First Gen | 2003 - 2008 Honda Pilot Automatic Transmission Fluid Change

First Gen | 2003 - 2008 Honda Pilot Automatic Transmission Fluid Change | ATF DW1

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First Gen | 2003 - 2008 Honda Pilot Automatic Transmission Fluid Change | ATF DW1
Haynes repair manual never mentioned any filter to be changed when performing the ATF change, but I did call up my local Honda dealer and found out that the 03 - 04 (02-04 Odyssey) has the screw on filter and the 05 Pilot and Odyssey has the replaceable cartridge one. 06 -08 Pilot didn’t have any but the one internally.
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@A_guan 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video! I wouldn't have thought about going through the dip stick till I watched your video

@JNBTuning 3 жыл бұрын

You are welcome! Thank you for your support.

@mikeahart 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video! After trying a bunch of funnel/hose combinations, I found that a turkey baster fits perfectly snug in the fill hole! My funnel wasn't snug into the turkey baster (squeeze bulb off, of course) so I needed to pour slowly so the fluid would not go above the top of the turkey baster...no problem though. (And the turkey baster with the bulb worked perfectly to fill the VTM-4 rear transaxle oil...which seems otherwise impossible to fill without a pump unless you remove the spare tire...and tough even with the extra space)

@JNBTuning 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you made it work! There are definitely many ways to get to it depending on what you have on hand.👍🏻

@irenefigueroa5815 Жыл бұрын

I am now a mechanic, on top of mom, wife, friend, aunt, cleaning lady, cook.... Just to add to the list.

@JNBTuning Жыл бұрын

Great job!

@1realinvestor 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome video editing!!!

@JNBTuning 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙏 Very glad you like it.

@Stevage76 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic Video, Bro!

@JNBTuning 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙏

@kyle-ut6wt 2 жыл бұрын

I just got a 07 pilot 4x4...thank you for doing what you do man. Good vibes!

@JNBTuning 2 жыл бұрын

@kyle Thank you for your kind words! Much appreciated.

@gnipgnop-yn6ox Ай бұрын

I own a 05 Honda Pilot and want to service the transmission myself, but I notice only one KZfaqr posted a video on how to change the transmission filter too and where it is located. All the other how-to videos including this one only show the drain and fill process but leave out the importance of changing the transmission filter.

@JNBTuning Ай бұрын

Sorry my title is deceiving in this case. Unfortunately when I did my 07 I didn’t know that older generation did have an external filter. Hence I actually addressed this issue in the comment section.

@gnipgnop-yn6ox Ай бұрын

@@JNBTuning No apology necessary. I think a lot of You Tubers servicing older Honda Pilots do not realize the transmission has an external filter that should be changed too.

@JNBTuning Ай бұрын

@@gnipgnop-yn6ox what I meant to say (which I have covered in the description) is the 03 - 04 (02-04 Odyssey) has the screw on filter and the 05 Pilot and Odyssey has the replaceable cartridge one. 06-08 Pilot didn’t have any but the one internally.

@nawazali2645 10 ай бұрын

Great content...Thank You!

@JNBTuning 10 ай бұрын

Thank you for your support 🙏

@OORAH659 Жыл бұрын

thank you from We The Few ..... Our honda 2005 with 345000 miles needs a lot of work. We paid only 900.00 and dang.... you will be viewed a lot.....OORAH!!

@JNBTuning Жыл бұрын

Wonderful! Thank you 🙏

@Frankisrock 8 ай бұрын

Just bought a 2003 with 84k miles on it. Thanks!

@JNBTuning 8 ай бұрын

Enjoy it!

@michaelpho2514 Жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

@JNBTuning Жыл бұрын

You are welcome!

@harveyh3696 2 жыл бұрын

01:45 Those Honda bolts are tough nuts to initially break

@bobbybenn8275 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for these great videos. Very detailed. Do you have any videos on valve cover replacement on 2008 Honda odyssey touring 3.5? Thanks for sharing.

@JNBTuning 7 ай бұрын

You’re welcome! Sorry I don’t have a valve cover video yet.

@s.benedetto2147 Жыл бұрын

Jason, it's a well done video. But why didn't you at least crack the fill plug FIRST, and then snug it back to be sure it wasn't frozen? Always a must especially after a dealer may have used an air wrench to tighten it.

