Another AT problem

[SNAKE V6]

Hirap din pag hi-tek na kotse, dami na sensors!

[speedyfix]

both good and bad ang sensors.

it forces people to keep on their toes and forces old school mechanics out if they cannot adopt to the changes sa mga auto.

[Galactus]

Over the weekend, I observed the car, hindi na nga sya nagsi-shift pag nasa D3 or D4. So, after starting or from a full stop, I shift to 2 para lang maganda arangkada. But most importantly, hindi na nga nag-eengage ang VTEC. (pero hindi naman umiilaw CEL ko)

Galing me sa Banawe kahapon, hoping for a cheap and quick fix for my AT problem. Scanned the surplus shops, pero bad trip, di nila alam kung ano TCM. I had to explain what it means, but all they knew was the ECU or computer box (but even this I had to explain to them).

Pero meron amuyong dun na ni-refer ako sa isang AT mechanic, so sinamahan nya ako sa Kabignayan St. Yung mekaniko dun, after looking under the hood, disconnected this cable (shift cable ba ito?? malapit sa throttle body, opposite the accelerator cable). Tapos sabi nya sa akin, test drive mo muna, tapos balik ka dito.

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(paki-magnify/ enlarge na lang yung pix,its the black cable upper middle left side)

Aba, pagka-start ko, hindi na nagbi-blink yung D4 indicator, and nag-automatic ang shifting kahit D4! Maganda yung arangkada. Sadly, it lasted for only 10 seconds, nagblink ulit, then ayaw na naman auto-shift. Sabi nya rin, wala daw TCM ang Accord, ECU lang, so most probably electrical/ electronics ang problema (solenoid, etc.). But he said na hindi nga siguro transmission kasi ok pa yung gears.

Baka may expert dito on AT who can help me?

[Galactus]

Update ko lang ito.

Went to Automatic Transmission Master along Visayas Avenue last week, and came home disappointed. Obvious kasi na gusto lang nilang ipa-overhaul ko yung AT ko without a thorough diagnosis...total estimate was P31,750 (labor, repair kit, AT Filter and 10 liters of ATF)

Sablay pa nga yung diagnosis...sabi nung may-ari kakagawa lang daw nila ng Accord 2 weeks ago. Sabi nya ang common problem daw ay yung Overdrive at nagbi-blink nga daw yung D4 or N(eutral). Eh wala naman Overdrive ang Accord at D4 lang ang nagbi-blink (sa ibang Honda models abroad, yung "S"). Haven't come across any Honda model na N yung nagbi-blink

Bale ginawa nya lang, inangat yung 2 front wheels at ni-rev, while observing the tach. Walang test drive. Based on that, sabi nya problema daw yung "1" at "D4" Eh, ok pa naman hatak ng all gears, the main problem is that hindi nga automatic ang shifting when in D3 or D4. Less than 2 mins. lang ang observation, tapos recommendation agad is overhaul. Sana kahit yung electrical is na-check, kasi dun talaga ang suspect ko

[niky]

Actually D4 nga ang Overdrive, but yeah, it sounds fishy.