mr.boy

I have a 3.0 CL will 75,000 miles on it. My main concern is that I want my trans to last what should I do?? I don't drive hard but want to take more steps.... Out of all the 3.0 CL's how many tranny's have failed and at how many miles?

dustbuster4

Here's a poll that I ran: http://www.acura-cl.com/forums/showt...ht=tranny+poll [Read my summary towards the end (my last post).]

I recommend a tranny cooler; NOW!

http://www.acura-cl.com/forums/showt...threadid=73356

dragon084

First off, you shoulda posted in the Transmission posts section.

is ur whip a 97 or a 98-99? if u have a 97 speak 2 dustbuster.

he had installed a Tranny cooler a lil while back, as soon as i gets

my cl on the road ill have one of them suckers on my whip.

costs 50-70 bucks if im correct.

It Says your a jr member. I dont know if thats true or r u a NooB.

In the Forum there is a SEARCH button. its very good for people

who are on the site for the first month or so, also is the beloved

thread at the top of the 1st gen threads theMUST READ for NEWBs

thread.

yeah just get a tranny cooler

dragon084

i was typin my ass of this dude beat me 2 it .. lol

Cocoa

iTrader: (2)

Tranny cooler, do your regular service on your tranny (tranny flush), and get a better radiator (fluidyne). Oh, and dont forget to change the filter in our trannies (at least i heard we had a tranny filter somewhere, could be wrong though). I use synthetic tranny fluids too.

dragon084

how expensive r those synthetics?

mr.boy

What kind of radiator? Do you have one in mind? Over the weekend Im going to have the trans fluid change and a cooler installed asap!!! Should I have the dealer perform all of this? Will honda dealers work on our car also?

dragon084

pretty sure they;ll be able 2 help you.

make sure you get receipts for everything in case u gotta

lawsuit them fawkers. some dealers are known to pull

shady/irresponsible/stupid shit

Cocoa

iTrader: (2)

not bad, i got mine for free the first 2 times...i used the mobil 1.....umm...last time i did it, it came out to 50 only because i do the flush myself, so i buy like 9 quarts of other crap to flush it out, and then use the good shit to leave in the car....

You know how to flush it out right...

Drain the old fluids out, put in the cheap stuff, run it through all gears for 5 min,

repeat process 2-3 more times (with the other quarts of cheap stuff), when you drain it, make sure it comes out red and good, then you know you did a good flush.

and then just put in the good stuff.

dragon084

where did u learn how 2 do it ur self?

dustbuster4

For $50 (9 bottles of Honda ATF) plus $40-$45 (tranny cooler), you can do everything yourself.


BTW: Personally, I would NOT use any tranny fluid besides Honda Z-1 ATF. However, Comptech recommends Redline when using their Supercharger. AMSOIL also had Honda's blessing: http://www.authorized-amsoil-dealer-...-code-atf.html

Cocoa

iTrader: (2)

Me? Well my best friend that I have been racing with for 4 years is a mechanic. He's going to school for all that, and works at a shop. We both just learn from school/shop owners(talking to people), and best of all, experience

Cocoa

iTrader: (2)

oh, and I would never go to a dealership...ever since they ripped me, and didnt do what I paid for, I never looked back again. Fuck them....talk to your friends, go to a trusty shop, anything but the damn dealership....

dustbuster4

This is how I did the flush on my 3.0CL Auto:

I drain the fluid, pour in about 3+ quarts, put about 25-50 miles on the car, drain the fluid, put in 3+ more quarts, run anouther 25-50 miles, drain that fluid, then put in another 3+ quarts to top it off.

You may choose not to put as many miles between flushes, but just keep in mind that Honda tranny fluid contains detergents. Running this many miles helps clean out the tranny. This method should get about 90% or more of the old fluid out.

Cocoa

iTrader: (2)

dustbuster's way is more effective....i just dont wanna jack the car up 3-4 times though, lol....i run it through gears while itz jacked up....