My 2001 CLs is on it's second tranny which was rebuilt by the factory. At 113K it has about 50K on the rebuild. I have noted that when cold and slowly acclerating at 35 mph I feel a slight shudder sometimes right before the shift to 3rd gear which I understand is the problem gear.

On brisk to fast to wot acceleration there is no problem. Is this the first symptom of a tranny issue or perhaps a minor electronic gremlin emanating from one of the sensor or throttle body within the engine.

I heard the new synthetic tranny fluid is better. I had the old stuff put in about a year ago. Is it better for the tranny to go synthetic?

I would ask Rick Case Acura but since they are thieves and have accused Acurazine members of practicing automotive voodoo I thought it more effective to pu the question out to my colleagues here...

 

That shudder is usually caused by slight loss of oil pressure between shift from 2 to 3. Shift solenoid A-B mesh screens start to clog with friction plate base material and oil passes trough them with the delay . Simple words your 3rd gear clutch pack is gone.

Synthetic oils are always better but wont fix your tranny. Did not try new oil yet but since I run 05 TL transmission in my CL my oil looks excellent after 30k on it. If your tranny fails ( hope not ) consider getting used TL or Odyssey box instead of rebuild

 

Thanks for the heads up......I most likely have some time yet so I might as well put it to good use and look at my options. What was your out of pocket on the TL replacement?

 

I did it myself, bought transmission on ebay for 700 shipped + fresh oil and about 7 hours of work

 

Nice work....some of our colleagues here are pretty handy but that takes it to the next level.

I have already started looking. I see even the 3rd Gen TL's have had issues to a much lesser extent though. I thought Ford was the only car company that made crappy transmissions.

 

lol voodoo? I thought it read that somewhere before on here.
I promise that some of us know our cars better then they do. Do they know that an external trans filter exists for this car?

The new honda DW-1 ATF is synthetic, if your interested in a synthetic ATF, try that.

 

Here is the accused part from the voodoo catalog used in MDX, TL, CL
It is a secondary filter that filters shared differential/transmission ATF. And it is an Extrenal filter

 

I had no idea that there was an external filter for the tranny and I can't wait to touch base with the local yokel Acura service advisor on the matter.

Nice work!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Yea, lets see if the service advisor even knows about it.

 

I was in Sacramento 2 weeks ago. Actually it was El Dorado Hills atop Folsom Lake. Much nicer there than here in South Florida. The weather is much better and Tahoe is an hour and a half away...I bet the Acura dealer you patonize is better than the thieves I deal with at Rick Case Acura....

 

Meh, they are okay. We have two out here. Only 1 touches my salvaged CL and thats only for recall or warranty work.

You should have said something, we could have gotten a little get together.

The weather has been unseasonably cool recently about 10 degrees below normal. Plus we don;t have that humidity like in florida.

 

Speaking of trannys, I noticed a tube out the top of my AT on '98 3.0 cl. Is it a vent, or is it supposet to go somewhere?