I know this is a stupid question, but how do you check the transmission oil
on a 5 speed?

TI

In my 1991 5-speed Civic, one must go under the car and remove the transmission
oil "fill bolt." The level is supposed to be right at the bottom of the fill
bolt hole.

I never check mine. I do change the transmission oil every 30k miles or 2 years,
whichever comes first, per the owner's manual maintenance schedule. I never
noticed a low level when draining.

My owner's manual also gives instructions for changing. It's very similar to
changing the engine oil.

Check your owner's manual. If it's not there or you don't have the owner's
manual, then a few online sites might help. Post back to ask as needed.

"aDiDaS85" <adidas85@bellsouth.net> wrote

"aDiDaS85" <adidas85@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
news:H3YKb.3557$yl4.2856@bignews1.bellsouth.net...
Very simple.

First, go to the store and buy the appropriate oil per your car owner
manual. Also buy a clear hose with half inch outer diameter. These hoses
are available at automotive stores, and most likely the attendant will cut a
piece from stock. Get about three feet. Also get a funnel that fits into
that hose.

From underneath the car you will see two bolts. They are actually drain and
fill bolts. To drain the transmission, I would first open up the upper fill
bolt. Then with a bucket to catch the oil, I would open up the lower drain
bolt and drain the oil into the bucket.

Once you have drained the oil, reinstall the drain bolt. Then snake the
clear hose from the top down through the engine area so that it comes out
close to the manual transmission fill bolt opening. Stick the hose into
that opening.

From the car owner manual you will find the oil capacity of the manual
transmission. Open up enough quarts to satisfy this capacity. Through the
funnel and hose, begin filling the transmission. When you get close to the
capacity, start watching to see if you are over filling. Every one fourth
quart or so, go underneath, pull out the hose and see if oil starts pouring
out of the transmission. When the hose is in the fill hole, it will block
some of the overfill oil from coming out, so do this about every one fourth
quart so that you don't waste too much oil. Typically pouring in what the
manual says is the capacity will result in some overfill.

Then you just let the overfill drain for about fifteen minutes and you will
have a perfectly topped off manual transmission! Reinstall the fill bolt
and that's it.

Simon