Excellent video! I was going to upload mine, but you basically covered everything. Although I want to mention two things, (1) you do NOT need to remove your air filter and hose, you can just break open the filler bolt with it in place (20" Socket Extension will give you plenty of room to break the bolt free), (2) you should probably open the filler bolt first so the fluid flows faster from the bottom and doesn't create a vacuum effect.
FYI, the drain plug on my '09 is on the passenger side...confused the heck out of me for a minute. Thanks for the video, the rest of the info is very helpful.
I'm the original owner of a 2007 Ridgeline, now with 105K miles. As shown you don't have to remove the air filter box or air intake hose to reach the fill bolt, but having a skinny, long funnel makes the fluid change a snap. Honda recommends always changing the two washers (gaskets), but many DIY owners find that unnecessary. It's still good to have spares. BTW the refill capacity is 3.3 quarts, not 4.
Thanks for taking the time to do this short video on transmission oil change. I just bought a 2007 RL and want to catch up on the maintenance. Wasn’t sure if I would have to drop the trans pan to do it. Thanks Honda for giving us a drain and refill plug! Your video was much appreciated
Thanks Cuptain85. Very helpful. I like how you mentioned that it would "be easier" to do it on stands, instead of "being necessary", and how you specifically said, "in order to gain some room" about the air filter cover, rather than saying something like "you can't possibly do this without removing the air filter cover". That sort of attention to detail is lacking on many other videos I've seen. Probably because people don't really pay attention. ;) This video probably saved me $100
Thank you for the kind words. Might I add that having the truck on stands makes the videoing process MUCH easier, also!! Glad you enjoyed the video and found it useful!
Be sure you can loosen the filler bolt before draining the ATF; mine had been tightened without using a torque wrench and was partially rounded off; consider purchasing a replacement filler bolt before starting. You can replace the ATF using the dipstick tube but it takes a bit longer and a real skinny funnel. Regarding the replacement volume, I measured the drained volume and replaced the same. Also, if you use a long neck funnel and a long ratchet extension, no need to fiddle with the air filter housing. My Ridgeline had about 78000 miles and looked like the fluid had never been changed so I did a 3 volume exchange which I considered good insurance against premature failure.
very good and detailed video. I will have no problem changing mine. you might have commented that the 4 quarts only replaces that which is drained. I intend to do this at 10K intervals.
It was impossible to get a good camera angle of the work being done with the air filter box in the way. Plus when a few seconds of work provides copious amounts of space, i have found that it is more usual than not a wise investment. Good point about removing the fil plug first. An added bonus to that is that you won't have an empty transmission if you are unable to remove the fill plug or one reason or another.
The transmission fluid drain plug moved from the driver's side to the passenger's side in '09. A drain and refill calls for 3.5 quarts, not 4. Honda recommends installing new crush washers on all drain and fill plugs once they are removed. It is also recommended to use a torque wrench to apply the proper torque to the plugs instead of guessing or getting them "tight enough". It is not necessary to remove the engine air filter cover. The fluid change can usually be performed without jacking.
There wasn't any problem. Just scheduled service. There is, from my research, a "lifetime" filter that requires the transmission to be removed and disassembled for access.
hello, is there any automatic transmission service for ridgeline? i heard there are special set of parts like filter, o-ring and honda genuine fluid etc all in one box? does it really exist?
nishvut the filter is inside the tranny...like you would have to remove the tranny and disassemble it. I advocate for using all genuine Honda fluids. Thanks 🙂
Honda calls the tranny filter a "lifetime filter". It is not necessary to change it, although it is possible. The transmission is required to be removed and the case opened up. That is why I did not change the filter! I will also add that my truck had approx. 115,000 miles at the time of this first fluid change and still doesn't miss a beat!
You need a US Gal, which is a bit under 4L however if you go to a honda dealership they sell it by quarts. Be sure to buy original honda fluids, specially for the differential and transmission.
