clean little car and so far has averaged 38. 44 mpg. I want to service the automatic transmission, but I'm not sure about the procedure to check the oil level. Should it be running or not? Park or neutral? I plan to use Castrol Import Multi-Vehicle ATF which has the Honda Z1 spec. Any advice will be apreciated.

 

[Ken55]

I can only comment about our 01 Odyssey. The procedure is to warm the vehicle to operating temp, park on a level surface, shut engine off, trans in park, check fluid.

I guess you have no owners manual so try here for more accurate info for your MY civic. (Honda | Acura Research, Reviews, Performance Parts, Owners - Honda-Tech.com)

 

[rscurtis]

That mileage figure shows what was (is) possible before cars were loaded up with thousands of pounds of unnecessary gimmicks.

 

[jakprince]

Read the dipstick,most of the time it will say check while ideling hot in park. Yours may or may not say anything.

 

[BDaugherty]

From what I have gathered, it gets checked warm with the engine not running. I don't have the owner's manual for this 18 year old car. I know it's old, but seriously why would anyone take the manual out of the car? Also, the dipstick only has a crosshatched area. There is no writing.