Changing the automatic transmission fluid in a Honda Accord (6th gen)

This is not a full Instructable. It is simply some notes on how to do this.

This assumes that you can and already do basic maintenance on your own, especially changing the oil.

I created this because while there are written instructions on changing Accord transmission fluid, I never found any pictures. In fact, the Haynes manual doesn't have these pictures!

Step 1: Locating the drain plug

This photo shows the location of the automatic transmission fluid drain plug on a 2001 Honda Accord.

Looking from the side, the plug is almost directly behind the passenger-side front wheel.

To remove the plug, you need a 3/8 drive socket wrench. *It does not take a socket, you must stick the 3/8 drive directly into the plug!*

Comments

[sjoshi2]

This really nice trick!!
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[jbrain]

it makes this job easier but you actually cant remove the pan which sucks for more important jobs

[John Kiniston]

You can do a more complete flush if you disconnect the lines going from the transmission to the oil cooler, put the line going to the oil cooler into a bucket to catch the old fluid and use the line going back to the transmission to fill. You should be able to gravity fill if you have a bucket on top of the car with clean fluid connected to the line going back into the transmission.

[Phil B]

It is nice that you have a drain plug rather than needing to remove the transmission pan.