Honda Civic CVT Fluid Change 2014-2015 - 5 Minute DIY Video
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- Опубликовано: 4 фев 2017
- How to change your CVT (Continuously Variable Transmission) Fluid in a 2014-2015 Honda Civic ( late 9th generation Civic 2014, 2015). NOTE: this is for CVT models only, on 2012-2013 this would be vary rare. The process would be very similar but the fluid would be different (ATF DW-1). Refer to your manual for the correct transmission fluid for your car, the PDF manuals are linked at the end of this description. This is a 2014 Honda Civic EX Sedan. Your transmission fluid change will be very similar. This will save you a lot of money and only takes about a half hour to replace yourself. I bought the CVT Fluid from a Honda Dealer for $12.47 a quart.
Tools:
Phillips Head Screw Driver
17MM Socket
3/8" Ratchet
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Parts:
4 quarts Honda HCF-2 CVT Fluid or equivalent
1 CVT Drain Bolt 18MM Washer
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Here are links to the HFC-2 Fluid and washer used in this video:
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Here is the documentation from Valvoline that recommends this equivalent to Honda's HCF-2:
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Here are the links to each of the 9th Generation Civic manuals:
2012 Honda Civic Sedan (4 door):
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2012 Honda Civic Coupe (2 Door):
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2013 Honda Civic Sedan (4 door):
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2013 Honda Civic Coupe (2 Door):
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2014 Honda Civic Sedan (4 door):
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2014 Honda Civic Coupe (2 Door):
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2015 Honda Civic Sedan (4 door):
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2015 Honda Civic Coupe (2 Door):
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Man I wish you did more videos on 2014 honda civic maintenance. Straight to the point. No chatter and quick step by step video. Easy just time consuming process.
Yeah, this guy is a hero!!!
simple, clear instructions and explicit text to go with... no lengthy spots, edited to perfect length - showing enough of important parts to ensure clarity. great job. jg
Thank you very much !
I found this video a couple weeks ago as I have just changed my transmission fluid today (07/01/23). This video was extremely helpful with the time being minimal and the details on performing this procedure being short and precise. I see a lot of individuals sharing points and tips so I figure I will share mine during my experience. I leveled my car on jack stands in my garage, I had to loosen both the fluid check bolt and the drain bolt with a 3/8 breaker bar. I made sure I was able to loosen the check bolt first. Then the drain bolt. When replacing the crush washers on both bolts keep in mind that the washer for the drain bolt is smaller than the washer for the check bolt. I didn’t measure them with calipers so I can’t give measurements for them. I was able to replace the washer for the drain bolt and the washer for the check bolt was in good shape so I reused that one until I can find and use a new one for the next transmission fluid change. When I refilled the fluid I put in roughly 3.5 quarts before fluid started dripping from the check bolt area for the first part of the procedure. I tightened the check bolt and shifted through gears and removed the check bolt again for the second part of the procedure I ended up adding half a quart more until fluid stared dripping from the check bolt area again. I couldn’t find a torque specification so I just tightened it until it was snug similar to snugging an oil drain bolt. In total I ended up filling the transmission with roughly 4 quarts of the HCF-2 transmission fluid as my owners manual specifies the type of fluid to use but not how much. When I got my car it was at 54,500 and I did this fluid change at 61,000 miles as there wasn’t a lot of maintenance information given when I got it so I don’t know when fluids were changed and such. Hopefully this helps whoever reads this comment
I'm not going to be able to level my car without buying more equipment (I just have the same ramps he used in the video). Thanks for specifying the amount you used. My owners manual says mine (2015 Civic LX Sedan) will take 3.6 Qts but I'm frequently seeing people adding 4.
@@abkirwan1can use the jack and raise the back end to slide pieces of wood underneath until level
My car is 2014 I have never change the tranny fluid. Where did you get the information to change your fluid and what interval. My car has 133k no issues. I got it when it had 100k
for 2014-2015 civic 1.8L cvt transmission, the torque specs should be: drain bolt( 36 ft. lbs ), check bolt( 32 ft. lbs ) according to “Vehicle Service Quick Reference Guide Covering 2013 - Later Honda Vehicles”
Snug is GOOD also Honda sells both washers the check bolt washer is a bit more ...always replace the washers...as you plan to do.....do it again in 30-40K and again in 30-40 K ect ect your trans will last a long time... peace...Dont worry about the trans filter....even Honda n the manual dosent mention it CVT trans are very very good
This is extremely helpful! I hate paying for maintenance and the stress of pricing different places. Thanks for making my life more DIY!
