Problem with 96 Civic A/T

[mikejohnny]

i just bought a 96 vtec A/T. lately napansin ko parang hindi nagshi-shift ung gear nya.

last week we went on a long trip, nasa 100kph ako then napasin ko nasa 5000rpm na. kaya ang ingay ng makina. pero pag minsan naman 100kph ako nasa 2000rpm+ lang, tapos nararamdaman ko pang nagshi-shift ung gear. parang hindi pare-pareho me mga araw na parang hindi nagpapalit ng gear un A/T.

kindly give me some advice or thoughts before ko dalhin sa casa. tnx in advance.

[squala]

Medyo sakit nga ng VTEC ang A/T. Yung amin mas matagal magshift compared sa ibang Honda. Gusto ko nga sanang paadjust pero di ko alam kung saan.

Try mo na lang pacheck sa transmission specialist. Padrain mo siguro ang ATF, tapos palinis ang loob at refill ng bagong fluid. Pag hindi pa rin ok baka sira na yan.

[chris_d]

I dont know if this would work on your vehicle, you can try resetting the ECU & TCM.

[mikejohnny]

sir, what's ECU & TCM means? (sorry for my ignorance)

[chris_d]

Basically the computer box for the engine and transmission.

[speedyfix]

sa honda it's just the ecu.

try replacing the atf. it might help a bit.

[mikejohnny]

ok thanks, ano ba magandang brand ng ATF?

[jojo_mouth2]

any ATF brand will be okey.

[city]

Try bringing it to casa and have it analyzed...they would be your best bet pagdating sa ganyan.

city

[speedyfix]

castrol atf is pretty good.

[mikejohnny]

gud day guys, napa drain and pinalitan ko na bago atf ung civic ko but still the same. basta bagong start or cold start, maganda takbo laging nagshi-shift ung gear pero once uminit na yung makina then huminto ka ng matagal something like na-trafic ka for 5mins or nagpa-gas ka lang, patayin or hindi mo man ung makina, once na umandar ka ulit di na naman magshi-shift ung gear. laging ganito daily. tinignan na ng friend ko lahat ng wirings papunta sa computer box pero ok naman daw lahat.

do you think there's something wrong na with the transmission? suggest nya convert na lang daw namin sa M/T dahil mas less ang gastos kesa paayos ung A/T nya.

[speedyfix]

if you go manual you have to replace a couple of things including your computerbox, iacv, pedals, shifter linkage, flywheel, clutch disc, pressure plate and release bearing, clutch primary, plus the tranny itself. a couple more things also that i'm probably leaving out.

[[G]eoffre[Y]]

my car is also Honda VTEC 96'. same problem with mikejohnny how could you tell that the A/T is already broken or need to be replaced.

OT: and if someone know's the TEL# of SpeedyFix or Baltak Motors please let me know thank you!!!

Sowee im just new here.

[theveed]

Troubleshooting AT is extremely difficult, but in most cases yung torque converter ang may problema or yung TCM...

Geoffrey: Please do a search for the location, number and direction for the 2 shops mentioned.

[bardigones]

try
1. replacing the auto transmission fluid
2. resetting the computer (by disconnecting the negative battery terminal for about 5 minutes)
3. also to install a grounding kit from negative terminal to the transmission body (wild suggestion lang)

there's an A/T specialist near tesda in the east service road of bicutan (near fort bonifacio gate 3

hi blacklynx, that a/t shop near tesda is Lucas Transmission. car dealership does sub-con to this shop if they cannot repair it in-house. when my lowered car(mit. lancer) hit a big concrete block at the middle of the street, airport road in paranaque to be exact, they were the first in my mind. i never bothered bringing it to the casa, because they will replace the whole a/t assembly which might cost me 200K+(experience of another mitsubishi owner). brought it to mr lucas and he only replaced the transmission housing and overhauled the parts inside. cost me P68K that time. pricey but its worth it. if ever i will have another major a/t problem, i would definitely bring it to them again. AND.... they are open 24 hours. though they dont work 24 hours, they accept your car and entertain your problem even at the middle of the night. i think jun and some of his crew are stay in or live in the same vicinity.

there is another a/t shop in visayas ave, q.c. the name is "automatic transmission specialist". good feedback from them also. though i dont know which one is better or which one is cheaper.

[speedyfix]

just get a surplus one... might be easier and better than rebuilding the engine.