tacho

Did a search and don't see any type of post like this.

I thought it would be interesting to see a master post showing some stats on when people's 3.0 tranny's are crapping out. If you've replaced yours, list how many miles you had on it, was the replacement new or rebuilt, who did the work, and how many miles you have on the current one, any current problems, etc.

For those having problems, just post your current miles and brief description. I don't need to see 2nd gen. tranny issues - that's another thing.


84k - Tranny slow to downshift at times, random tranny shifting confusion.

woodek

You musta' read my "tranny bla bla" thread.
I have seen another thread on here that kind of sums up what you are talking about "Trans problem summaries", but at the time, didn't think I would ever be part of THAT club. How wrong I was.

Quote: tacho
"84k - Tranny slow to downshift at times, random tranny shifting confusion."

Mine was exactly like yours. Ended up giving out at exactly 85K. Had changed out (flushed) my trans fluid 2 times earlier, as well (because the tranny isues I'd heard about). That didn't do any good. Waste of about 200 bucks.

If you don't have the 100,000 mi. warranty, get ready to bend over. Mine did the same, for a while (2nd 3rd gear - shifty). When it gave out, It was like a gernade. DONE! Good Luck.

AS3.0CL

aourn 64k after i bought it from the dealer. loud ping when shifted in reverse sometimes. shifting was ok but started to slip occasionally. well i was suppose to bring it in the day after my tranny blew. luckly mine blew and was stuck in second gear for about 2 miles. i was on the same road the dealer was on so when it went i drove it up there and my dad was already on the phone bitching them out. this happened two weeks after i got the car. and they put in a tranny for free but in the process the guys in the back fucked up my passenger side so then they had to fix that side which was never done properly

97Acura3.0CL

i had mine done at 75K

it was slipping and then finally wouldnt go anywhere in any gear

it vost me 2300 to fully rebuild it, new clutch plates, tourque convertor, bearsing and all, with i think redline tranny fluid if im not mistaken

here is a pic of the clutch plates that i kept, you can see how burnt up they are as well as the sensor that got replaced too

(sensor)




here is the clutch packs
1st-2nd



2nd to 3rd



3rd to 4th and then overdrive





just to give you a picture look at 3rd, you can tell much i used D3

97BlackAckCL

iTrader: (6)

Damn Joe, those fuckers are cooked

wilp99

heres a few pics of when i rebuilt mine..

http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/wilp99...7b.jpg&.src=ph
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/wilp99...72.jpg&.src=ph
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/wilp99...5b.jpg&.src=ph
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/wilp99...ad.jpg&.src=ph

Chemmech

nice, you rebuilt it yourself?

wilp99

yea took bout 3 days of actual work. but it only costed me 300$ total for all parts and service manual..total savings= 1800+

woodek

Do you guys think I should change out (flush) the fluid in my NEW tranny after a few thousand miles?
I was thinking of doing it after a "settling in" period. Might not help, but thought I'd ask you guys anyway.

Then, I don't think I'm bothering with flushing anymore.

wilp99

it cant hurt.

falling_a_sleep

i just got mine to the shop, their gonna buy a rebuilt one cause mine is shot

Chemmech

Did you have to buy alot of special tools to do the job? Or do the clutch packs come out pretty straight forward for replacement?

I hav the manual and am tempted to go this route if or when I my waranty doesn't cover me.

woodek

wilp99:

Is the trany in our cars the same as, say the 98 Accord? (honda trans the same as Acura's). Don't know why it would be diff.
If not whats the diff.?

I did a search on the v6performance.net forums and couldn't find anything either.

Thanks!!!!!!

wilp99

naw man.. thier internally the same but the outside casing is different.. they will bolt up but they wont fit into the engine bay.. the end cover is alittle wider.

wilp99

nothing special however i did have to go out and buy a big ass socket.. i think it was 1 5/16". for the end bolts. and the end connecting gears are pressed on, but there is screw threads so you can use a screw and press it off ..

ajtcl

Looks complicated....

2nd Transmission, first went at roughly 96.000 miles, I replaced it in September of 04 and now I have 107,000+ miles. I plan to flush in Sptember. I figure an anual flush can't hurt... And it falls into the 15,000 mile sevice schedule. The cost was around $2,000. Before changing it, the car shifted eraticly at low speeds, and slipped from 3 to 4. Then 4 went away totally. 3 was going fast when I took it in. I did try a flush, but the fluid was graphite colored, it was too late. 4th failed two days after the flush. I had owned the car for one month when this happened. My first sign was while passing on the interstate... 80 mph, went to pass, dropped to 3rd like normal. then when the car went to shift into 4th again, the RPMs shot up from 4K to 6,200.... Then it went on into 4th. I knew that was a bad sign. And soon it went on to failure. Good luck with the survey.

