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93 Accord Auto-Tranny question
My daughter's 93 Accord (160,000 mi) acted weird last Wednesday, we had it
towed, and when I (finally) checked it today, the only thing I found was a bit too much transmission fluid. A few weeks ago, she said something was acting odd on her car. I went out to check under the hood and I saw that the transmission dipstick was out of its holder and resting an the crossmember and the opening for the dipstick. I was surprised that it hadn't dropped onto the road. Worried that dirt might have gotten in there, I drained the fluid and replaced it with more Honda auto trans fluid. Granted, I checked the fluid level when it was not all that warm and the car was on a slight angle (in the driveway). She had driven it steadily for a number of days, then she called this past Wednesday and said that it had barely gotten moving from a light and that the "D" indicator on the dash was blinking. I was out of state so I arranged for a tow truck to take it home so I could check it later. Today I drained the fluid and checked it ... looked great... put it back but checked it carefully on level surfaces to make sure it was not overfilled. I have left it low in the cross-hatched area when hot. It runs great. SO, any ideas what might have happened? Overfilled/foamed up? The old tow truck driver said "malfunctioning sensor", but I wouldn't know which one that could be. Could a "vent" be clogged, blowing out the dipstick a few weeks ago and causing it to malfunction this past week? The manual I have says something about a vent.. but where is it? My daughter doesn't want to drive the car - no faith in it now... (I had to replace the engine a few months ago after the camshaft snapped... the PO had not cared for the car well.) Before that new brakes, tires, window regulator, etc. Maybe I will just have to take it to CarMax and sell it. But with some door scratches I wonder whether I would get much for it! If it is something simple I would sure rather not just dump the car for wholesale. TIA. -- KWW |
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93 Accord Auto-Tranny question
The trans dipstick on my daughter's 98 Civic was very loose when I checked
it so I replaced it. The old one was kind of stiff and did not grab the opening very well. If your PO did not take care of the car very well, he may have never changed the trans oil or may have put in non-Honda fluid. Good luck. |
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