Just Got my honda Fit 2003 imported Here in Philippines from Japan , more likely its converted from right to left hand drive ,

planing to change Tranny Oil , Engine Oil ,spark plugs , air filter and also timing belt

i wonder what tranny oil should i use? should i use CVT or regular tranny oil? iam not sure what tranny i got

also i this suitable for fully sentetic engine oil? i mean it a old model or ordinary oil will do fine?

thanks in advance

 

First idea off the top of my head would be to just drive it around. For example, accelerate it from zero to something like 40 miles per hour. Pay attention to see if you can hear/feel it change gears. If it's just a continuous vroom sound without any distinct changes of sound (evident of gear changes), then you most probably have a CVT.

 

^^ This... Pretty much pin it (wide open throttle) and feel for actual shifts.

More than likely your Fit is CVT though... Does your shift select have a D (Drive), S (Sport), or L selection? What about a 7 speed mode? Only use Honda CVT fluid for it. There are two versions out (at least in the US), you'll be looking for the original CVT (Not the new HCF-2 CVT fluild, that's for the newer models and is NOT backwards compatible).

You shouldn't have to worry about a timing belt since the L-series is a timing chain engine.

Oil type between full synthetic, synthetic blend, or conventional shouldn't matter so long as the oil meets Honda's requirements on the API badge (which I think needs to be SN or higher).

 

where I work the cvt use the hct fluid and dosent use have a transmission dipstick non cvt use dw1 fluid and honda uses Valvoline oil on all

 

^^ Likely due to being the more recent generation of CVT.

I'll say it again to be clear... HCF-2 is NOT backwards compatible.

Vehicles that use this fluid came into production around mid-2012 as 2013 model years with 4 cylinder engines. They also feature a distinctive HCF-2 label on the dipstick and possibly on the transmission's case as well.

Honda CVT-1 should be the transmission fluid that goes into CVT equipped 1st and 2nd Gen Fits. Initially Honda recommended their ATF-Z1 but later released CVT-1 as its CVT exclusive transmission fluid.

 

ow my just change my tranny oil with expensive HCF-2 , should i use it for a couple of KM or should i drain it right away ?