My friend just told me that Honda accord doesn't recover from gear problems.

I don't know how true is this. He sold his car due to frequent gear wahala.

Rumundele:
My friend just told me that Honda accord doesn't recover from gear problems.

I don't know how true is this. He sold his car due to frequent gear wahala.

He was obviously using transmission fluid NOT recommended by Honda for Honda

Rumundele:
My friend just told me that Honda accord doesn't recover from gear problems.

I don't know how true is this. He sold his car due to frequent gear wahala.

your friend knows NOTHING about Honda accord

Your friend is lieing. Maybe he patronises kazeem the meco!!!

luvinhubby:


He was obviously using transmission fluid NOT recommended by Honda for Honda

luvinhubby:


He was obviously using transmission fluid NOT recommended by Honda for Honda

Please can you post your contact here.

Rumundele:
My friend just told me that Honda accord doesn't recover from gear problems.

I don't know how true is this. He sold his car due to frequent gear wahala.

your friend doesn't maintain his car.ive used a honda for 3 years before I sold it and I did not hear pim on the gear.Am planning to buy anoda accord because of the good experience I had with the first

How do your Civics perform on Uber?

dru23:



Check the engine oil cap ......example pic below

For accord it should be 5w20... It says it on the oil cap...

Transmission fluid pic below ....... Do not joke with the transmission fluid.. It has to be what the manufacturer tells u ... To avoid stories that touch ...... Talking from experience I have few Honda Civics 03 to 05 on uber..

I hope the accord is tokunbo and not naija used ......

@luvinhubby, My rewire says my car doesn't use upstream O2 sensor. It only has one as fitted from the factory. He is the second rewire to say this. Could this be true?

2003 Honda Accord V4 engine

nagoya2:
How do your Civics perform on Uber?

I love the civic. Keep in mind the Honda civic were design to be a low maintenance car from the start.....

I had issues with the transmissions in the past.. But once I was able to pass it . I was home sweet home. The engine are almost bullet proof . they can take alot of abuse, but the transmission can't it .. It is a most you use the rite transmission fluid .......


By the way how did you come about the moniker Nagoya ? Did u visit or leaved in Japan ?

dru23:



I love the civic. Keep in mind the Honda civic were design to be a low maintenance car from the start.....

I had issues with the transmissions in the past.. But once I was able to pass it . I was home sweet home. The engine are almost bullet proof . they can take alot of abuse, but the transmission can't it .. It is a most you use the rite transmission fluid .......


By the way how did you come about the moniker Nagoya ? Did u visit or leaved in Japan ?

I have a Honda Civic 03. Engine is top notch.

Transmission jerks when switching and after a long drive(from Lagos to IB) i need to press the accelerator really hard to reverse..

justifiedcoyy:
I have a Honda Civic 03. Engine is top notch.

Transmission jerks when switching and after a long drive(from Lagos to IB) i need to press the accelerator really hard to reverse..

I hope you are using the recommended Transmissions fluid for it ..... The engine can take abuse, but the transmission will not tolerate it . it will end in premium tears.. Below is the recommended ATF


Since I don't want you to waste your hard earn money by telling you to replace the transmission. The issue you are having might just be simple .... It might be your transmission solenoid is dirty, weak , damage or better it needs total replacement.

A mechanic will simply tell you to replace the transmission, rather than check the solenoid... I have recommended mechanics in the past. For peace of mind and integrity I don't do it anymore....


This is why I always preach to car owners to always use the correct fluids in their cars . And to avoid short cuts...... I wish you the best of luck in finding the solution

dru23:



I love the civic. Keep in mind the Honda civic were design to be a low maintenance car from the start.....

I had issues with the transmissions in the past.. But once I was able to pass it . I was home sweet home. The engine are almost bullet proof . they can take alot of abuse, but the transmission can't it .. It is a most you use the rite transmission fluid .......


By the way how did you come about the moniker Nagoya ? Did u visit or leaved in Japan ?

Both engine and transmission are bullet proof.. Infact the transmission is more bullet proof than engine.

I have driven my 08 civic twice without a drop of oil.

Transmission still moves and select fine (4 yrs counting)

Mind you I use oandon dextron 2 since I got the car.

Gear switches like time seconds hand.

Rumundele:
My friend just told me that Honda accord doesn't recover from gear problems.

I don't know how true is this. He sold his car due to frequent gear wahala.

Lack of maintenance......don't blame the car, blame the owner.....

On the Benz thread a new car owner was complaining that his TOKUNBO Benz was making weird noises after oil change . She stated that the car was not like that before. And the mechanic use 20w50 oil on a 2013 Benz ........
So plz don't blame the car

Structuralman:
@luvinhubby, My rewire says my car doesn't use upstream O2 sensor. It only has one as fitted from the factory. He is the second rewire to say this. Could this be true?

2003 Honda Accord V4 engine

Is your model the one with a SULEV engine? Those are the ones with two sensors.

Conner44:


Is your model the one with a SULEV engine? Those are the ones with two sensors.

I don't know if mine is SULEV engine. So you mean that some engines come with only one sensor?

Conner44:


Is your model the one with a SULEV engine? Those are the ones with two sensors.

I just checked, it's a SULEV engine.

Structuralman:


I just checked, it's a SULEV engine.

Can I ask how you know for sure that it’s a sulev engine? The sulevs are supposed to have an extra o2 sensor and a different type of catalyst.

Conner44:


Can I ask how you know for sure that it’s a sulev engine? The sulevs are supposed to have an extra o2 sensor and a different type of catalyst.

Sulev was written on the side glass.

Structuralman:


Sulev was written on the side glass.

