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Car Forum / Honda Cars / March 20061994 honda civic transmission
my 1994 honda civic's transmission goes to neutral when I'm driving. When this happens I have to turn off the car and turn it back on. After I do this it goes into gears and shifts normal for about a minute then it goes back to neutral. I have to keep doing this. Sometimes it'sperfectly fine. > my 1994 honda civic's transmission goes to neutral when I'm driving. When > this happens I have to turn off the car and turn it back on. After I do > this it goes into gears and shifts normal for about a minute then it goes > back to neutral. I have to keep doing this. Sometimes it'sperfectly > fine. Is there a diagnostic light on the dash that you can see? > my 1994 honda civic's transmission goes to neutral when I'm driving. When > this happens I have to turn off the car and turn it back on. After I do > this it goes into gears and shifts normal for about a minute then it goes > back to neutral. I have to keep doing this. Sometimes it's perfectly > fine. ------------------------------ Look in the glove compartment. Car ownership isn't rocket science. If that doesn't solve it, tell us what kind of tranny and the mileage and the service history. 'Curly' >> my 1994 honda civic's transmission goes to neutral when I'm driving. >> When this happens I have to turn off the car and turn it back on. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Look in the glove compartment. If you're suggesting he check his Owner's Manual, he may not have one. Honda gives them away for free (page by page) here: https://techinfo.honda.com/rjanisis/logon.asp Click "Owner's Manuals" in the menu to the left. No login required.  SignatureTeGGeR® The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ www.tegger.com/hondafaq/ > Look in the glove compartment. Car ownership isn't rocket science. If > that doesn't solve it, tell us what kind of tranny and the mileage and > the service history. If you're suggesting that this could be solved by reading the manual, then that would be a miracle. To me this sounds like something is picking up dirt which blocks the transmission fluid. > > Look in the glove compartment. Car ownership isn't rocket science. If > > that doesn't solve it, tell us what kind of tranny and the mileage and [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > that would be a miracle. To me this sounds like something is picking up dirt > which blocks the transmission fluid. ------------------------------ I was hoping the manual would help the O.P. to determine whether their tranny was a manual or automatic (both can 'pop' out of gear), and to check the level of fluid if it's an autobox. They could then follow the instructions and determine whether there is any fluid in the tranny (if it's an auto). Dry dipstick would be a helpful thing to know when troubleshooting. A tiny bit of 'history' would go a long way too. 'Curly' > I was hoping the manual would help the O.P. to determine whether their > tranny was a manual or automatic (both can 'pop' out of gear), and to > check the level of fluid if it's an autobox. They could then follow the > instructions and determine whether there is any fluid in the tranny (if > it's an auto). Dry dipstick would be a helpful thing to know when > troubleshooting. A tiny bit of 'history' would go a long way too. Nice. Here's some info, some I will quote from the ownner's manual: Check the fluid level with the engine at normal operating temperature. 1.Park on level ground. 2.Remove dipstick, wipe dry. 3.Insert the dipstick all the way in the transmission securely... 4.Remove and check the dipstick..should be between upper and lower marks. "Always use Honda ATF-Z1 (automatic transmission fluid).If it'snot available,you may use a DEXRON III automatic transmission fluid as a temporary replacement. However,continued use can affect the shift quality. Have the transmission flushed and refilled with Honda ATF-Z1 ..." ATF-Z1 is around $6US/quart. A good reason to switch to Toyota which has a better, more reasonable choices on maintenance recommendations. If I remember correctly, a complete flush took 7-9-quarts. > ATF-Z1 is around $6US/quart. A good reason to switch to Toyota which has > a better, more reasonable choices on maintenance recommendations. my moms scion xA, (1.5l, A/T) says the tranny fluid never needs to be changed! ever! and on top of that, the 1.5 uses a timing chain. go toyota! >> ATF-Z1 is around $6US/quart. A good reason to switch to Toyota which has >> a better, more reasonable choices on maintenance recommendations. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > and on top of that, the 1.5 uses a timing chain. go toyota! finally, toyota gets into life limitation. the europeans got into that in the 90's. detroit's never produced cars good enough for life limitation to be a concern. >>> ATF-Z1 is around $6US/quart. A good reason to switch to Toyota which has >>> a better, more reasonable choices on maintenance recommendations. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > in the 90's. detroit's never produced cars good enough for life > limitation to be a concern. if i ever got a scion xA, id likely try replacing the fluid at 100k anyway, with toyota fluid, of course. >>>> ATF-Z1 is around $6US/quart. A good reason to switch to Toyota which >>>> has [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > if i ever got a scion xA, id likely try replacing the fluid at 100k > anyway, with toyota fluid, of course. if you can. bmw for instance don't even have a drain plug. >> ATF-Z1 is around $6US/quart. A good reason to switch to Toyota which has >> a better, more reasonable choices on maintenance recommendations. > > my moms scion xA, (1.5l, A/T) says the tranny fluid never needs to be > changed! ever! That's the new TW fluid (no dipstick), and it SHOULD be changed regularly even though Toyota says you don't have to. The Toyota techs I've read talking about this are very suspicious of this "lifetime" fluid. It's still going to collect clutch particles and other contaminants, and friction modifiers are still going to wear out. I think this is going to be another fiasco like those ultra-long oil change intervals. To check or change the TW fluid, you need to get underneath as though it were a manual tranny. > and on top of that, the 1.5 uses a timing chain. go toyota! AND valves with no rocker mechanism. The clearances last forever if you change the oil regularly. SignatureTeGGeR® The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ www.tegger.com/hondafaq/ |
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