Just got a 97 3.0 with 88k from a friend, says he had it for 6 monhts, did nothing to it

I am makin a list of things i want to do right away, can you help me add to it

1. Oil Change
2. Tranny Drain/filter-Gasket

 

drop it and cai

 

im not up to mods or performance yet, im just tryin to "clean it up" not knowing how the last owners treated it.

 

the tranny has an internal filter (no pan) that can only be changed by rebuilding it. 1800$ or so. however u dont really have to replace it until theres problems. i would however put a tranny cooler on.. it will save u tons of money as u just bought a tranny monster my friend.

 

i am sooo glad i didnt get a 3.0, whew.. its a bitch that 3.0ers got the trannies problems to be worryin about.. so once again a 5 speed's tranny is not as bad as auto.. correct? so i dont really need a tranny cooler rite? just making sure..

 

manuals do not need the tyrany cooler

 

can you point me in the direction of a good brand of cooler/place to buy, etc?

 

Just go to pep boys and buy an HAYDEN cooler you see that isnt too big.

 

i want to get the bigest one that will fit without any modification, any idea which of these models is known to fit a 97 3.0 cl

http://search.ebay.com/HAYDEN-cooler...sortpropertyZ1

 

the one i have is the biggest that will fit on the condensor. ill take pics and just check here...

http://f2.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/wil...lp99/my_photos

 

so which model hayden do you have? did it require any mod to make it fit?

 

im not sure of the model but its 11"x5 3/4". heres a link to the install instructions. takes maybee 20 minutes. oh yea get a qt of honda atf to top her off after the install.

 

http://www.acura-cl.com/forums/showt...r+install+pics

it has the model # and where to get one too. i think autozone may be cheaper. i paid 45$ for mine at www.advanceautoparts.com

 

I had a '98 3.0 for a year until it was totaled, and I took the insurance money and bought a '99 3.0 about 2 months ago!

I don't have any modifications (n2o, etc), but I have concerns about the life of my transmission. Should I still consider the tranny cooler or is it mainly something for people who use engine modifications?

 

I have the same question....plus, when I bought my 99 3.0 I got the extended warranty. Does anyone have any experience whith warranty issues resulting from adding a cooler? Should I get a letter from Acura Corp stating it's ok? I'd hate to screw the warranty pooch on this one.

 

wax that sumabitch.

 

change the coolant...i would. they might of put water instead of coolant..

check the battery to see if there is acid...clean that....

change the pvc(i think thats what its called)(looks like a L shape...on top of vavle cover) when you change the oil.....

if you have leather....get some leather cleaner....

Throw an air freshner to get rid of the smell of your friend !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

whats a good leather cleaner that wont leave the leather oily or greasy?

 

^^lexol

 

this tranny cooler install thread should be archived so we can find it easily