What's your opinion regarding 07 ridge line reliability? I have a 03 civic with 200 thou k and she's still golden. I have a opportunity to get a 07 ridge line with150 thou on it. How's the reliability and does it stack up to other Honda products?
hey I just had to remove the transmission to repair an oil leak,nothing was done just the oil leak... it the fluid was changed for the original that's all but after everything was installed again it seems that it it's stuck on third reverse seems fine but can't make it to accelerate o" D " nor 1 or 2 the vsa lights are on also the "D" keeps blinking what can be done? I'm just going back to the shop for warranty. ..pls help
Don't be a dummy like me and pull the wrong drain plug. There's a plug on the other side on the bottom of the trans facing straight down. That's the transfer case fluid. I drained it and flooded my at with new atf fluid then took a 200 mile trip 😬 AT overheated and I almost ruined it
Excellent video! I was going to upload mine, but you basically covered everything. Although I want to mention two things, (1) you do NOT need to remove your air filter and hose, you can just break open the filler bolt with it in place (20" Socket Extension will give you plenty of room to break the bolt free), (2) you should probably open the filler bolt first so the fluid flows faster from the bottom and doesn't create a vacuum effect.
This video should be shown to all of the TH-cam mechanics. Perfection!
FYI, the drain plug on my '09 is on the passenger side...confused the heck out of me for a minute. Thanks for the video, the rest of the info is very helpful.
Thank you for walking me and my 9 year old son step by step...
I'm the original owner of a 2007 Ridgeline, now with 105K miles. As shown you don't have to remove the air filter box or air intake hose to reach the fill bolt, but having a skinny, long funnel makes the fluid change a snap. Honda recommends always changing the two washers (gaskets), but many DIY owners find that unnecessary. It's still good to have spares. BTW the refill capacity is 3.3 quarts, not 4.
Thanks for taking the time to do this short video on transmission oil change. I just bought a 2007 RL and want to catch up on the maintenance. Wasn’t sure if I would have to drop the trans pan to do it. Thanks Honda for giving us a drain and refill plug! Your video was much appreciated
Thanks Cuptain85. Very helpful. I like how you mentioned that it would "be easier" to do it on stands, instead of "being necessary", and how you specifically said, "in order to gain some room" about the air filter cover, rather than saying something like "you can't possibly do this without removing the air filter cover". That sort of attention to detail is lacking on many other videos I've seen. Probably because people don't really pay attention. ;)
This video probably saved me $100
Excellent video, I tried it and had no issues. transmission shifts smoothly and I saved a lot of money doing it myself. Thanks
Thank you for the kind words. Might I add that having the truck on stands makes the videoing process MUCH easier, also!! Glad you enjoyed the video and found it useful!
Be sure you can loosen the filler bolt before draining the ATF; mine had been tightened without using a torque wrench and was partially rounded off; consider purchasing a replacement filler bolt before starting. You can replace the ATF using the dipstick tube but it takes a bit longer and a real skinny funnel. Regarding the replacement volume, I measured the drained volume and replaced the same. Also, if you use a long neck funnel and a long ratchet extension, no need to fiddle with the air filter housing. My Ridgeline had about 78000 miles and looked like the fluid had never been changed so I did a 3 volume exchange which I considered good insurance against premature failure.
Most excellent video! Thanks for taking the time and effort to make the video, very kind of you.
Appreciate you doing a video like this for us want to be DYI'ers. Gonna tackle this one next weekend. Thanks again.
+Ron Barbour Glad it helps! No big deal really. Just be sure you're able to get the fill plug loosened before you drain :)
very good and detailed video. I will have no problem changing mine. you might have commented that the 4 quarts only replaces that which is drained. I intend to do this at 10K intervals.
It was impossible to get a good camera angle of the work being done with the air filter box in the way. Plus when a few seconds of work provides copious amounts of space, i have found that it is more usual than not a wise investment. Good point about removing the fil plug first. An added bonus to that is that you won't have an empty transmission if you are unable to remove the fill plug or one reason or another.
DIY Rule #1: ALWAYS remove fill plugs before removing drain plugs.
Rule#2: See Rule #1.
Absolutely.
you can fill it through the dip stick with a less than $10 boat oil pump from Walmart
Just got one today 06 Honda Ridgeline 198000 miles I will be doing this soon thanks
Thanks for the video. Made it easy as can be!
Thanks So Much for the Info. ~ Just in Time for Mine to be Changed ~
FYI, you should ALWAYS remove the fill plug before you remove the drain plug.
If you can't ge the fill plug open you can always fill through the dipstick tube.
Thanks for checking it out! If I can be of any further assistance, please let me know
Thank you sir! Very "to the point" video
Spalding McIntosh thank you
Great video my friend; I'll be working on this this weekend.
The transmission fluid drain plug moved from the driver's side to the passenger's side in '09. A drain and refill calls for 3.5 quarts, not 4. Honda recommends installing new crush washers on all drain and fill plugs once they are removed. It is also recommended to use a torque wrench to apply the proper torque to the plugs instead of guessing or getting them "tight enough". It is not necessary to remove the engine air filter cover. The fluid change can usually be performed without jacking.
