I just bought a 98 cl for 500$.it has trans problems.if i fix it will it keep breaking down? was this known as a bad trans?any suggestions would be appreciated.

 

You will need to rebuild the transmission, make sure to get a good warranty on it

 

I had my 97 rebuilt in 04 at about 32k. It now has 55k or so and has been fine since. Find someone that knows these transmissions and you will be fine.

 

try to sell it for 501$. avoid the 3.0 as a plague.

 

That is harsh. My 3.0 is just fine.

I like my 3.2 CLS better

 

aww, im sorry

well you already rebuilt it, so thats why its fine.
as i always say....why buy a 3.0 when you know it has tranny issues and will cost 2k for a rebuild. people don't do their homework.

 

I bought the 3.0 new in 97. The transmission failed at 32k. I paid 1400 for the rebuild. The car is worth about 5k with 55k miles.

I'd say even if he pays 2k for the rebuild at 2500 he's in good shape.

 

agreed^^. not a bad purchase. its worth the 2k in a rebuilt tranny for how much he payed for it.

 

 

Just bought a '98 recently from a my uncle at a Honda dealer, tranny grenaded a few days later, Acura replaced it under warranty and specifically wanted to see what was up with the old one. Just lucked out on mine, I guess. Although I would've paid to replace/rebuild as the car is definitely worth it.

 

so do you all think it will last if i have it rebuilt?

 

sure it will. It won't last forever but you will probably get a new car by the time it even shows symptoms of breaking. I just rolled over 108k miles on trans. 100k sounds average. do it.

 

I have two 97 3.0 Cls and one has 133K (trans hesitates in the morning for about 2 miles)
The other one has 117K (trans has never acted up, but today, I had the bliking D4 light Went out after a restart) I'm here to find out what that is.

 

if u rebuilt that tranny, u gonna spend around 1400, i rebuilt mine and i put more than 50k miles and still runs good and i run my car every day!!! My problem was only burn clutches, all the metal parts were in good conditions!!

 

I must be at the other end of the spectrum with my car. I have over 191K on my 97 3.0 and it still runs strong. I have owned the car from day one. I still use it as my daily driver to and from work. I just bought a 2007 IS350 back in Feb and just drive it on the weekends.

 

My 98 3.0 just hit 104,000 mi and it's still on the original tranny and works perfectly.

 

I have a 1999 Cl 3.0 and the tranny did start to shift really hard between 20 and 40 mph but all you have to do is change out your torque converter and your shift solenoids and your done i just did it with 3 of my buddies in a weekend man the only thing that sucks is the filter is inside the tranny but the solenoids are on top and the side there not that hard to get to. If you go to the honda/acura dealer they just extended there warrenty on the transmission man so dont worry just enjoy the car and take i one step at a time.

 

140k on origional 3.0 transmission. No jerks and shifts smoothly. I think it has more to do with driving habits...

 

^^^agree
im at 150k on my original tranny with no issues what so ever, not every 3.0 is a horror story

 

100+k on mine. A little rought but what else would you expect from an 11 year old car?
3.0

 

122k on my 97, runs a little rough but overall fine, last owner was a douche too, but original owner i can assume took good care of it.

 

the transmissions on the 3.0 V6 were reliable but not the ones on the 3.2 V6 according to my friend who was an acura mechanic


I have a '97 3.0 with 150k. It's still running fine.