The next thing was changing the transmission and clutch fluid.
Another catchy motto is "Fail to Plan is a Plan to Fail". Therefore, I referred to the guide on Danoland (http://www.danoland.com/nsxgarage/transoil/index.htm) again!
I picked up some manual transmission fluid (MTF) and dot 3 brake fluid for the clutch from a Honda dealership. The part # for the MTF fluid is 8798-9031C, so called "white cap" that some people in the US might be more accustomed with. I am guessing the extra letter "C" at the end is for Canadian?
I did some searching and it seems like some people either remove the air filter (aka air cleaner element) housing or stack funnels on top of each other to reach the transmission filler hole. I found two funnels at home, one was a short one and the second one was long but still wasn't long enough and it was too rigid to bend around. So I went to the local general hardware store to find a funnel with a long hose. No luck, so I walked across the parking lot to Home Depot and found some hoses at half the price of the funnel previously found.
Got all my stuff lined up and ready.
Got my PPE ready, because safety first!
The transmission fluid had to be filled until it started dripping out at the filler hole on level ground. I only have two jack stands and my uneven driveway is interlock. Therefore, I used the concrete blocks in my backyard to raise the car and used the two jack stands as insurance.
Here's the drained transmission fluid. It was really dark, almost black as it poured out of the car.
Here's the funnel with hose attached. The hose is long enough so that I don't need to remove the air filter housing and I can easily bend the hose into the filler hole to avoid any messy accidents in the engine bay.
The new fluid almost looks transparent!