Thanks for the video! Any way you can add some information on the trick to get the air box and hose out of the way?
Thank yuuuuu for your video!
Thanks for the video.
Thank you sir
How many transmission fluid quarts does a 2011 Honda Ridgeline take?
You da man,thanks
Thanks
+vicnur vicnur thanks for watching!
Great job cool
Real nice video!
10 Q Mr. Cuptain that was easy for me at just save $299. labor +parts
just curios to what brand of motor oil you use in the ridgeline?
I'm personally a fan of Castrol GTX
+cuptain85 thanks, great video
+Ronald Woessner thank you!
does not take a filter??? cool!!!!
Your hands look 20 but your voice sounds 50 lol thx for the video
This video showed it had no air filter 😢.
So the 2007 Honda Ridgeline does not use a transmission filter ??
It has one, but you have to disassemble nthe transmission to access....so it does not have a serviceable filter...
@@cuptain85 right on thanks 😊
Odd they would put a crush washer on the fill plug.
Did it run and shift any better?? And is there a filter to change?
There wasn't any problem. Just scheduled service.
There is, from my research, a "lifetime" filter that requires the transmission to be removed and disassembled for access.
hello, is there any automatic transmission service for ridgeline? i heard there are special set of parts like filter, o-ring and honda genuine fluid etc all in one box? does it really exist?
nishvut the filter is inside the tranny...like you would have to remove the tranny and disassemble it. I advocate for using all genuine Honda fluids. Thanks 🙂
Honda calls the tranny filter a "lifetime filter". It is not necessary to change it, although it is possible. The transmission is required to be removed and the case opened up. That is why I did not change the filter! I will also add that my truck had approx. 115,000 miles at the time of this first fluid change and still doesn't miss a beat!
wow , im thinking of doing mine with only 30 k miles on it .
Where can I get the genuine Honda transmission fluid?
+Christian Hidalgo You can't. Only the 1% can. Sorry :/
+Christian Hidalgo Any Honda dealer will have it available at their parts department
+Christian Hidalgo I purchased form Amazon.com
Dammit Bobby
How much (litter) fluid need to as I am going to change the ATF for my 2006 Ridgeline?
Get the genuine Honda fluid from your dealer
How much fluid need to 4 litter or more or less. ?
You need a US Gal, which is a bit under 4L however if you go to a honda dealership they sell it by quarts. Be sure to buy original honda fluids, specially for the differential and transmission.
Whatsboutthefilter
Resdthecomments?
What's your opinion regarding 07 ridge line reliability? I have a 03 civic with 200 thou k and she's still golden. I have a opportunity to get a 07 ridge line with150 thou on it. How's the reliability and does it stack up to other Honda products?
Robert Beaudoin The Ridgeline definitely stacks up to other Honda products. I have just recently went over 140,000 miles with no issues.
got 531,000 kms (332,000 miles) all original trans is starting to bang a bit getting into 1st and reverse
Have you had any Transmission problems with your 07? I have an 07 RTX, and I've noticed it downshifts kinda rough around 40mph.
None at all. Have you changed the fluid before? And if so,wasit with genuine honda fluid?
hey I just had to remove the transmission to repair an oil leak,nothing was done just the oil leak... it the fluid was changed for the original that's all but after everything was installed again it seems that it it's stuck on third reverse seems fine but can't make it to accelerate o" D " nor 1 or 2 the vsa lights are on also the "D" keeps blinking what can be done? I'm just going back to the shop for warranty. ..pls help
only thing I could think of is a wiring connector not reconnected? maybe a wire pinched?
+cuptain85 yup that's what everyone keeps telling me too... thanks
we can't see inside the places you putting fluid etc...
The fluid goes in the fill port. I show taking the plug out of the fill port at 8:15 🙂
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Don't be a dummy like me and pull the wrong drain plug. There's a plug on the other side on the bottom of the trans facing straight down. That's the transfer case fluid. I drained it and flooded my at with new atf fluid then took a 200 mile trip 😬 AT overheated and I almost ruined it
NEVER NEVER NEVER drain a fluid until after you’ve removed the fill hole!!!!
why? i think i know why but..why?lol
Gen-U-Ine
No. Gin-u-wine.
Gotta be compatible
Takes me to my limits.
Yah, I imagine. Focus is a bitch sometimes!