Hi all, today is really a bad day for me.
My car suddenly could not start yesterday. I checked the battery and figured out it's the starter. So I tried to replace the starter by myself. Everything was find before I came to the bolt underneath the starter. When I was loosing it, I hit the two cables under the starter (connected to the transmission)and broke them all. After I install the new starter, the car can start, however, D4 on the panel keep blinking. I don't know what to do except drive with D1 at about 10 mph to a tranny shop. They told me I broke the AT shift solenoid and solenoid, which I have no idea what they are. But they are really expensive. The first one they will charge me 248.9 and the second one is 216.39.

Anybody know what are those? Is there a cheaper way for me to fix them?

thx

 

Yikes... good luck.

 

poor me

 

there are two shift control solenoids on most automatic transmissions. they are identified as "Shift Solenoid A" and "Shift Solenoid B".An automatic transmission or transaxle gets their different gears by applying hydraulic pressure to or releasing hydraulic pressure from the internal mechanisms that hold gear sets engaged. Hydraulic pressure is also used to apply or release the internal clutches for the gear sets and allows for the shifts between gears.The solenoids are electrically applied to block pressure lines and un-applied to open the line for pressure,, dependin on which solenoids are enegized and de-energized there are four possible combinations of ways for SSA and SSB to allow fluid to flow (On-On; On-Off; Off-Off; and Off-On). Those combinations give you the separate gears in your automatic transmission based on the routing of fluid through the transmission's internal passage ways to the holding devices or gear sets. When a solenoid stops working you typically hear that the transmission isn't shifting into a gear. Um the cost to repair these shouldnt cost 200+, if you ask me I would say 150.00.

 

For my CL 3.0, are Shift Solenoid A and Shift Solenoid B the same? I don't think I broke the solenoid but just disconnected them. I should take photos to make things clear.

I am looking for some replacement parts from accord. Do you think what model will fit my car?

thanks,

 

At least on my 4cyl accord both solenoid packs were different. I had to pick up a new set for that car and it ran me about $45 on ebay used. They leak a little but that's nothing a little hondabond can't handle.

 

en I will find some used in ebay.

thank you all