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Sedans Honda Accord Honda Accord (1998-2002) Maintenance and Repair
1936 messages, Last post on Nov 21, 2009 at 5:35 PM
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Replying to: mitchflorida (Aug 06, 2009 11:42 am) |
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Replying to: don_nc (Aug 06, 2009 10:19 am)
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Replying to: blufz1 (Aug 06, 2009 9:28 pm) Has anyone else had to replace the transmission twice and if so, how much did Honda cover ? Original price is $2900 and the dealer offered to reduce it to $2200. Thanks
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| I have a 2000 accord lx 4 cyl auto that I bought new. I have maintained it very well and have had no problems other than one motor mount and some serious transmission issues. There was a class action suit against honda for transmissions that I fell under and I have had three rebuilt transmissions put into my car - all done under warranty by honda . Each rebuilt transmission has clunked when shifting - to include the current transmission. I have simply learned to live with that. My concern is the loss of power. I live in northern alabama and with the original transmission my car almost never downshifted. Since the original transmission, each rebuilt transmission in my car has been the same - my car shifts at every little hill. On the interstate I cannot use cruise control as I will be going 4400 rpm at 70 mph on any hill. I prevent that by anticipating hills and running to about 80 before the hill. With the original transmission, my car ran about 2800 rpm at 70 mph. With each replacement transmission it runs about 2500 rpm at 70 mph and thus it shifts all the time. With the lower rpm I would expect better gas mileage, but I have lost about 4 mpg with the rebuilt transmissions. I have done all the maintenance and put new plugs in at 50k and 100k and they did not alter the mileage. Any suggestions? | |
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Replying to: don_nc (Aug 07, 2009 6:08 am)
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Replying to: blufz1 (Aug 07, 2009 11:29 am) Yes, it was replaced free about 4 to 5 years ago. I guess I should have sold the car earlier so I wouldn't have to deal with transmission problems again.
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Replying to: don_nc (Aug 07, 2009 11:38 am)
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Replying to: blufz1 (Aug 07, 2009 4:31 pm) |
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| I have a 1999 Accord, with the 4 cyl. engine, appox. 120,000. Engine was rebuilt around 98K, with timing belt, fluids, belts, water pump. It has been oil changed since new with regular oil. I wanted to know what the advantages are to switch to synthetic oil, and if there's a particular way to switch, i.e engine flush, etc. Thanks! | |
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Replying to: gkepler1 (Aug 08, 2009 5:24 am) Regular oil is just fine for your car. Just stick to 3K mile oil change interval. I have heard that switching to synthetic oil in an older engine could actually cause oil leak/seepage around seals/gaskets/piston rings and increase your oil consumption. That is due to superior flow characterisitic of synthetic oil. Joe
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