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I have not had this car long and guess what…yea. Tranny issues. Have had it rebuilt and still have issues. I have 12 month warranty on rebuild. Its already been back 3 times to be tweeked. I’m getting ready to take it back in.
When the transmission is cold, 1st will not engage after coming to a stop. It will also slip at higher speed. And if you are idling (at higher speeds) then put your foot down, the transmission says no way bro and does not even engage.
I have been researching forums and have read that there may be a solution for this transmission. An ’06 or ’07 used (low time) 6cyl Accord trans. I am seriously considering this for the hopefully not too near future. I love this car and the Transmission is awesome when it is good. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
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Are you beating the living piss out of your transmission, or does someone just suck horribly at rebuilding transmissions? You could put a “junkyard” transmission in there, I have done it before with no problems on other cars. You could also go to an auto parts store, most of them sell factory rebuilt transmissions for right around the cost to have a transmission rebuilt, and they usually have a 100000 mile warranty.
if its slipping clutch bands. not going anywhere torque converter.
have them pull the pan.see if its filled with debri.if it is the rebuild
did not go right.I don’t drive like a grandmother or nascar driver.Torque converter is new. 3 and 4 pressure sensors are new. it has been taken apart twice since the rebuild. I was advised to get remanned and not rebuild. i could not afford reman at the time. the guy that did the work is reputable and cooperative. I still have question about the swap with accord tranny. I’ve done a lot of research and apparently is a good fix. Anyone else hear of this?…Thanks
I did some research, and it looks like the transmissions from those cars are pretty much the same. There are some differences, so you cant really tell if it will bolt right up and work the same without seeing both of them side by side. I would just get a reman, I know it costs alot, but you will probably save yourself alot of trouble.
I work at an acura dealer and see issues with aftermarket rebuilds all the time. Save your money and buy an acura reman trans. They cost more but are also much more reliable. Your car may need a new ecu at the same time to help extend the life of your trans. You would need to check with a dealer to see if yours is eligable for the pcm replacement.
As far as I know an 04-up tl or accord trans will not bolt on.
Im 95% sure that 99′ is gen1,’03 is gen 2 and’04 began gen 3. ’06 accord tranny will not bolt on to gen 1 tl ( ’99-’02)
Im not bragging, but Ive spent a lot of time researching this. If I am incorrect than the info I recieved from acura and honda mechanics is wrong. The swap would require ( according to my info) a new ecu and the trans speed cable would have to be connected in a different spot than the acura trans. Used low miles accord tranny can be had for $600-$1000, $500 install. Honda supposedly fixed the tranny issues with this
generation. I guess none of you have experience or have heard of this swap. I appreciate all the input.Shit, go for it. If you can get the tranny for a good price and you think it will work, worst case you have to re-sell it. At least you wont be out all your money.
[quote=”ridinred24″ post=47928]I work at an acura dealer and see issues with aftermarket rebuilds all the time. Save your money and buy an acura reman trans. They cost more but are also much more reliable. Your car may need a new ecu at the same time to help extend the life of your trans. You would need to check with a dealer to see if yours is eligable for the pcm replacement.
As far as I know an 04-up tl or accord trans will not bolt on.[/quote]
This is almost exactly what I was going to say including that you can’t bolt up a 6 cylinder transmission to a K series engine. Aside from that why would you want to use the most problematic transmission Honda ever made?
In my experience those transmissions were not known for problems. Most Honda transmission problems on vehicles that are not known for transmission problems are caused by outside forces. The main things being the use of transmission fluid other than Honda and also not checking the fluid level properly by leaving the engine running while checking the level. In short, keep your vehicle maintained with Honda parts and avoid working with aftermarket transmission shops not familiar with Hondas. Honda automatics are not like most automatic transmissions and require special care to service. Also, anytime you look for a transmission rebuild shop make sure they have a transmission dyno. If not look for another shop. The good shops have a dyno to check their work after they finish a rebuild.
I am still trying to find a specific link that included a few acura and honda guys talking about this swap, but I have found this for now…http://tl.acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=851976. There are similar links all over acurazine.com dicussing this swap. I’m just suprised no anybody here has heard of it. If you are an acura tech, I am not suprised you suggest an acura tranny only, but the accord/oddysy tranny ’06 or ’07 has fixed the design flaw and it bolts on to the 03′ tl-s. There are people doing it all the time.
You are partially correct. An ’04 tl tranny will not bolt up to an ’03 tl, but an ’05-’07 accord or oddysey 6-speed will.
Thanks for the input guys. I am not trying to be obstinate, but its all over the internet that people are making this swap…for the last few years. I have only seen a couple of threads that people posted stating their results. I think once most people fix the problem they go their own way and dont worry about it anymore or something. The threads I have seen and will have to find again stated that the swap was basically plug and play, and the accord tranny was even better in 4th because it has a different ratio than the oem tl tranny. the tl trans 4th gear is almost an overdrive gear and does not pull as well as the accord.
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