+Jakob Hawk so glad to hear it! Thanks so much!
luke
Yeah these shops are all about speed. This seems like a very important process, and I honestly don't trust these shops to do all the steps as directed.
Me too. Plus mechanics would not do the the bleed procedure but they'll always say "hey get a professional (con) to work on your car"
The best video I have seen. Your method is precise and doesn't waste fluid like most other videos I've seen where they add more fluid than necessary and just spills out when they remove the check plug. Great work and thank you!
Excellent video...No Bull*hit and straight to the point....With some of these videos on RUclips, there are way too much talk about garbage: Safety, Process, etc. This video is definitely for those who wants quick information in regards to people who already know what what they doing....I have considered all factors from all the postings already made....Thank you
Great video on the trans and oil service. I have a 2015 and this has got to be the easiest car to perform these services on.....great job!!
thank you! honda was going to charge me $290 for this.
Quick, easy, without a life story attached to it! Thumbs up!
This guy is the ONLY one who got this CVT oil change right, as others I watched on here (maybe one did mention it) never even talked about the CHECK BOLT to check the fluid level! It’s a crude and strange way for Honda to resort to this method, but it is the same on the Accords I found out and as of 2019, hasn’t changed at all! I was nearly a quart short when I changed my 2014 Civic’s CVT fluid last year, as I measured the fluid I drained out, letting it drain completely and then found that nearly a quart was needed to get it to ovefilll and drain a bit from the check bolt. Not sure what this says, but I believe a lot of folks with new vehicles will have issues and maybe transmission repairs in future years. I suspect most people do not have this done as the dealer cost is high, and also there is the matter of a small CVT oil filter that requires taking the battery out and removing the entire battery compartment! I did this, and the damn filter (Fram) didn’t even fit right as the gasket was too big! But it all came together with some patience and motivation, and I did this first oil change at about 27k miles. Someone suggested changing the oil every 50k after the first drain and fill, which sounds right by all I know. My wife’s 2012 with its 5 speed trans is much easier and fairly simple by comparison. Thanks to this guy! If You Tube removes this video, they are making a HUGE mistake! He got it right, so do SUBSCRIBE and let’s keep the knowledgable people doing vids here on car maintenance supported and show them we care and appreciate their efforts!
That's why manual and automatic transmissions are best. No initial lag when taking off from a stop and no slowing the traffic behind you. Old is gold.
I found that to be the same with my 2019 CRv too.
Thank you for making a video that's straight to the point instead of a bunch of rambling. Very helpful 👍
This helped a lot! Thank you for the detailed explanation. The set up is slightly different between 2012-2013 models and 2014-2015 mode. That check hole is handy!
is it the same way for honda fit hybrid 2014?
@@cybernetwork2147 no!
I've watched your videos before and absolutely love them. I thought I had subscribed previously but hadn't so I just did that. Thanks for all the "to the point" information. Watched this video last night and just finished the job on my civic today after work. Super easy!!
Wow thank you so much!!!
@@MINUTEDIYVIDEOS what if I never changed my tranny fluid I have a 2014 and with no issues should I change it now. I bought it with 100k it now has 133k
Very good video! Straight to the point and love the captions. Some videos have bad audio and you don’t catch everything said. Thank you!!
WOW!!!!! ON POINT!!!!! THE EDITING WOW! y'all make it fun to work on vehicles! Thank You
Wow thank you!!
Extremely well done video ! Couldn’t have been better
Thanks so much!
Thanks Luke ! Subed
Your DIY contents are at very high level of production in terms of details and are super informative !
Step by step very clear and the clarity of pictures are not often seen at other DIY channels, we often seen other RUclipsrs shoot with 1 hand shooting and own voice description sometimes is not very clear plus sometimes with annoying music background.... etc.
Thanks so much I really appreciate that!
Finally a video without all the BS I don’t need to know why you adopt rescue puppies or the history of gluten great video!
Thanks. It was short, concise, and edited well. I was looking to find cvt filter change footage too. 🤙
Just changed mine. Thanks a lot for the video. Subscribed
Saved me a couple hundred bucks already thanks man!!
Brother, keep posting videos and sharing the wisdom. Thanks for the help.
