Conner44:


When you start moving from gear one and it’s about to enter gear two if you lift your feet from your throttle pedal would it shift smoothly?

walestega:


Any suggestion on what to do?

Conner44:


One of your solenoid screens is almost plugged up because of dirty or old transmission fluid. The bad news is that the affected solenoid is not one of the two switches visible and easily accessible on the external part of your gearbox but the culprit is actually one of the other D, E or F solenoids INSIDE the gearbox housing itself.

To take care of the issue you’d have to drain out all yiur transmission fluid and drop your gearbox then open the casing to be able to reach the affected one to clean it up properly. Also don’t forget to clean your transmission oil filter while you’re in there.

Or

You can do your transmission drain and fill THREE TIMES to try and flush out the debris blocking the screen of the affected solenoid. Remember to use original atf dw1 fluid in your transmission.

Your luck is that this issue isn’t one that can grenade your gearbox because people have driven with the same symptoms for years without their gearbox packing up. It’s just the discomfort of always checking your rpms and lifting your foot to change the gear from 1 to 2 that’s the hassle plus the fact that you can’t zoom off from a stop light smartly because of it.

walestega:


Many thanks for the detailed explanation.

If I may ask, for the drain and fill, will it be done all at once or do I need to drive the car in between?

Conner44:


Drive it for at least 300kms in between making sure your get up to speeds where you’d engage fifth gear. You can drive it for a couple of days to get to this amount of required mileage between changes.

Phobos19:
Need Help!!!

Car: Honda Accord 2004 2.4L i4
Problem noticed: Car drives well on a free road. After getting stuck in traffic for some mins, hard shifting is noticed (having to get to RPM to shift to the next gear). Then there is a kickback when downshifting (taking the leg off throttle). Once I park by the road side, engine off and back on, it resets. Until the next traffic.
This mostly happens after a long drive

CEL is off
Car scanned: Codes- P0685, P0780, P1734 (PCM/ECM power relay circuit control malfunction, problem in shift control system and shift solenoid valves B and C stuck on respectively)

What's the possible solution to this?

Conner44:


One of your solenoid screens is almost plugged up because of dirty or old transmission fluid. The bad news is that the affected solenoid is not one of the two switches visible and easily accessible on the external part of your gearbox but the culprit is actually one of the other D, E or F solenoids INSIDE the gearbox housing itself.

To take care of the issue you’d have to drain out all yiur transmission fluid and drop your gearbox then open the casing to be able to reach the affected one to clean it up properly. Also don’t forget to clean your transmission oil filter while you’re in there.

Or

You can do your transmission drain and fill THREE TIMES to try and flush out the debris blocking the screen of the affected solenoid. Remember to use original atf dw1 fluid in your transmission.

Your luck is that this issue isn’t one that can grenade your gearbox because people have driven with the same symptoms for years without their gearbox packing up. It’s just the discomfort of always checking your rpms and lifting your foot to change the gear from 1 to 2 that’s the hassle plus the fact that you can’t zoom off from a stop light smartly because of it.

Namzy:

Lol I remember having this issues for years until I changed the transmission when other faults developed. I was the only one that knows how to "shift" gently to avoid the jerk

Conner44:


You get the jerk lol if you allow someone that doesn’t know how to drive it smoothly handle the car for a week all your engine and gearbox mounts go break because of that yeye jerking

Left for me I’d just pay small workmanship to bring down the gearbox and clean all the solenoids than doing the transmission fluid change 3 times.

Cleaning the solenoids gives a 100% solution to the problem (so far the mechanic is competent) but the transmission fluid change is a slow process and can be effective 70% of the time in curing the issue.

Namzy:

Lol very frustrating. No check engine light, no d light flashing, no transmission codes. Infact I'm sure I intentionally spoilt the transmission ring to get rid of the jerk by pouring in lucas transmission stop leak. Transmission packed up about a year later. I'm sure the transmission would still move if I'd taken the oil out but I just wanted a new transmission and went that route

Conner44:


Your shift solenoid B & C In directly in front of your gearbox under your battery tray. It’s the one with two wire plugs sticking into it. Remove it and clean it up then see if the issue gets better.

Abidecdrock:
Honda Genuine ATF DW-1 oil

luvinhubby:


That pix looks a bit IS suspicious

luvinhubby:


That pix looks a bit suspicious

Abidecdrock:
Honda Genuine ATF DW-1 oil

kingreign:

Fake!

kingreign:

Fake!

arduino:
Anybody with idea of how much inner CV joint head for 2013 Toyota Camry cost?
My mechanic quoted N20,000

Dozieson:


Buy new o. Don't buy toks that will contaminate your gear box.

Thurmieee:
Pls I need a honda specialist to fix some issues with my car

kingreign:

What type of car abs where’s the location of the car?

Thurmieee:

Honda civic lagos

haslaw:
Pls does anyone know where I can buy pedal lock or steering lock in Abuja

vivalavida:
Please what is the gear oil I should use for an Acura tsx 2008. First time car owner here. I need all the help I can get from you guys.

Conner44:


One of your solenoid screens is almost plugged up because of dirty or old transmission fluid. The bad news is that the affected solenoid is not one of the two switches visible and easily accessible on the external part of your gearbox but the culprit is actually one of the other D, E or F solenoids INSIDE the gearbox housing itself.

To take care of the issue you’d have to drain out all yiur transmission fluid and drop your gearbox then open the casing to be able to reach the affected one to clean it up properly. Also don’t forget to clean your transmission oil filter while you’re in there.

Or

You can do your transmission drain and fill THREE TIMES to try and flush out the debris blocking the screen of the affected solenoid. Remember to use original atf dw1 fluid in your transmission.

Your luck is that this issue isn’t one that can grenade your gearbox because people have driven with the same symptoms for years without their gearbox packing up. It’s just the discomfort of always checking your rpms and lifting your foot to change the gear from 1 to 2 that’s the hassle plus the fact that you can’t zoom off from a stop light smartly because of it.