2008 Sport throws engine light, (D) blinks

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Jun 22, 2016 | 02:16 PM

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Juliane

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Originally Posted by ezone

Call any Honda dealership parts department and ask for this H-1 fluid.
I'm pretty sure you won't be able to find any H-1 fluid at any Honda dealership.
The closest letters anyone will mention is the old Z-1, if anyone has been there long enough to remember it.

I've never heard of H-1 ATF, and there is nothing on our shelves with those letters.

'Nuff said?

EDIT: Maybe they are just calling it by the wrong name. Do their bottles say Honda on them?

I did not ask to see the bottle. I was so relieved that they didn't say I needed a new transmission that I just wanted to get my car and go.

OK, called the mechanic again. He said it is as your picture above, red and green label, with the "HG" at the top. (That's where they got the H I guess) He says it is definitely Honda specific fluid, the ATF-Z1 and DW-1 are both mentioned on the label, which sounds like a generic to me so I asked him 3 times, "This is not a generic but specific to Honda then?" and he said yes, yes, yes.

I really understand why people do so much of this themselves rather than trust anyone else to do it - I don't have any jack stands but I might buy some and attempt the drain and fill myself next time.

Last edited by Juliane; Jun 22, 2016 at 02:29 PM.