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Car Forum / Honda Cars / June 2006transmission question
My wife's 1999 Accord has this situation. When accelerating at a normal pace and the engine (automatic) shifts into 3rd gear and you then push your foot down to pass (i.e. getting on the expressway) and the engine down-shifts into second gear, there is a slight hesitation with the engine still reving before the car takes off. I went to a transmission place and they said there was "metal debris in the system". He said they did not know what kind of metal but they 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 going to not do anything and say something like "well, the parts look good...cash or credit?" If there is something wrong will it eventually hurt the car and make it (maybe) not operable, or can I just not floor it in this situation? Thanks!! Eddie G > My wife's 1999 Accord has this situation. When accelerating at a > normal pace and the engine (automatic) shifts into 3rd gear and you [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > Eddie G ------------------------------------------ Yeah, and they would have refilled it with Dexron and an additive when they were through too. (putting non-Honda ATF in can be FATAL in the long-term). Go to Honda dealer, buy 7 quarts of Z1 ATF and a crush washer, drain-n-fill it once (3.5 quarts, it's easy) and drive it a week. Then do it again. Go to google, click on 'groups', and search for honda drain-n-fill. Thorough instructions will be found. P.S. Always mention the mileage, it's not Psychic Wednesday. 'Curly' > > My wife's 1999 Accord has this situation. When accelerating at a > > normal pace and the engine (automatic) shifts into 3rd gear and you [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > > P.S. Always mention the mileage, it's not Psychic Wednesday. Sorry...I thought it was Psychic Tuesday. 90k. And thanks!! > > My wife's 1999 Accord has this situation. When accelerating at a > > normal pace and the engine (automatic) shifts into 3rd gear and you [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > do it again. Go to google, click on 'groups', and search for honda > drain-n-fill. Thorough instructions will be found. What is Z1 ATF? Is that trans fluid? I had it replaced 1-2 oil changes ago at my regular service center. Don't know what brand they used, though. > What is Z1 ATF? Is that trans fluid? I had it replaced 1-2 oil > changes ago at my regular service center. Don't know what brand they > used, though. ----------------------------------------------- As the Honda slogan says: "Don't let strangers under your hood" Z1 is the Honda Automatic Tranny Fluid. There are no substitutes. You will have to do a drain-n-fill three times now, if you want to stop your tranny from shredding itself. Do not power-flush. Search this newsgroup for more info. As for the shifting / hunting, a Honda tranny IS different, and may CLUNK into gear at low speed, especially at a YIELD sign. Here's an AMSOIL discussion that will open your eyes about how special the additives in Honda Z1 ATF are . . . . . http://www.hondasuv.com/stg/viewtopic.php?t=11261&highlight=amsoil 'Curly' > > What is Z1 ATF? Is that trans fluid? I had it replaced 1-2 oil > > changes ago at my regular service center. Don't know what brand they [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > tranny from shredding itself. Do not power-flush. Search this newsgroup > for more info. So why 3 times now when earlier you said 2 times? Is your user name from The 3 Stooges...a combo of "Curly Q" when they were talking pig latin and Links from "The Missing Link"? > > > What is Z1 ATF? Is that trans fluid? I had it replaced 1-2 oil > > > changes ago at my regular service center. Don't know what brand they [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > Is your user name from The 3 Stooges...a combo of "Curly Q" when they > were talking pig latin and Links from "The Missing Link"? ---------------------------------------- 1) Since it sounds like your tranny is presently CONTAMINATED with Non-Honda fluid, you need to be more thorough about getting ALL the other stuff out. I would normally only do it twice. 2) Soitainly !! 'Curly' >>>What is Z1 ATF? Is that trans fluid? I had it replaced 1-2 oil >>>changes ago at my regular service center. Don't know what brand they [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > So why 3 times now when earlier you said 2 times? because it's more thorough. only about 40% of the fluid changes each time. > Is your user name from The 3 Stooges...a combo of "Curly Q" when they > were talking pig latin and Links from "The Missing Link"? > What is Z1 ATF? Is that trans fluid? I had it replaced 1-2 oil > changes ago at my regular service center. Don't know what brand they > used, though. Z1 is the correct Honda ATF. Who knows what your "regular service center" used. Unless they were a Honda specialist, they probably put in the wrong stuff! John >My wife's 1999 Accord has this situation. When accelerating at a >normal pace and the engine (automatic) shifts into 3rd gear and you >then push your foot down to pass (i.e. getting on the expressway) and >the engine down-shifts into second gear, there is a slight hesitation >with the engine still reving before the car takes off. Honda trannies do this. Probably a lot. Mine have. And being a lazy bugger I've had all my maintenance on-scheduled at the dealer. You think that's bad, try accellerating at maximum pace with one of these sticky trans, definitely bad news. In any case, even if your service center has been using the proper Z1, an extra drain-and-fill or two will likely make things better, for about 5k miles, before it slowly slides back to misbehavior. J. |
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