Good morning house


Please which oil is best OK for my 08 Honda civic.. I just aquire de baby of recent and my mech is saying we are using Mobil

Please ur advice will help a long way

Structuralman:


Sulev was written on the side glass.

Okay that’s settled. If you haven’t changed the brain box of the car before then you should be having emissions malfunction codes if you’re driving with only one sensor. There should be the AF sensor on your exhaust manifold and the O2 sensor at the catalyst part of your exhaust pipe. Have you scanned the car already? Which of the sensors is missing?

Bigsunny01:




Good morning house


Please which oil is best OK for my 08 Honda civic.. I just aquire de baby of recent and my mech is saying we are using Mobil

Please ur advice will help a long way

Did you acquire it as a Nigerian used or tokumbo? If it’s Nigeria used then follow your mechanics suggestion but if it’s tokumbo then use a good oil with the 5w30 weight for it.

Conner44:


Okay that’s settled. If you haven’t changed the brain box of the car before then you should be having emissions malfunction codes if you’re driving with only one sensor. There should be the AF sensor on your exhaust manifold and the O2 sensor at the catalyst part of your exhaust pipe. Have you scanned the car already? Which of the sensors is missing?

The 02 sensor on the catalyst part is present but the rewire said the socket under the drivers seat is missing. Will scan the car for missing sensors (Like AF sensor) when I come back from church. Yesterday's scan threw codes P0135 and P141.

Structuralman:


The 02 sensor on the catalyst part is present but the rewire said the socket under the drivers seat is missing. Will scan the car for missing sensors (Like AF sensor) when I come back from church. Yesterday's scan threw codes P0135 and P141.

If you look behind your engine, at the part facing the firewall you’d see a metal covering over your exhaust manifold. Your AF sensor is under that pan. If you have a space on your O2 sensor socket and a sensor plugged in but with nowhere to link it to under your front passenger seat then I believe that part of your harness is either hidden (wires bent back/way from where it’s supposed to pop out from) or lost (cut off by a prior auto electrician).

So try to go under your passenger seat with a flashlight and a flat screwdriver, push your passenger seat all the way forward, loosen the single plastic floor carpet fastener, pull back the carpet and look around very carefully. The main harness port where you are supposed to plug in your O2 sensor runs from under that chair towards the handbrake/gear lever part of your car and then straight ahead to the brain box.

You can try doing the checking at night when your eyes can focus well with your flashlight. You would see the plug for your present O2 sensor dangling somewhere under there then look around for the main harness port. Go on YouTube and watch how to plug in the sensor for your car and you’d see everything you need to know.

I have changed the recommended ATF but still same story.
The mechanic told me to replace gear exchanger, he was pointing at something in the engine enclosure with red and black cable plug, when i ask what is gear exchanger.
My car still kick when you engage gear to drive.

Guru in the house, do you think the exchanger is the problem?
How do i get a good gear exchanger, and how much it will cost me to get in PH.

Structuralman:


The 02 sensor on the catalyst part is present but the rewire said the socket under the drivers seat is missing. Will scan the car for missing sensors (Like AF sensor) when I come back from church. Yesterday's scan threw codes P0135 and P141.

First Pic is the location of your IAT sensor.

Second is the scan codes description

Third and fourth are your components locations.

Rumundele:
I have changed the recommended ATF but still same story.
The mechanic told me to replace gear exchanger, he was pointing at something in the engine enclosure with red and black cable plug, when i ask what is gear exchanger.
My car still kick when you engage gear to drive.

Guru in the house, do you think the exchanger is the problem?
How do i get a good gear exchanger, and how much it will cost me to get in PH.

Snap the gear exchanger so we understand your mech better.

Conner44:


If you look behind your engine, at the part facing the firewall you’d see a metal covering over your exhaust manifold. Your AF sensor is under that pan. If you have a space on your O2 sensor socket and a sensor plugged in but with nowhere to link it to under your front passenger seat then I believe that part of your harness is either hidden (wires bent back/way from where it’s supposed to pop out from) or lost (cut off by a prior auto electrician).

So try to go under your passenger seat with a flashlight and a flat screwdriver, push your passenger seat all the way forward, loosen the single plastic floor carpet fastener, pull back the carpet and look around very carefully. The main harness port where you are supposed to plug in your O2 sensor runs from under that chair towards the handbrake/gear lever part of your car and then straight ahead to the brain box.

You can try doing the checking at night when your eyes can focus well with your flashlight. You would see the plug for your present O2 sensor dangling somewhere under there then look around for the main harness port. Go on YouTube and watch how to plug in the sensor for your car and you’d see everything you need to know.

Thank you very much for this.

Conner44:


First Pic is the location of your IAT sensor.

Second is the scan codes description

Third and fourth are your components locations.

There is no issue with my IAT sensor which you encircled in red. Could you please send me a pictorial location as you did above of my upstream O2 sensor?

Structuralman:


There is no issue with my IAT sensor which you encircled in red. Could you please send me a pictorial location as you did above of my upstream O2 sensor?

Sorry I meant AF ratio sensor. According to your scan codes PO135 and PO141 you have a general malfunction with both your AF and O2 sensors. They might both be linked together meaning fix one issue and the other issue goes away.

Maybe if you plug your O2 sensor back the code for your AF sensor will go away

@conner44
So to conclude...the encircled in red is AF sensor right?

Structuralman:
@conner44
So to conclude...the encircled in red is AF sensor right?

Yes. Check if it’s wiring is loose. If it’s firm then either the sensor itself is bad or your codes are O2 sensor related.

Conner44:


Yes. Check if it’s wiring is loose. If it’s firm then either the sensor itself is bad or your codes are O2 sensor related.

Ok sir. Many thanks for your help.