[Gonzo]

Have not had it done yet on the TLX my our stealer charged us $230 for a tranamission fluid + $130 for a diff. fluid change on a MDX.

 

[TheCat]

digging to see,

looks like it's the real deal. I just had a lovely A136 code (the TOTAL ! )

called the deal, he almost felt sorry for me that i had the ZF9... he literally told me, all other trans oil change are like 200$ CAD... but this one ? 600$CAD (ya thanks Quebec for the extra tax).

I already hated this god **** transmission... i hate it even more now.

 

[slimm]

I believe every 30k miles is ideal, and you needn't wait to be reminded. It's plain old regular maintenance. Now if you really want to confirm or deny this, actually open the hood and put your hand on the transmission dipstick and pull it out. Eyeball it; it should be a pink color and translucent, If it's dark and smells burnt you waited too long. I know this is terribly inconvenient but it's infallible. I'm also having a hard time with $399 for an AT drain & fill. Find an independent shop with a good reputation (Yelp), it'll be way less.

 

[Gonzo]

...Eyeball it; it should be a pink color and translucent, If it's dark and smells burnt you waited too long. I know this is terribly inconvenient but it's infallible...

Can you clarify what you mean by its "infallible"?

 

[numerobis]

The ZF9 fluid is dark green (Type 3) and there is no dipstick. You have to drain it and refill it from the bottom of the car using a time-consuming procedure (drain, refill, run the engine until it warms up, check level and top off, etc).

 

[slimm]

Can you clarify what you mean by its "infallible"?

Yes. It means that if the dipstick shows dark fluid and the sample smells burned, it's definitely, unerringly time for a fluid change.

 

[koliunia]

I did atf drain and refill on my 2.4 DCT at 36k miles. My old fluid came off dark and dirty, but smelled the same as new type 2. I think 30k is a good time to do it, if you want your trany to last. Here is a picture of dirty magnetic drain plug. I wish they had installed external filter, like on my 05 TL

 

[MrMoo]

I did atf drain and refill on my 2.4 DCT at 36k miles. My old fluid came off dark and dirty, but smelled the same as new type 2. I think 30k is a good time to do it, if you want your trany to last. Here is a picture of dirty magnetic drain plug. I wish they had installed external filter, like on my 05 TL

Just out of curiosity was the maintenance minder calling for a DCT fluid change?

 

[koliunia]

Maintenance minder didn't call for atf change yet. But I bought this car with 30k miles, and I don't have any previous records. I don't think any one touched drain and fill plugs. Fill plug had some paint mark on it. Acura type 2 atf is around $10 a quart. If you are changing your engine oil yourself it's only adds few more steps to it.

 

[benbutler]

Took our recently purchased 2015 TLX in for service (42k miles). They also recommended the trans fluid flush (every 30k) for 9-speed. I too thought it seemed a little early, but they said the fluid was discolored, so I agreed. Our dealer charges $299.

 

[Michael Boe]

I have gotten quotes around the 450 mark from all the dealers around me, how are you guys getting 299, are you not doing the transfer cases with it?

 

[Pacific32]

Recently brought my 2015 TLX AWD (33K miles) into the dealership for a B 1 service. An hour in they came up to me and recommended that I also do the transmission fluid replacement, which "Acura suggests at 30K miles." And they charged me $399 for the transmission fluid replacement service itself. Wouldn't the maintenance minder have indicated if I needed the transmission fluid replaced, and doesn't it seem that doing it at 33K miles is a bit aggressive? Feels as though I've been taken. Have always had my car serviced at this dealer, in fact this is the third Acura I've bought from them and had serviced there in the past 14 years.

I have a 2016 TLX. So I seen that the recommended service schedule says 30,000 yet I go to the dealership and tell the service rep my service is due and he tells me it’s 50,000. Maybe the interval changed at some point after testing and learning more about the ZF 9 speed. I thought 30,000 is too soon for a service!

 

[EbonyGraph]

I did atf drain and refill on my 2.4 DCT at 36k miles. My old fluid came off dark and dirty, but smelled the same as new type 2. I think 30k is a good time to do it, if you want your trany to last. Here is a picture of dirty magnetic drain plug. I wish they had installed external filter, like on my 05 TL

Can you please share the procedure you used to drain and refill tranny fluid on 2.4 DCT? no issues post fluid replacement?

 

[BenzAccord]

I've had only Accords (until last week, when we got our first TLX) and although the 1st gen TLX shares Engines with the Accords, they do not share transmissions. No question - Honda makes great engines - but they are not known for making good Auto Transmissions. With my Accords, I was changing my transmission fluid 2x as often as the manual recommends. I was doing just a drain and fill, which only changes out about 1/2 of the fluid at a time.

Side note: I have a trusted quicky oil change place (sounds impossible I know) that I've been using since 1992. I tested him out several times to be sure he's honest. He never tried to sell me something that I didn't already know I needed, even when I gave him the opportunity to do so. With that said, he only charges $49.99 for a Honda DW1 fluid change. Again - this only changes out a portion of the fluid - it's not a full fluid exchange. He said that Honda's (at least Accords) just have a drain plug and it's empty and fill - that's why he charges less for Honda's than other makes that have to have the transmission pan dropped.

 

[Tanvir98]

Recently brought my 2015 TLX AWD (33K miles) into the dealership for a B 1 service. An hour in they came up to me and recommended that I also do the transmission fluid replacement, which "Acura suggests at 30K miles." And they charged me $399 for the transmission fluid replacement service itself. Wouldn't the maintenance minder have indicated if I needed the transmission fluid replaced, and doesn't it seem that doing it at 33K miles is a bit aggressive? Feels as though I've been taken. Have always had my car serviced at this dealer, in fact this is the third Acura I've bought from them and had serviced there in the past 14 years.

Bro here they are asking me $710 for transmission flush and fill for my acura tlx 2015.