Home › Forums › Stay Dirty Lounge › Service and Repair Questions Answered Here › ATF MaxLife instead of DW1 for Honda Civic › ATF MaxLife instead of DW1 for Honda Civic August 13, 2019 at 2:53 am #894225 Richard KirshyParticipant JMHO … Reading on how picky Honda’s can be with concern with their fluids. Might not be a bad idea to stick with OEM recommendations.