Honda Passport (USA / CAN)

Differential fluid capacity & service interval

Honda Passport (USA / CAN) differential fluid capacity ranges from 1,4 to 1,85 liters. Service intervals occur every 15000 miles or 12 months. The data covers 26 configurations.

The configuration chart below lists fill volumes and service intervals for each engine and trim variant.

TypeSpecifications
  • Passport 3.2 V6 2WD (1998-2002)
  • Rear
  • Use: Normal
  • Capacity 1,77 liter
  • Passport 3.2 V6 2WD (1998-2002)
  • Rear
  • Use: Severe
  • Capacity 1,77 liter
  • Change 15000 miles/ 12 months
  • Passport 3.2 V6 2WD (1998-2002)
  • Rear, limited slip
  • Use: Normal
  • Capacity 1,77 liter
  • Passport 3.2 V6 2WD (1998-2002)
  • Rear, limited slip
  • Use: Severe
  • Capacity 1,77 liter
  • Change 15000 miles/ 12 months
  • Passport 3.2 V6 AWD (1998-2002)
  • Front
  • Use: Normal
  • Capacity 1,4 liter
  • Code: (4x4)
  • Passport 3.2 V6 AWD (1998-2002)
  • Rear
  • Use: Normal
  • Capacity 1,77 liter
  • Passport 3.2 V6 AWD (1998-2002)
  • Rear
  • Use: Severe
  • Capacity 1,77 liter
  • Change 15000 miles/ 12 months
  • Passport 3.2 V6 AWD (1998-2002)
  • Rear, limited slip
  • Use: Normal
  • Capacity 1,77 liter
  • Passport 3.2 V6 AWD (1998-2002)
  • Rear, limited slip
  • Use: Severe
  • Capacity 1,77 liter
  • Change 15000 miles/ 12 months
  • Passport 2.6 2WD (1993-1997)
  • Rear
  • Use: Normal
  • Capacity 1,85 liter
  • Passport 2.6 2WD (1993-1997)
  • Rear
  • Use: Severe
  • Capacity 1,85 liter
  • Change 15000 miles/ 12 months
  • Passport 2.6 2WD (1993-1997)
  • Rear, limited slip
  • Use: Normal
  • Capacity 1,85 liter
  • Passport 2.6 2WD (1993-1997)
  • Rear, limited slip
  • Use: Severe
  • Capacity 1,85 liter
  • Change 15000 miles/ 12 months
  • Passport 2.6 AWD (1993-1997)
  • Rear
  • Use: Normal
  • Capacity 1,85 liter
  • Passport 2.6 AWD (1993-1997)
  • Rear
  • Use: Severe
  • Capacity 1,85 liter
  • Change 15000 miles/ 12 months
  • Passport 2.6 AWD (1993-1997)
  • Rear, limited slip
  • Use: Normal
  • Capacity 1,85 liter
  • Passport 2.6 AWD (1993-1997)
  • Rear, limited slip
  • Use: Severe
  • Capacity 1,85 liter
  • Change 15000 miles/ 12 months
  • Passport 3.2 V6 2WD (1993-1997)
  • Rear
  • Use: Normal
  • Capacity 1,77 liter
  • Passport 3.2 V6 2WD (1993-1997)
  • Rear
  • Use: Severe
  • Capacity 1,77 liter
  • Change 15000 miles/ 12 months
  • Passport 3.2 V6 2WD (1993-1997)
  • Rear, limited slip
  • Use: Normal
  • Capacity 1,77 liter
  • Passport 3.2 V6 2WD (1993-1997)
  • Rear, limited slip
  • Use: Severe
  • Capacity 1,77 liter
  • Change 15000 miles/ 12 months
  • Passport 3.2 V6 AWD (1993-1997)
  • Front
  • Use: Normal
  • Capacity 1,5 liter
  • Code: (4x4)
  • Passport 3.2 V6 AWD (1993-1997)
  • Rear
  • Use: Normal
  • Capacity 1,77 liter
  • Passport 3.2 V6 AWD (1993-1997)
  • Rear
  • Use: Severe
  • Capacity 1,77 liter
  • Change 15000 miles/ 12 months
  • Passport 3.2 V6 AWD (1993-1997)
  • Rear, limited slip
  • Use: Normal
  • Capacity 1,77 liter
  • Passport 3.2 V6 AWD (1993-1997)
  • Rear, limited slip
  • Use: Severe
  • Capacity 1,77 liter
  • Change 15000 miles/ 12 months

Additional Notes

  • The Honda Passport Passport carries a rear differential fluid capacity of 1.85 liters across all 2.6-liter configurations from 1993-1997, regardless of drivetrain (2WD or AWD) or whether the differential is a standard or limited-slip unit.
  • The 3.2 V6 rear differential holds 1.77 liters across all configurations from 1993-2002, a slightly smaller capacity than the 2.6-liter rear differential, reflecting differences in the physical size of the differential housing between the two engine variants.
  • For the 3.2 V6 AWD front differential, the 1993-1997 configuration holds 1.5 liters, while the 1998-2002 configuration holds 1.4 liters. This reduction of 0.1 liters between the two generation spans indicates a design change in the front differential assembly between those model year groups.
  • Under severe use conditions, a fluid change interval of 15,000 miles or 12 months (whichever comes first) applies to all rear differentials across both the 2.6-liter and 3.2 V6 configurations. Severe use typically refers to operating conditions such as towing, off-road driving, or frequent short trips that accelerate fluid degradation.
  • No fluid change interval is listed under normal use conditions for any rear differential configuration across the full 1993-2002 range. The change interval specification appears exclusively in the severe use rows.
  • The limited-slip rear differential variant shares the same fluid capacity as the standard rear differential within each engine family. The 2.6-liter limited-slip rear differential holds 1.85 liters, and the 3.2 V6 limited-slip rear differential holds 1.77 liters.
  • The severe-use change interval of 15,000 miles or 12 months applies equally to both the standard and limited-slip rear differential variants. Limited-slip differentials often require fluid with specific friction-modifier additives, but the service interval structure in these specifications is identical between the two differential types.
  • Front differential fluid capacity data is present only for AWD configurations of the 3.2 V6. No front differential entries appear for the 2.6-liter AWD variant, nor for any 2WD configuration, which is consistent with 2WD vehicles not having a front differential and the 2.6 AWD using a different drivetrain architecture.

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