Wow the most clear hcf fluid change i ever watched.i will try to diy transmission change fluid my own car. But still im nervous..😅
Excellent video, to the point none of this crap going on about this and that. I don't wanna hear story of my life in these DIY videos. People should be making vids like this, I'm hitting that subscribe button and like!
Awesome video I will be doing mine next week thank you for the simple video.
Professional quality DIY video. Kudos.
Great video! Just cuts to the chase. Covers everything needed ... but nothing more! Thanks!
Great video, thank you man. Straight to the point, love it!
Very informative video, thanks for posting it. I see other comments about leveling the vehicle -- however, in my opinion what is drained gets refilled, then it should be fine if done quite frequently.
Thanks! Yes, there will be a very slight over/under fill situation except in an extreme slope situation... but I agree in most circumstances it would be almost negligible. However, I would have the check bolt out in as level a situation as possible just to be safe. :) thanks so much for watching! - luke
I agree with @minutediyvideos response. If the car is not level, what you drain won't be the same as refilled. You could actually put more.
If you measure what you put and put the exact amount you should be good, granted there was the correct amount to start with.
I'm glad I watched this vid, I would not have guessed to turn the car on and go through the gears.
Good no BS video. I did mine this morning and it had 4.2 Quarts. We bought it new and never touched the transmission before. Not sure why so much oil??
I added enough fluid to be nearly full. Then started car and go thru every gear to make sure fluid fill every area and then come back to top off until it drips from fill plug. Not going thru every gear may not be full.
Very professional and educational video. Thank you
Great vid!! You just saved me $200+ @Honda
The one thing I do different is that I keep the check plug on and add the 4 quarts. I then start the engine and cycle through the gears to allow some of the fluid to flow into the transmission. Then after, I remove the plug to drain any extra, that way I don't under fill.
I never take out the fill plug just add 4 quarts that a waste of time
Breaker bar and ratchet drive are designed to undo and redo bolts respectively. Only use torque wrench to do final tighten up so it will last as long as possible before calibration is needed!
p.s. Calibration of torque wrench costs at least as much as a new cheap one! This is why most mechanics don't use them.
Nice video. I just finished changing transmission fluid on my 2015 Fit. I use the same procedure except I jack the car up to drain the fluid, then lower it so it's level while it continues to drain. After 15 mins or so, I jack it back up to put drain plug in and torque. Then lower again to fill. I can reach the fill check with the car level on the ground. It's awkward, but reachable.
good idea on an oil change too! i made a video about it as well. i lower the car, then lift the front left of the car and maybe 2-3 ounces comes out!
Did your transmission started slipping after that? How money miles did it have?
@@Rrm-br5ku No transmission problems at all with the FIT. We traded it in on a 2018 Certified Used FIT just because my wife drives a lot for work and we had the opportunity to trade to a lower mileage vehicle. We had about 150K on the 2015 FIT when we traded for the 2018 with 5K. I'll add that I followed the Maintenance Minder System for the transmission for the first interval. The first change was at about 60K. After that, I decided to do a transmission service every 30K miles. This is more conservative than the Maintenance Minder periodicity.
Amazing video friend! Nice production!
great video and i now know what i needed to so i can do this myself! thanks!
BEST VID ON THIS SERVICE THANK YOU!
once the oil starts to leak from the check hole do you tighten the bolt right away or let it finish leaking?
Excellent video! Thanks for posting!
Awesome work!! Would love to see more...
Extremely well done video. Good job 👏
Your video was very professionally made!
Thank you very much :)
Muy buen trabajo, me gusta el profesionalismo con que lo hacen.
Gracias! amigo
Great video, , heads up- if you have Civic on ramps , when draining the oil, some of the oil might drip along the plastic towards the rear of vehicle, about 18 inches from the drain opening. So you might want to have either a very large drain pan or 2 containers, to catch oil that runs away from the opening.
Excellent video!! I plan on doing this in a few months (no way am I going under the car in winter time).
I'll do it in the freezing rain if my cars life expectancy is at risk.
How much overfill is occurring because you're checking the fill level with the front on ramps? Pretty sure you should check fill level while car is level, i.e. on a lift.
You missed "lift engine to level position" part
@@rayscdn07 It says "lift engine to level position", but that doesn't make sense because the video shows the front tires on ramps, and the rear tires on the ground. The car is not sitting level (front to back) if your front wheels are on ramps.
Thank you for an excellent video. My question is; does the "maintenance minder message system" need to be reset? If so, how? Will the "oil life" also be reset at the same time? Or, can the "transmission" minder be reset separately? Thanks!
