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Transmission oil change and a Shudder Issue

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I read in this forum that the transmission holds 10 quarts of Honda ATF-DW1 fluid but the drain and refill procedure replaces only 3 quarts of old fluid with new fluid. What remains is 66.7% old fluid. Several of you run the vehicle until the transmission fluid warms up or drive the vehicle for a short time and repeat the drain and replace 3 quarts of fluid. Now what remains is about 44.5% old fluid. I guess Honda believes the 66.7 procedure is sufficient to keep the transmission functioning appropriately.
I have been performing the 66.7% procedure and my transmission began to "shudder" when shifting between 2nd and 3rd. A transmission repair shop recommended adding 4 oz of Lube Guard Instant Shudder Fix and that cured the problem. I now am at 100,000 miles and plan to perform the 44.5% procedure (or two sequential changes) and see if the shudder problem reoccurs.
Any others of you have experienced the shudder issue? If so what was the solution?
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Your vehicle - your choice. 2x sure beats 1x, but as many forum members will attest, 3x is the best of all with several miles of driving in-between each drain-and-fill. Sometimes, using non-Honda transmission fluid can cause problems.

Might also want to check your solenoid filters. Plenty of YT videos out there showing how to do this.

To help others, click on your Avatar in the upper right hand corner, --> Account Settings, complete yours with Vehicle Information, then hit Save. After doing this, that vital piece of information automatically appears every time you post. With 6 generations of the CRV on the road, knowing the year & trim level of the vehicle in question helps both the person asking the question and the folks who want to help solve the problem.
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