J30A1vtec

i just bought my 3.0 cl . . .the torque convertor ceased . . . dad rebuilt tranny. . .first time the tranny has been worked on after 184,xxx miles on it . . .i think thats good.

bebop.fey

well i have a 2.3 = / and yea. . 1st gear is slippage and 2 gear is rough and it takes forever to downshift -_-'' i think cl trannys are very shitty

caldeesnutss

is there any place out in seattle or in washington that has best price to rebuilt or replace my tranny im too poor get pay like 2500.00

Chemmech

Awesome job Wilp99 ! After my warranty is up I'm gonna do this (with kevlar clutch packs ).

wilp99

hell yea thats the way to go

caldeesnutss

what are kevlar clutch pack?
are they better than stock ones?

Chemmech

I don't know where to get them, but yes they are the shit ! They are very strong, you can pump in alot more horsepower and the kevlar clutch packs will handle it !

97BlackAckCL

iTrader: (6)

I have 86K miles on my 3.0 and the tranny is starting to slip around first gear, and downshifts are hard. Gonna take it to the tranny shop in a week or 2, and see about gettin a rebuilt trans

Chemmech

Be careful, the down shifts will get more severe.

ajtcl

Once she's on the down hill, you might think you have a couple of weeks. But, low and behold, you probably don't. Just be ready when she goes.

97BlackAckCL

iTrader: (6)

That's what i'm afraid of, :bawl: I plan to get it to the tranny shop as soon as the holliday weekend is over.

caldeesnutss

how much does a tranny replacment or rebuilt one would cost with kevlar clutches?

wilp99

if you have some one else do it its bout 5g's. however if you takle it yourself its only bout 1200 for all the parts.

caldeesnutss

im having a hard time finding these kevar clutch pads where can i get them????

ebednarz

Still on my first tranny. Car has just under 59K miles. Unfortunately, the tranny is DYING. Gears are slipping, car jolts like crazy, etc. etc. etc. Same like everyone elses. Taking it in tomorrow to see what can be done.

So anyone from NJ have a good but inexpensive place to have a tranny rebuilt. How much does a new tranny cost with labor?

-Erik

ebednarz

Brought my car this afternoon to my mechanic (long time friend of the family). He's ordering me a remanufactured tranny directly from Honda/Acura. It's gonna run me $1500 with labor. What a relief, I was expecting to dish out much more. I guess it pays to know people.

-Erik

Smalls

^ lucky as fu*ck

ajtcl

Yes, knowing people helps.

ebednarz

Of course with my GREAT LUCK, I get screwed again. I had a feeling it was too good to be true.

Turns out, he can't get the tranny from Acura, cause they are saying they don't sell them anymore. You have to go through the dealer. BS. So I called the dealer and found out they can't buy directly from the manufacturer because the manufacturer doesn't do rebuilds anymore. They use Howard Engineering in CA. So I called Howard and by mistake, they thought I was a dealer/shop owner so they gave me dealer/shop onwer cost on the tranny.

So to make a long story short, I ended up calling one more mechanic who I completely forgot about. He's my close friend's cousin and has actually done some work to my car. He deals with Jasper (which is the nation's largest remanufacturer of gas and diesel engines, transmissions, etc., according to their website). He also calls another Acura dealer which tells him that they CAN get a tranny from American Honda, but the warranty only covers parts and not parts and labor. So I'm gonna have this mechanic replace my tranny with one from Jasper. I'm getting a 36 mo./75,000 mi. warranty on parts and labor.

His cost is $2500 for the tranny and he's charging me $3000 installed. Not what I wanted to spend, but what am I gonna do. Oh well.

Now I'm part of the 2nd Tranny Club. NICE.

-Erik

wilp99

www.importperformancetrans.com

www.level10.com

you have to call them to get the pricing.

wilp99

sorry www.levelten.com

falling_a_sleep

ya i just got a completely rebuilt one but in, took two weeks to get heere from kentuky

tacho

Well I'm creeping up to 85k and need to drive to Montana (about 1,300 miles round trip).

Renting a car as I don't want to get stuck in the middle of no mans land with a crapped out tranny, getting it towed who knows how many miles, and having some shop replace it with out of state warranty work. It has been running flawless this week.

Guess it's worth the $210 for the peace of mind but it still irritates me.

97BlackAckCL

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Took my car to aamco, they say i definately need a rebuilt tranny At least someone finally diagnosed the problem, the first guy i took it to lied to me, cuz he doesn't work on imports, domestics only. He told me it was fine, and just drive it till it breaks. Aamco is going to start rippin apart my tranny on monday, the estimate is 2 grand for a rebuilt tranny