Sooo simple i love this video keep it going my guy so i can learn some more 👍 💯
Hey thank you !
very detailed and easy-to-get video. Thank you.
Thank you!
Very useful video. Important Tip: when you fill the fluid and it drains, shut the drain bolt and proceed with switching on and changing gears. Do not wait to let the drain stop.
Interesting. Why do this? Is this the offical procedure?
Wow!!! Amazing. Simple and detailed.
Full flush is better in my opinion. It gets all transmission fluid out. 30+ yrs. I've been doing this with excellent success.
I thought Honda put out the explicitly not do that because it runs a risk of over pressurizing the transmission solenoids and damaging them
@@alexisreyess95- old wives tale.
We use a flush machine made by BG. It literally matches the transmission line oil pressure and exchanges the fluid in a 1:1 ratio. Nothing is damaged. Relax.
You can even DIY without a machine. Just drain 1 quart at a time from a transmission cooler line (trans gently pushes out a quart, shut the car off and add a quart, rinse / repeat 10x or until the fluid coming out is now the new fluid) 👍🏼
It’s easy as can be. You WANT fresh oil in the trans. There’s no such thing as lifetime oil. 🤦🏻♂️😤
When the car is level, should the fluid from the drain hole run dry, or should you hurry up and put the bolt back on while it’s leaking out? I’m afraid I may have put too much fluid or not enough because I had the car jacked up while checking last time.
Thank you very much ,bro, this video is much helpful!
Great Video. thanks The set up looks the same as HRV 1.8liter cvt 2016. what is the torque spec of the check nut.
Hello can you tell me if you are able to access the transmission oil pressure switch from this location? I just would rather not take off all the plastic guards all around the other side.
really helpfull for my honda 2014.
good vid, you did it right all others were different. you open up chk bolt and top off second time, make sense.....
My cvt fill plug popped off a few months after changing it. Think it was only off for a few days but should I change my fluid again? Incase something got into it?
Great video..
But I got a question.
I filled it with fluid like instructed, until it trickled out of check hole.
Put plug back in, ran it through the gears. Went to top off until it trickles out of the check hole again, however it didn’t trickle out. And I put in more fluid than owners manual says it should.
So now I’m wondering. Do I need to buy more and add until it comes out of the check hole? Or did I overfill now? I put 3.78 liters. Manual says it should have 3.4 L
Same procedure in the hybrid? My CVT has an actual dipstick as opposed to just a fill plug.
Good and helpful video , thanks
How many quarts did you end up using? There was one video I watched he didnt even use the check bolt he measured how much fluid came out and that's how much he put back in.
Thanks for video, good job and good luck
Such a beautiful video
any one know if this would be a similar process on a 2015 civic hybrid?
Please post a video on serpentine belt and shocks
Is it necessary to change both filters the one behind thebair and the other under the battery when you do that
Perfect. Thank you!
how long to drain from magnetic bolt hole before removing the check bolt?
What is the little hole above the drain plug for? I am changing min3 for the first time so little worried when i saw it but since you have it aswell i know its normal.
Nice nice video broth...! Thanks good job.
Did you roll the car off ramps so the car is flat and level on the ground ? For this service it seems like youd want to have a jack and stands so you can fill, cycle through gears? 2x
You can completely tear apart a honda with a 10 12 14 and 17 size wrench
Facts
you probably forgot 19 for wheel lug nuts
Throw in an 8mm for a few interior things and you're spot on lol
Good video. What is the interval that this is required. I seen a bunch of different anwers. Every 30k. At 90k then every 30 k. Or wait till it says so on maintence minder. I have a 2015 CrV with 40900. Only codes to come up are oil changes and tire rotations.
Is this the same method you use when draining/filling a 12’ Civic hybrid CVT?
Will changing the fluid help with imid display milage...? Full tube up has bn done other than new air fuel ratio sensor and oxygen sensor an maf. What could be my problem? 2012* civic ex thanks
About to start this and my cvt fill plug in is missing.... I have no idea how long it it's been missing wasn't something I ever thought to check
My 2015 CRV AWD will take 4.5 qt. and I could not find a "check bolt/hole". Did mine at 35k and fluid was dark brown. Would not be able to see drain plug if dropped in oil. New fluid was very light yellow like cooking oil. Lifetime fluid my arse. Thanks for the video!