@JNBTuning Жыл бұрын

Thank you for liking the video! As for your question, I usually do crack the fill bolt first (just in case) before draining, but I decided to refill the fluid though the dipstick hole this time…

@baddazzriderturner3321 2 жыл бұрын

Hi liked the video it was like a spegetti western the voice never match you speaking but it was helpful 👍👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

@JNBTuning 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for letting me know! Strange coz it wasn’t like that when I uploaded the vid. I am not sure what happened there!!

@desiderious1 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for posting this well-made informative video. Question, does the Pilot have an exterior transmission filter that can be replaced? If yes, where is it located? Thank you.

@JNBTuning 2 жыл бұрын

You are welcome! The 03 - 04 (02-04 Odyssey) has the screw on filter and the 05 Pilot and Odyssey has the replaceable cartridge one. 06 -08 Pilot didn’t have any but the one internally. This info is also on the video description. 🙏

@FranciscoRamirez-gt3rd 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much. Where did you get the funnel? Around here all the auto parts stores have funnels that are too big. Unfortunately I can't use the fill hole since a tranny shop used it to connect an external tranny cooler.

@JNBTuning 2 жыл бұрын

You’re very welcome Fransisco! I had these assortments of funnel for years and can’t remember exactly now. But I have always purchased my stuff at auto zone when I was leaving in the US and in Canada I usually buy my stuff at Princess Auto (equipment of Harbour Freight in the US) and Canadian Tire

@jptrainor 7 ай бұрын

I like to finish the drain by raising the back of the car while it's on the jack stands. You'll get a final drizzle of fluid, then let it down and proceed with the the fill.

@tomwalma4762 2 жыл бұрын

when you check fluid level, do it when Pilot's engine is OFF! (shop manual). On 2005, it takes about 4+ qts. There is no separate fluid for front differential; 2006, 2007 are different

@JNBTuning 2 жыл бұрын

@tom walma, thanks for your input!

@user-hj3mh2xb5n 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for the video.i got a little bit confused about filing the fluid.do you have to fill it up where the deep stick is OR from the filer area where you mentioned it in the beginning of the video?

@JNBTuning 5 ай бұрын

You’re welcome. Preferably fill from the fill plug. I was just lazy and did it from the dipstick

@JNBTuning 2 жыл бұрын

Update: Haynes repair manual never mentioned any filter to be changed when performing the ATF change, but I did call up my local Honda dealer and found out that the 03 - 04 (02-04 Odyssey) has the screw on filter and the 05 Pilot and Odyssey has the replaceable cartridge one. 06 -08 Pilot didn’t have any but the one internally. Thanks @Rony F. Salazar T. For your input

@burntcrotchrocket 2 жыл бұрын

Hello. Any chance you know if the 06 pilot awd transmission will work in the 03 pilot? Thanks.

@JNBTuning 2 жыл бұрын

@@burntcrotchrocket not too sure if the 2006 automatic transmission on J35A9 fits on J35A4, but all I know is that there were gear ratio changes for better shifting in 2005 and as well on 2006. I would suggest checking with the members on the Honda Pilot group on Facebook. I am sure someone there would have done such swaps. Please share with us what you find out. Thanks!

@caseykittel Жыл бұрын

10:50. My manual says to only check the level when at normal operating temp. Makes it seem more like they are low and full marks.

@fourseasons2349 6 ай бұрын

I failed to mention...the fill plug is 17MM.

@Sam9wilson9 2 ай бұрын

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@RobertMartin-ew1vy Жыл бұрын

Great video but I am wondering if there is a transmission filter that needs to be changed somewhere behind the battery and if so at what interval or mileage? Thank you

@JNBTuning Жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙏 yes I have added an update on the description last year regarding the filter so please check it out. Mine don’t have an external filter, and not sure what the interval would be. I would assume it would be changed every time you change the fluid.

@RobertMartin-ew1vy Жыл бұрын

@@JNBTuning Thank you for quick reply. subbed

@Mike-01234 11 ай бұрын

Odd thing is the 2wd has a paper filter inside the case can't replace it wonder what the thinking was with that. I could understand a mesh screen but paper inside.

@ahmadghosheh3104 6 ай бұрын

I thought in was the only one who uses a level when doing transmission fluids 😂. I have to, my garage floor slops to a central drain and I have to Jack it a bit on one side to make it level.

