Hope this helpsĭo you have any reason to believe that the first 16,000 miles of your van's life were hard or strenuous somehow? Did it have a hitch when you bought it? If yes, does the receiver look like it has seen some use? Did the previous owner have 5 kids or otherwise have it regularly loaded up? How are the wear patterns on the tires? I did a 3x drain and fill with the Valvoline and also used Seafoam Trans Tune and drove for about 1000 miles before the drain and fill which helped clean the trans.
Only thing is trying to do a 3x drain and fill with Amsoil is pricey but, worth it. Alot of people I know use it and they say it works well and keeps the trans temps down. I've been wanting to try out the AMSOIL trans fluid. Even when I woild go on trip for 6hrs straight driving the shifts were smooth and no jerking or weird shifts. I feel like after 15k-20k with the Honda fluid, the shifts got slightly delayed and harsh and fluid got darker quicker. The Valvoline trans fluid works very well and hold up longer from what I can tell and doesnt burn up like the DW-1 stuff does. I've been using Valvoline since I bought my 07' at 100k and the guy before me used honda and Valvoline. I am sure that using any one of this would be fine (with probably more recommendation to use Honda DW-1) but I am trying to understand what these values say? Hope the experts can provide some insights.Īnd a question I could not find any reference - did anyone had failed tranny or other issues because DW-1 was not used?Ĭlick to expand.Honestly they are all good trans fluids. Not considering the price factor and purely using the characteristics shown above, which ATF is considered the best and what would be the ranking? I am seeking objective feedback based on values shown above.
#2015 HONDA ODYSSEY UPDATE#
? indicates not able to find the value (if anyone knows, let me know and I will update it).īrookfield Viscosity at -40C = ? / 10,200 / 7,676 I gathered below data from product pages and from a thread here. Time to do ATF change in Accord as well so thinking of doing it together. Daily commute include 25 miles with 50% in highway with no traffic and rest with stop and go (+ traffic jam). I saw lot of threads about using MaxLife in Odys until 2010 model year but not much info regarding anyone using MaxLife on 4th gen hence this post.
#2015 HONDA ODYSSEY PLUS#
Amsoil Signature Series Fuel Efficient Synthetic ATF - Can be used in place of DW-1, ~$15 per quart plus shipping - costliest of the three.~$18 at walmart per gallon, cheapest in the lot Valvoline MaxLife Multi Vehicle ATF - Can be used in place of DW-1 and Z-1.~$10 per quart from Bernardi with shipping and possibly a bit higher from dealer (not yet checked with local dealer) Honda ATF DW-1 -> recommended by manufacturer.There are other options too but I am limiting to only these three for seeking feedback. Majority of folks seem to use three different ATFs after warranty expiry, with great results.
Since I am out of warranty now, my option has been expanded.
During warranty period, majority of the suggestions were to use Honda ATF DW-1.While reading about various ATF options available, here is what I found. The color is not indicating that it is time to change but would like to start my own maintenance schedule. I am thinking of changing ATF now as DIY instead of waiting for 30K for the 1st D/F. Recently bought a 2015 Ody Touring with 16K miles and I have added 3K in past 4+ months.
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