Twelve quarts of HCF-2 spec CVT fluid for Honda Accord, Civic, CR-V, Fit, HR-V and Insight - enough for three drain-and-fill services.
Honda CVT owners searching for HCF-2 by the case are usually doing one of three things: keeping up short-interval drain-and-fills on a commuter Civic or CR-V, chasing a low-speed judder that showed up after a quick-lube shop used the wrong fluid, or running a small shop that services Honda CVTs every week. This is twelve one-quart bottles of Idemitsu CVT fluid built to Honda's HCF-2 specification, manufacturer part number 30041114-75000C020. Buying by the case drops the per-quart cost and puts enough on the shelf for several services.
Honda's CVTs move the car through a steel push belt squeezed between two variable-width pulleys. Hydraulic pressure sets that squeeze, and the fluid itself sets how well the belt grips the pulley faces. HCF-2 is the fluid Honda engineered for that job on its later CVTs: the friction level, the viscosity and the additives are matched to the belt, the pulleys, the start clutch packs and the valve body solenoids. Honda's own service bulletin for the 2016 Civic 1.5L CVT spells it out: always use Honda Genuine HCF-2 CVT fluid, because the wrong type of fluid may damage the transmission, and an incorrect level can cause poor performance and belt damage. HCF-2 also is not the same as Honda's older HMMF CVT fluid or its DW-1 automatic fluid, so a bottle of something that says Honda on the label is not automatically the right one.
Check the label near the fill point or the owner's manual to confirm the car calls for HCF-2. Check the level hot using the HCF-2 level procedure for your model; Honda's bulletin uses a fluid temperature of 176 degrees F for the 2016 Civic. Scan for codes and ask a dealer about software updates, since Honda reprogrammed the CVT on 2014-2015 Civics and the 2015 Fit under recall 15V-574 for high pulley pressure. If fresh fluid and correct software do not settle a judder, read CVT harsh or delayed shifts and CVT slipping under load before buying hard parts.
Per the listing, the HCF-2 vehicles are the 2013-up Accord with the 4-cylinder CVT, 2014-up Civic, 2015-up CR-V, 2015-up Fit, 2016-up HR-V and 2019-up Insight. Honda vehicles that call for HMMF are not compatible, and HCF-2 is not a rear differential fluid for Honda's 4WD systems. Hybrids and some models use different transmissions and fluids, so confirm against the label or owner's manual, or send us your year and VIN. Shop the rest of our CVT parts on the CVT collection page.
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Doing this repair right usually means replacing these at the same time. Same transmission, ships together.
No. The listing states this fluid is not compatible with HMMF CVT applications, and Honda treats them as separate specifications. Check the label near the fill point or your owner's manual.
A pan drain-and-fill on most of these cars is roughly three quarts, so a case covers about three to four services on one car. Check your service data for the exact drain amount.
It is Idemitsu CVT fluid built to Honda's HCF-2 specification, part number 30041114-75000C020. If you want the Honda-boxed bottle, we also sell Genuine Honda HCF-2, part 08200-HCF2, by the quart.
It often helps when the fluid is worn or the wrong type was used, but check for software updates and set the level hot too. If judder returns quickly, the belt, pulleys or valve body need diagnosis.
Most of these units have no filter you can reach from outside the case, which is why short fluid intervals matter. Replace the drain plug washer at every change.
Follow the HCF-2 level check procedure in the service information for your model with the fluid at operating temperature. Honda warns that an incorrect level can cause poor performance and belt damage.