@sistercalhoun4444 2 жыл бұрын

I was hoping you show us where to actual fill bolt is located ?so I can know where to put the transmission fluid back in how to put it back in . The actual designated area not through the dipstick

@JNBTuning 2 жыл бұрын

Check 3:40 mark

@tanerayvaz2590 Жыл бұрын

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@idftsman8498 2 жыл бұрын

why not just use the fill hole that is directly under the intake tube?

@brianhigashi Жыл бұрын

You mentioned that the drained fluid level was lower than expected. Not sure when you drained it but in the video, never saw you lower the vehicle or level it during the drain. So you may have had residual fluid in there. How much fluid did you end up putting in? Was it equal to what was removed?

@JNBTuning Жыл бұрын

Possibly some Restiual oil, but I highly doubt it. Give the location of the drain plug I don’t think it would have retained that much fluid. Just glad the Pilot have a dipstick unlike the MDX

@brianhigashi Жыл бұрын

@@JNBTuning Thanks for the reply. OK, will keep that in mind as I plan to do the ATF fluid replacement on a recently inherited 2003 Pilot with 70K original miles. Thank you for sharing these how-to videos on the Pilot. They do come in handy!

@JNBTuning Жыл бұрын

@@brianhigashi you are welcome! Levelling/lowering the vehicle during draining is a good idea in making sure all fluid drains.

@supernintendo7579 Жыл бұрын

@@brianhigashi does yours have transmission issues? Mine sometimes doesn't shift into 3rd gear. And sometimes it doesn't go past drive. I can only use P R N D. It sometimes goes into 3rd 2 and 1

@brianhigashi Жыл бұрын

@@supernintendo7579 Sorry to hear yours is having transmission issues. Fortunately for me, the transmission is still solid.

@Samuel35ify Жыл бұрын

There is actually a filler hole. You don't have to use the check dipstick hole. I'll try to make a video showing you how to refill transmission fluid

@ronye.salazart.9939 2 жыл бұрын

Hello, for the change of atf you have not changed the filter or it does not use? as in other vehicles otherwise the entire atf was contaminated. Or the Honda Pilot does not have a transmission oil filter?

@JNBTuning 2 жыл бұрын

my 2007 Pilot don't have or require a ATF strainer/filter change. The drain bolt has its magnetic element that traps all metal shaving. With that said I can't speak for the older or newer vehicles.

@ronye.salazart.9939 2 жыл бұрын

@@JNBTuning Without being a mechanic or a specialist, I can properly indicate any vehicle that has an automatic transmission that must undergo maintenance, change the ATF and filter. In the case of Honda Pilot 2007 it uses the so-called element. They sell it in all the prestigious auto parts stores or dealer. Otherwise you will not need to do the complete maintenance with the filter Honda would not manufacture and sell it. Failure to change the ATF oil-only filter immediately contaminates the new oil. It is only a contribution, the filter takes it below the battery. Greetings

@JNBTuning 2 жыл бұрын

@@ronye.salazart.9939 thanks for the input! Why the question to begin with!? 😀 we are not an expert here nor a mechanic. We are just a DIYer figuring it out and sharing as we go. Please feel free to correct or share your knowledge anytime in any of my videos. This is how we all can learn, from each other. Now I will have to look further as I have possibly overlooked the filter element as it is tucked in underneath. Thank you, much appreciated!

@JNBTuning 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Rony, after further reverification my Haynes repair manual never mentioned any AT filter to be changed when performing the ATF change, but I did call up my local Honda dealer and found out that the 03 - 04 has the screw on filter and the 05 has the replaceable cartridge one. 06 -08 didn’t have any but the one internally.

@judahpraises2806 Ай бұрын

I being watching you for a while I like how you doing things, I have a question ❓ for you if you put oil or VTM4 fluid in and you driving it's not on but when you speed it comes on what can be the problem?

