You've found a bunch of the good ones. I also go to HondaPartsCheap.com. Bernardi is cheaper on a bunch of things tho.

 

You have done your homework!

It is difficult to answer your question because shipping costs might vary to various parts of the country.

The dealers will sell you OEM parts unless they show both. No reports of counterfeits.

 

Been to Bernardi in Person. at a given time they were the cheapest in parts, no longer. they became quite expensive. you forgot to add
Majestichonda they now also go by a different name that may been posted OEM Honda Parts at Majestic Honda | Majestic Honda Automotive Parts

We already have titles and posts about where to get things from. a true list will only change again with today's times

 

i don't get why you are wanting to do 3 drain/refills on your CVT. i did a drain/refill on my civic every 35K-40K miles, worked fine. car has 150K miles on it now. no issues whatsoever. did a drain/refill at 50K on my daughter's '16 CR-V (she bought it certified used at 38K), i had told her let's spend the money now to get it done and this way, we know it's been done and when.

but, if you want to, let it be done.

 

1 change out is not clean enough, they do three over a really short time to get what is in the converter. and still not 100% clean. the sources are what we're after.

 

Bernardi looks pretty good, but my independent service dealer (Best One of Monroe, IN) actually includes all of the Honda parts/fluids with their services on Honda vehicles per request... they just order cases by the truck.

 

Bernardi looks pretty good, but my independent service dealer (Best One of Monroe) actually includes all of the Honda parts/fluids with their services on Honda vehicles per request... they just order cases by the truck.

Location in your profile would help. There is a Monroe outside Charlotte too. Not sure which Monroe you're talking about though.

 

Well we all have walk-in clinics for our cars called a honda parts department. check around for local prices if the store does not meet your demands

 

It is always good to cross shop.

if I need something quickly, I look it up on an online dealer and print out the price. The local in-person parts guys don't usually meet the prices, but they WILL give you 15% - 20% off (same as they do for other shops).

"You can't win, if you don't play" 🏆

 

Willie G, The amount required to fill a new CVT with AWD is almost exactly 9 quarts. The amount you drain and replace is almost exactly 4.5 quarts. So one drain and fill replaces almost exactly 1/2 of the old fluid with new. Much of the fluid that stays in is inside the torque converter. So if you drive it after one change to mix the new with the old, and then change it again you are still left with 1/4 of the old fluid. Drive it some to mix it again after the second drain and fill, and then drain and fill it again, and you are left with about 12.5 % old fluid. Which means you end up with about 87.5 % new fluid which is pretty good. Also with 3 drains and fill you have removed most of any fine particles, which can cause problems with the hydraulics of the CVT. If the hydraulics have problems the whole CVT will fail. This is not just with Honda CVTs, but just about any CVT or automatic is doomed to fail if the hydraulics do not function properly.

 

Bernardi is my go-to site, I always make sure I check their prices and cheaperhondaparts prices.

 

Hondapartsdeals.com is also a pretty good source.

In addition to item prices, a lot depends on availability of what you need since, as others have mentioned, shipping can become a significant part of the all-in cost.

 

Used most of them. Your savings may be eaten up by shipping charges. Some carriers charge extra for fluids. Calculate your total all in carefully. I've found in most cases the difference in all in price is not that much different at my local Honda dealer.

 

I have used Bernardi consistently for 4 different Hondas over more than 15 years. But I also always check others like Majestic Honda and College Hills Honda and others to compare prices and shipping cost. They each also sometimes have sales/specials on certain things so it's good to check.The parts folks at Bernardi have always been helpful/responsive by email when I needed help choosing the correct part. They also were willing to refund some shipping cost one time when I ordered a catback exhaust system for an Odyssey that got damaged in shipping. Also for parts I usually get a part number from a parts diagram from Bernardi and search Amazon Prime for it. Sometimes I find a good price and get 2 day shipping from Prime.

 

A bit off topic, but since a lot of the discussion is about doing CVT fluid D&R's I was wondering if the newer CR-Vs with CVTs have magnetic drain plugs installed at the factory?