My wife's 1999 Accord has this situation.  When accelerating at
normal pace and the engine (automatic) shifts into 3rd gear and yo
then push your foot down to pass (i.e. getting on the expressway) an
the engine down-shifts into second gear, there is a slight hesitatio
with the engine still reving before the car takes off

I went to a transmission place and they said there was "metal debris i
the system".  He said they did not know what kind of metal but the
would have to take apart the transmission to look inside ($500 labor
plus the cost of parts.  Is there any truth to this or is he just goin
to not do anything and say something like "well, the parts loo
good...cash or credit?

If there is something wrong will it eventually hurt the car and make i
(maybe) not operable, or can I just not floor it in this situation

Thanks!

Eddie
If the transmission shop found metal debris in the bottom of
the pan.  they should of told you right there and then that yo
needed a rebuilt done? "metal in the bottom of the oil pan" no
only indicates something is coming apart internally but that debri

in there and believe me there is more of it through-out the transmission
and Torque converter its not only bad but at the same time will attack an
damage your clutches in the clutch pak. and eventuall

giving you clutch slippage Eddie
i would take it to a other shop and get a second opinion on prices $$
and yes you can bet your problem will eventually get worse before gettin
anybetter and become not operable

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johnin

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Hondas have a magnetic drain plug . . There's always metal filings on
it. That's the way it's designed. It's a great 'sales feature' if the
repair man is a crook, sadly.

'Curly'

It could also be the transmission solenoids need to be removed and
cleaned along with new clean fluid.  The solenoids could be sticking due
to metal debris or sticky fluid, causing hesitation.  This does not
require "disassembly of the transmission", but only removal of the
solenoids to flush them out.  I have done this to my own acura legend
and it works great.  I only had to remove the battery to get to the
solenoids.

I would go to another transmission shop for another opinion.

dan