| Tahoe4wd |
I have been away from the board for awhile. Surprised to find so many transmission probs! Now mine is acting up but it doesn't whir. Mine takes awhile to engage after shifting. So when I back up, stop and put in Drive it won't go for about 3 or 4 seconds then a jerky engagement and then I'm fine. No noticable loss in MPG though. Does this sound familiar to anyone as a tranny problem??
Have had pretty good luck with this car so far but did have the suspension Clunk that was finally fixed. Also starting to lose fluid out of the Pwr Steering but no evidence of drips on the floor(??)
I only have 45,000 on my 01 so maybe I can get covered under warranty? I have to admit, this is my first Acura/honda and I'm disappointed that the transmission is going out!:( Other than the above, I have really enjoyed the car, especially the excellent mileage! |
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| hhwc |
| I believe the delay (after shifting) is normal. My X does it too. |
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| TheWorm |
A slight delay going from R to D is normal...but not "jerky" engagement...assuming you're not gassing it...It's pretty smooth except for the clack-clack-clack as you move the shift lever. But you know what's normal since you've had the car awhile.
You're still under warranty...it's either 4/48 or 4/50 (can't remember) but you're OK on that part. |
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| frostyra |
| Out of curiosity, at what mileage did you have your transmission fluid changed, and was it a single change or a triple change? (A triple change is when they drain as much fluid as they can, refill it, drive it for a couple of miles, then do that twice more.) This gets around 90% of the old fluid replaced by new, vs around 40% for a single change. Honda is not doing us any favors by not providing better fluid cooling, and by not providing any kind of fluid filter. |
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| DaleB |
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Originally posted by frostyra
Out of curiosity, at what mileage did you have your transmission fluid changed, and was it a single change or a triple change? (A triple change is when they drain as much fluid as they can, refill it, drive it for a couple of miles, then do that twice more.) This gets around 90% of the old fluid replaced by new, vs around 40% for a single change. Honda is not doing us any favors by not providing better fluid cooling, and by not providing any kind of fluid filter.
What do you do, frostyra? I did a 3X at about 18K. Just did not like the looks of the fluid. And I have no problem continuing that 'severe' schedule. |
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| Tahoe4wd |
I don't know how Acura did the transmission flush. I have had the dealer do all the scheduled maintenance except for 2 oil+filter changes which I did myself. So I don't know their methodology. It seems to me that my symptoms of the delay in engagement started about a year ago and is getting worse. I don' t remember any delay when I first got the car, (but middle age and foggy memory may be a factor here).
Guess I should request to drive a new one and see if that one does it to convince the service writer, (if I even need to convince him??) I just don't want to be out of warranty then have the transmission fail when it is probably starting now.
If they fix the transmission under warranty this will still be the best large size new car I ever had, problem wise! |
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| Mocking-DX |
hi guys, quick question ---at what interval should you change transmission fluid under normal driving condition.
my last one was at 30,000 by acura dealer
thanks |
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| DaleB |
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Originally posted by Mocking-DX
hi guys, quick question ---at what interval should you change transmission fluid under normal driving condition.
my last one was at 30,000 by acura dealer
thanks
Did you do a simple one time drain, or 3 times, which removes about 90% of the old fluid. Or a flush?
I had a 3X drain at 19,000 miles. Seems soon I know. But did not like the color of the dark fluid. Considering that the tranny does not have standard replaceable fluid filter I change it more often. Who knows, with the pending recall I may have to replace the whole thing anyway.
Others do a one time drain at every oil change or every 7500 miles. Not a bad way to go in my book. Still others follow the manual recommendations. |
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| bb123 |
Dale, does the 3x flush contemplate removing 1/3 of the fluid, refilling with new, circulating, draining 1/3, refilling with new, circulating, draining 1/3, and refilling a third time?
If so, don't you end up with 8/27ths (about 30%) of the original dirty fluid still in the tranny? Isn't the problem that with the second and third flush, you remove 1/3 of the new fluid each time along with 1/3 of the old? |
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| DaleB |
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Originally posted by bb123
Dale, does the 3x flush contemplate removing 1/3 of the fluid, refilling with new, circulating, draining 1/3, refilling with new, circulating, draining 1/3, and refilling a third time?
If so, don't you end up with 8/27ths (about 30%) of the original dirty fluid still in the tranny? Isn't the problem that with the second and third flush, you remove 1/3 of the new fluid each time along with 1/3 of the old?
I think you are right, 70% replenishment would seem more accurate. I forget now how we ended up with 89%.
The problem is not removing the new fluid on additional drains, the real problem is they mix. But in any case, doing a 3X is certainly better than the 1X basic requirement of Acura.
And doing it more often, say every 20K, is even better yet.
A flush is the best way, and one using normal engine power to drive the ATF pump instead of a power flush with chemicals added, is even safer. You can do it yourself, with a large bucket for the old fluid, and and have some one pouring in fresh ATF from the top, with the outlet coolant line disconnected. Idle the engine and keep adding fluid until the old fluid is running clean.
Alternately, you can disconnect both lines, and have the inlet submerged in a clean bucket of fresh fluid.
A tranny shop could do the same thing. |
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