# Transmission and brake oil change **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** civic-sdn, honda\ **Created:** [February 29, 2020, 2:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission-and-brake-oil-change/159961 "2020-02-29T14:06:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![nasir.noor786\_164393](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f07891/32.png) [@nasir.noor786\_164393](https://community.cartalk.com/u/nasir.noor786_164393)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2020, 2:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission-and-brake-oil-change/159961/1 "2020-02-29T14:06:30Z")
I received an A13 maintenance reminder on my 2015 Honda Civic. I am changing the engine oil for ‘A’ and rotating/balancing the tires for ‘1’, but the manual for the car states to change the transmission oil at 60k. I have 50k on my car right now. Can I wait to change my transmission oil after 60k or should I follow the maintenance reminder? Also, I have never changed the brake oil on the car and the manual states to change every 3 years. I bought the car brand new in 2015 November. Should I change it? What can be the repercussions of not changing the brake oil every three years? ---
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2020, 2:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission-and-brake-oil-change/159961/2 "2020-02-29T14:17:51Z")
> [@nasir.noor786\_164393](#): > > What can be the repercussions of not changing the brake oil every three years? The chance of your brakes not working as they should when you need them the most . Brake fluid should be changed every 36000 mile **or** 3 years . Don’t know what A13 means but you can change the transmission fluid when ever you want but why not just do it all at once and be done with it. ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2020, 2:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission-and-brake-oil-change/159961/3 "2020-02-29T14:21:48Z")
I’d follow the maintenance reminder and change the transmission fluid now. If you do it yourself outside and it’s too cold, delaying until a nice day comes along isn’t too much time. Brake fluid absorbs moisture from the air. This can degrade your brake performance. Do the brakes feel spongy after a few hard stops? If so, the water in the brake fluid vaporized when the fluid got hot, and created a gas in the lines. ---
**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2020, 8:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission-and-brake-oil-change/159961/4 "2020-02-29T20:26:30Z")
> [@VOLVO\_V70](#): > > Don’t know what A13 means It’s Honda’s way of identifying which particular services are needed it’s broken down into A, 1 and 3 then you look in the owner’s manual to decipher what’s needed at this time ---
**Author:** ![thegreendrag0n](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/thegreendrag0n/32/9265_2.png) [@thegreendrag0n](https://community.cartalk.com/u/thegreendrag0n)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2020, 10:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission-and-brake-oil-change/159961/5 "2020-02-29T22:12:54Z")
supposedly, Maintenance Minder not only counts miles and time, but takes into consideration the way how car is driven, so I would suggest to follow the advised service