@JNBTuning Ай бұрын

Thank you for being a long time supporter! Regarding your question. If your VTM4 light comes on without you setting the vehicle to the 4WD mode (VTM4), you might have a problem. It could cause by many factors. Here is a good link to a video explaining what VTM4 is and the possible causes: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/p75ld6uf0sfMYJc.htmlsi=NR7OhAjvqSYFQWpN

@judahpraises2806 Ай бұрын

The button light doesn't come on it's the light on the dash come on after I put fluid in it then tested it but when I speed up the light on the dash comes on

@judahpraises2806 Ай бұрын

@@JNBTuning I think it's the fluid that smells burnt 🔥 but I changed it with one bottle but it didn't have enough for the pump to pump it out so I had some of the burn fluid that I take out but it full back up the bottle so I think it was just probably half, I think I will let the dealer if it and then I can go from there, but it runs good I don't feel no rough running on it it just comes on if I speed, like if I running it normal then I just mash the gas fast.

@judahpraises2806 Ай бұрын

@@JNBTuning but that's good you replied back to your subsrubiters.

@JNBTuning Ай бұрын

Sorry I am a little confused. You’re messaging me from my automatic transmission fluid change, about your VTM4 rear differential issue? Were you doing rear differential or ATF? Because VTM4 has nothing to do with ATF!?

@julioserna5659 3 жыл бұрын

Hi and thanks, does the 2008 honda pilot have an external automatic transmission filter, thanks !

@JNBTuning 3 жыл бұрын

Please watch the video if you haven’t so! I have clearly laid out what you will be needing and be dealing with. Much appreciated.

@johnlopez3001 2 жыл бұрын

Channel Bryce Carlson posted a video on changing the transmission filter on a 2005 Honda Pilot.

@kidicarus2637 Жыл бұрын

@@johnlopez3001 2005 is TOTALLY different

@jaguarpaw46 3 ай бұрын

Filter change ?

@layingthesmackdown6160 2 жыл бұрын

What size hose is that your using with the funnel

@JNBTuning 2 жыл бұрын

It is an 8mm plastic hose

@rush2246 Жыл бұрын

Your drain plug location I don't think is the same as mine I have way more bolts

@chiefrussj5843 5 ай бұрын

Trans filter?

@zookinthe6ix461 2 жыл бұрын

Anyone have an idea as to what an error code 76-3 clutch pressure control solenoid valve a stuck off. Will need to be fixed / repaired ? Looks like the transmission went into limp mode and has very slow acceleration.

@JNBTuning 2 жыл бұрын

In this case you will need to replace the faulty pressure switch if it is related to the 3rd clutch pressure switch. At times these switches gets stuck and will need to be unplugged and replaced.

@waynenunes6348 2 жыл бұрын

How do you change the filter on that transmission

@JNBTuning 2 жыл бұрын

Please check the description I have mentioned about the filter there.

@AliKhan-dh6sj 2 жыл бұрын

Can you please tell me what is the torque setting. Thanks

@510Finnatic 2 ай бұрын

He said "36 or 38 ft. lbs"

@elijoematingo2369 11 ай бұрын

You didn’t show the fluid port

@fourseasons2349 6 ай бұрын

That is not the fill point...the fill point is just to the left (looking in from the front) and down from the brake fluid reservoir...Honda recommends a double flush for a complete drain...pull the plug and it will drain out around 4 quarts....undo the fill plug and pour in the exact amount drained (I use a clear clean plastic milk carton and whatever is the amount marked on the carton is the exact amount I put in of new fluid). ...drive for 500 miles and then do the process again...in that way you get right around 85% all new fluid....Honda does not recommend a back flush.

@katol1979 Жыл бұрын

No body has commented or caught the fact that you put the tyranny fluid in the engine fill hole on the front of the engine.😮. I have an ‘p3 Pilot and the tranny fill hole if no where near the front by the radiator. Tranny dip stick hole is near tue back left corner of the battery. And the actual fill tranny fill hole is under the air intake tube. Doesn’t look like the new tranny fluid went into any of those orifices.

@JNBTuning Жыл бұрын

@Kato L if you have a chance give it another look. LOL The engine and trans dipstick is totally different (handle color and type wise) on this vehicles. If you are in doubt, you can compare what dipstick I have shown on the video to what your SUV have. LMK!

@jkxss Жыл бұрын

@@JNBTuning I'm topping off a 2003 Pilot right now and he is correct. Tranny dipstick (yellow handle) is to the left of the battery (to the right of engine block). Engine oil dipstick (orange handle) is to the left of the engine. What I don't think the commenter realized is you are filling through the transmission dipstick tube