ten quarts
Remove the transmission plug on the bottom of the transmission. The transmission fluid will drain out of the unplugged whole.
It could be a whole mess of things. But start with checking your transmission fluid. If it's looks dark or smells burnt, it needs a changing. If the fluid is fine, you should get it diagnosed by a transmission specialty shop.
You have to drop the whole transmission pan, then refill from the transmission dipstick
It takes ATF4 - if you are just changing the filter it calls for 4 qt for the pan. If you are evacuating the whole system its 10.4 qts.
If it is an auto it is most likely your torque converter changing the fluid will help slightly but not a whole lot. If it is manual then it could be your clutch or your trans fluid trying changing fluid and replace with Honda MTF if this does not help have your clutch checked out to see if it is almost worn out You can also adjust the clutch on a manual civic to get a few hundred more miles out of it. (Depending on how you drive)
directly into the whole where you pulled the dipstick out of.
No. They are different, 2000 series are built for a different engine series 5.3L. The electronic controllers are different. Not true. Your not swapping the controllers just the trans. swap the whole thing. tranny is the same from '96 to '05 on the 4l60e since the computer adjusts shifts and ect..
To change transmission fluid you might need to take the whole pan down if you dont have a drain plug. Click on the link to your right for more information.
to add transmission fluid, pour it down the tube where the dip stick goes. Not the dip stick for the motor oil, but the transmission fluid. It is located by the fire wall under the hood. I use a funnel attached to a hose to stick in the tube, makes it a whole lot easier.
drain plug or take the whole transmission pan off and you can change the filter too and put new gasket on
changing the fluid on the transmission if it already has a problem might make the problem worse. you probably dont need a whole transmission. the one you have is fixable. it would be necessary to take the vehicle to your nearest transmission shop for further diagnosis to determine if the problem is internal or external. They might tell you that the transmission would have to be removed from the vehicle in order to determin the problem. if so, most shops offer to do this at a reasonable price.
Check the fluid level; if ok is there any chance someone could havetopped it off with brake fluid? (You can substitute Dexron transmission fluid but brake fluid is a WHOLE different critter). Or it could just be wearing out.