[webbch]

Yes, these Honda transmissions are delicate and must be treated with care. There's some valve body upgrades that supposedly flow more fluid, and the oil jet recall is supposed to help with the 3rd gear (lack of) lubrication. Among that, the good shops out there simply don't do a rebuild without also adding an auxiliary transmission cooler. Frequent fluid changes and an inline magnefine transmission filter is the final thing you can do to extend the life.

Me - I have a spare transmission in my garage waiting to be installed. When I swap it in, I'll rebuild the old one. Kinda pathetic really to have transmissions "on rotation" like that.