2014 Civic LX, took all 4 qts of oil after initial gear shifting. Also changed filter. Just a little over 4qts came out all together. Car was leveled. Call this good or attempt to put more oil until it spills out of the check hole again? Read all the comments, did not find the answer.
p.s. manual says change capacity 3.6 qts
these hondas dont have a transmission fluid dipstick do they? i think i might have overfilled i put 4qt but on a ramp so the old fluid might not have drained now sometime the trans slips
Great video...I replace my tranny fluid. funny is after the second fill it did not drip and took all 4 quart still no drip? what came out was about 3.5 quarts. I don't want to overfill. One thing I did was jacked up the car when I remove the oil so it was tilted and fill when it was leveled. Any comments suggestions please
I’ve heard the CVT transmission is a little sketchy but can last a long time if you change the fluid. I’ve also heard it’s bad to change the fluid from transmissions. Should I change mine or leave it like that?
Question the check bolt... wouldn't your car need to be level for it to function properly it's facing the front of the car... if you jack up the front the fuild will lean backwards... meaning it takes more fuild to spill out then if it were level.
So, I was wondering if you knew the answer to this question... What are the parameters that Honda programs into its vehicles that govern how quickly or slowly the % oil life remaining ticks down. Is it just mileage or are there other things that are measured and recorded? I own a 2016 Civic coupe with a 2.0 and CVT. I put a lot of miles (40k per year) on it and they are mostly fairly smooth highway miles.
Really nicely done video. Thank you.
Hey, what's going on buddy! Tell me please if I did well. My mechanic and I followed your advice and we changed transmission oil filter too but the transmission fit 5 quarts until it just started spill. Besides, the mechanic decided to run the engine while measuring the level by check hole. Could it be 5 quarts becuse of chage of filter and was it a good idea to run the engine while measuring the oil? Plese let me know buddy! (My honda Civic is 2015)
the car is at an angle, and that over fill bolt would be higher, would that affect the transmission?
so does my 2015 civic honda require only 3 quarts and change of fluid cause i put all 4 cause it never leaked out then again it wasnt on a flat surface?
How do you do this off the stands? I have the same ramps but my driveway is pretty level unlike yours so while it’s on the ramps I won’t be able to check the correct level. Should I just try to wiggle my way under the car off the ramps?
Great vid!
Thank you! Almost put ATF instead of CVT!!!! 👌🏾
perfect tutorial. subbed.
A straight to the point maintenance video...
And annoying long rap music intro, which seems to have become the norm now days.
Thank you, keep up the good work!
Thank you very much!
How often should this be done? I have 2014 that I bought last year and I’ve never done this. Do the auto shops do this when you take it in for oil change/ annual check up?
NEVER use a torque wrench to remove fasteners. They are precision tools meant for torquing fasteners. Get a breaker bar and do it right!
If it works it works it's his tools he can use them how he wants as long as it doesn't damage the vehicle. If he wants to end up replacing his torque wrench that's on him
be grateful man for silly thing like that, its not easy to find someone make an effort to show a video tutorial like this!
@@isDatBoi Doesn’t change the fact certain tools have a specified use. Torque wrenches aren’t for fastener removal no matter what justification or rationale you give. There’s a right way and a wrong one. The video was great aside from that one error.
@@nordicpride9708 actually it’s not a problem . I’m in a shop and the vet 30 plus year in the game says it literally will not kill the tool. It’s doing the job it was suppose to do , apply torque. Your being a stickler lol not that that’s a bad thing but for this it literally means no difference, it is not a error just your preference which is respected
@@dAnnysixx1 What needs to be defined is the fact that this isn’t an “opinion”. A torque wrench isn’t designed by engineers to remove fasteners than have a great amount out torque repeatedly. I’m glad you have people doing something that seems to be not causing any issues for you. However it’s a fact that torque wrenches are precision tools primarily designed to TORQUE fasteners. Can they reverse, yes, however that’s not their intended design and it is bad practice. You won’t catch an engine builder like myself doing anything like that. It’s not advisable and again not just an old wives tale. If it works for you great, I’m happy.
very precise straight. thanks bud
Dear DIY video makers, yesterday I did this procedure in my Honda Civic 2014. It striked that after shifting the gears the first time 3 seconds in each I went to open the check hole and pour more fluid. I was using the 4th quart but nothing came out of the check hole until I started the 5th quart. Then I close the check hole and shifted gears again for 3 seconds. Now I am afraid that I may have poured too much fluid. Please advice. Thank you very much.