Re: 1994 honda civic transmission

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Re: 1994 honda civic transmission

SoCalMike	31 Mar 2006 01:13
>>> 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.

jim beam

30 Mar 2006 04:32

>> ATF-Z1 is around $6US/quart. A good reason to switch to Toyota which has
>> a better, more reasonable choices on maintenance recommendations.
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>
> 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.

SoCalMike	30 Mar 2006 04:02
> 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!

Burt

28 Mar 2006 07:18

> 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.

'Curly Q. Links'

27 Mar 2006 17:14

> > 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
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> that would be a miracle. To me this sounds like something is picking up dirt
> which blocks the transmission fluid.

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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'

Burt	27 Mar 2006 13:49
> 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.

'Curly Q. Links'

26 Mar 2006 20:40

> 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.

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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'

lole	24 Mar 2006 13:30
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.

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