![]() ![]() However, the body of recent happy Ody ownership over the past few years may mean a large ATF cooler is not the necessity it used to be for people who only use one for the lightest of day-to-day duties. If it were me.I stress, if it were me.I'd get an ATF cooler. It gets as hot as any place in Texas and Oklahoma. I still might try to figure out a reliable way to do it. That is just too much trouble, more possibility of leaks and failure, and probably not needed in that very-light duty Honda Civic application. It doesn't even have a radiator in-tank ATF cooler that I can see, just a coolant-to-ATF heat exchanger atop the engine! In short, to run an ATF cooler, I have to run long lines (rubber 3/8" hoses) over the top of the engine, around the radiator, and to whatever ATF cooler that might fit up front. There is just no easy way to install one on that 2012 Civic, and it has such a light curb weight coupled with a tiny 1.8L inline 4-cylinder motor, that I don't think the tranny sees any stress. Both our Odys and our old Accord? Each one has an aftermarket ATF cooler. I'm just paranoid about heavier vehicles and automatic transmissions. It's is the least expensive item with such good performance that I've ever seen. If it were me? I'd still install the Long Tru-Cool 4544. I don't think it's a great deal "stronger" than before (four shafts does not automatically indicate greater strength it just means there are more rotating mechanicals in that transmission case), but it seems Honda identified, year-by-year, the individual problem points, and fixed all of them in turn.hence, our current favorable situation! I have yet to hear of anybody having difficulties with latest generation Odyssey transmissions in regular day-to-day use (not towing). That newest of all transmissions in your 2016 has over a decade of Honda engineering and manufacturing and computer programming hindsight to contribute to its reliability. ![]() Make sure the hose ends are aimed into a suitable bucket so you don't "wear the results". Mind you, this was on an earlier generation van, so you may have to assess which rubber hose is the ATF output line by disconnecting from the radiator's lower tank (integrated ATF heat exchanger) and briefly running the engine (briefly!). See this LINK for mel's excellent tutorial on how to install an ATF cooler on your Odyssey. It is way less expensive than the Honda offering, and better in all aspects. The very popular choice on this forum for all-season performance, low cost, and ease-of-installation is the Long Tru-Cool 4544. If you are towing anything, you need more than that. The puny Honda OEM ATF cooler is really only barely just about right for just a loaded up van by itself (it'd be really good on a Honda Fit). You're moving 2.2 tons of van (empty), plus you & family, vacation stuff, and that trailer. Transmission (minus the bell housing) is still the size of a large gym duffel.
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