needing ??special?_ fluid such as Hondas and it??s hard to say if my failures are due to improper technique by improperly trained quick lube employees, improper fluid, or if changing the fluid isn??t really needed! I always say ??I??ll change the trans fluid when the trans fails?_. I??m a mild wrench head, some blacked fingernails to prove it ?.if my setup allowed it I??d love to change my own fluid ?? no one cares as much as the owner. However I stopped changing my own fluids after an Exxon Valdez-like accident on my driveway. Any advice on this topic? Sajeev answers: Wow, you totally have good luck with transmission fluid changes! A Why not go for a fourth time and see where lady luck takes you? Or not. And that's the big problem: usage of the word "or." Because, during hindsight analysis, realizing that your ATF-replacement-cum-gearbox-implosion led to a lot of "or" conversations in your CSI-like TV show analysis of the culprit. A Maybe there was nothing left of the clutch's friction material when the old fluid went in the drain pan. A Or someone put in the wrong fluid. A Or it wasn't enough fluid. A Or too much. A Or some combination of all the previous "or" statements. Fun, huh? So in your case... With your driving conditions, track record on transmission failures AND knowledge of the pitfalls associated with these fluid changes in mind...would you do this a fourth time? A I suspect that no matter the