FAWK, i think my tranny went, i dunno HELP
#41
Originally posted by YuppieCL
i highly doubt the gas u bought was leaded so i wouldnt worry about it...
i highly doubt the gas u bought was leaded so i wouldnt worry about it...
Where did you buy the gas darrin?
If you did buy leaded I bet your cats are plugged up.
Junior (darrin)needs to calm down a bit...
#44
Originally posted by darrinb
what u mean siggy, what catts? should i just put in some fuel injector cleaner?
what u mean siggy, what catts? should i just put in some fuel injector cleaner?
If you did buy leaded gasoline (where did you buy the 110?) it would have clogged up the catalytic converter(s). And that back pressue in the exhaust would cause your higher engine temperatures. Depending on how extreme the temperatures your seeing are.
You will also have some lead deposits in the engine, put in some regular premium gas and some hard driving should clean that out for sure. If you empty your tank, this will help a ton. Lead deposits are also bad in your valve seats.
(if you did put leaded gas in, otherwise this doesn't apply)
Lead in the gas increases the octane rating amongst other things.
#46
Originally posted by darrinb
i bought it from sunoco,
i'll put in some reg 93 octane w/ some guel cleaner tommorw.
thanks for the help siggy, greatly appreciated
i bought it from sunoco,
i'll put in some reg 93 octane w/ some guel cleaner tommorw.
thanks for the help siggy, greatly appreciated
If so, drain your tank and fill it up with regular premium.
If you did use leaded gas, your catalytic converters will probably have to be replaced. Unless someone knows some good cleaning technique. I'm not familiar with any...
Sorry for the somewhat bad news if you did use leaded gas. you could always use one of those bypass pipes I have seen sold until you get some $$ together for a new catalytic converter. (if this is the case with the leaded gas)
#48
Also, I would think it would take more than one tank of 110 leaded fuel to clog them up. But I also don't have any numbers to back my theory on it...
I doubt you used leaded fuel anyway...
EDIT:
also, when I said drain you tank. I mean literally unbolt the tank and drain the focker out manually...
I doubt you used leaded fuel anyway...
EDIT:
also, when I said drain you tank. I mean literally unbolt the tank and drain the focker out manually...
#50
Well, from what this guy says...
http://www.exhausttechniques.com.au/converters.html
It would take two tanks to destroy the catalytic converter according to him. Which is kinda what I was thinking. But he doesn't state which type of catalytic converters... Nor if it would be clogged or just not reducing pollution after two tanks.
I bet your transmission is toast for sure. But go find out if it was leaded before you worry about it.
http://www.exhausttechniques.com.au/converters.html
It would take two tanks to destroy the catalytic converter according to him. Which is kinda what I was thinking. But he doesn't state which type of catalytic converters... Nor if it would be clogged or just not reducing pollution after two tanks.
I bet your transmission is toast for sure. But go find out if it was leaded before you worry about it.
#55
don't worry darrin... no way they can nail this on you... gas has nothing to do with tranny failure at least in my opinion. if anything you'd char up your pistons and maybe at worst misalign some valves... no way it'd mess up your tranny... you can give credit to your trnany to Honda.
#57
Originally posted by darrinb
maybe the delaer will replace it
maybe the delaer will replace it
If you did screw something up trying to make the car faster that should come out of YOUR bank account, not Acura’s.
As for the Tranny YES, they should fix that I guess, but if the CAT’s are fouled that should be your nickel.
Shawn S
#58
Originally posted by Shawn S
Nothing personal dude, but why should the dealer have to pay for YOUR mistake?
If you did screw something up trying to make the car faster that should come out of YOUR bank account, not Acura’s.
As for the Tranny YES, they should fix that I guess, but if the CAT’s are fouled that should be your nickel.
Shawn S
Nothing personal dude, but why should the dealer have to pay for YOUR mistake?
If you did screw something up trying to make the car faster that should come out of YOUR bank account, not Acura’s.
As for the Tranny YES, they should fix that I guess, but if the CAT’s are fouled that should be your nickel.
Shawn S
#60
go to the acura dealer.... tell the symptoms, and try to be as ignorant as you can (just say something like "the car is just acting up").
And quit playing with your car cause its gonna cost you a s**tload of money to repair. I guess you already learned after this freaked weekend.
And quit playing with your car cause its gonna cost you a s**tload of money to repair. I guess you already learned after this freaked weekend.
#62
Originally posted by darrinb
i aint payin for shit, my car is warrantied for acura to cover it
quit bein such a puss shawn
i aint payin for shit, my car is warrantied for acura to cover it
quit bein such a puss shawn
Then again, I wouldn’t expect an 18-year old momma’s boy to understand much about responsibility & ethics.
There are a few members here that are younger and have good values.
YOU are not one of them.
#66
Hey darrinb, check out my very old thread here -->Problem and fix
The same thing happened to me when I had the acura. It was nothing major. Sound exactly like what happened to me.
later.
The same thing happened to me when I had the acura. It was nothing major. Sound exactly like what happened to me.
later.
#67
Re: FAWK, i think my tranny went, i dunno HELP
Originally posted by darrinb
omg wtf
i think my tranny is gone the engine was reving weird n shit, the check engine light and vsa light are on
then i was driving, the vtec wont open up, i'm thinkin it cant be the tranny, yesterday i put in 110 octane racing fuel, i dont think it was unleaded or it might have been old gas i dunno i used 5-6 gallons of 94 octane and 2.5 gallons of 110 racing fuel, then just now i filled up at amoco all the way and the car was actin normal but the check engine light was still on,
i'm such a dumb ass puttin that gas in to make my car faster, but i dunno if the tranny is gone, before when the car was actin fucked i called up acuta tlc roadside assistance and cussed them out
fawk i hope my tranny aint gonna go
pray for me please
omg wtf
i think my tranny is gone the engine was reving weird n shit, the check engine light and vsa light are on
then i was driving, the vtec wont open up, i'm thinkin it cant be the tranny, yesterday i put in 110 octane racing fuel, i dont think it was unleaded or it might have been old gas i dunno i used 5-6 gallons of 94 octane and 2.5 gallons of 110 racing fuel, then just now i filled up at amoco all the way and the car was actin normal but the check engine light was still on,
i'm such a dumb ass puttin that gas in to make my car faster, but i dunno if the tranny is gone, before when the car was actin fucked i called up acuta tlc roadside assistance and cussed them out
fawk i hope my tranny aint gonna go
pray for me please
Dealer OBD'd it, and it came up with tranny solenoid failure (why it cured itself, I don't know). They replaced them, and it never came back.
#68
Originally posted by Shawn S
I’m not a PUSS, you’re the one trying to FUCK-OVER the dealership for a mistake YOU made.
Then again, I wouldn’t expect an 18-year old momma’s boy to understand much about responsibility & ethics.
There are a few members here that are younger and have good values.
YOU are not one of them.
I’m not a PUSS, you’re the one trying to FUCK-OVER the dealership for a mistake YOU made.
Then again, I wouldn’t expect an 18-year old momma’s boy to understand much about responsibility & ethics.
There are a few members here that are younger and have good values.
YOU are not one of them.
dont fuckin try to call me out when you dont know all the facts
i had the car scanned w/ the computer at the dealer today and they ran some other tests ran on the car as well and every thing is perfectly fine, i even got my tranny fluid flushed to be safe
wtf u talkin about values and ethics for? you have never met me and your gonna judge me on what i post on a car forum
#69
Originally posted by darrinb
i'm not fucking over nobody, this has happened to other cl-s, read thoros post
dont fuckin try to call me out when you dont know all the facts
i had the car scanned w/ the computer at the dealer today and they ran some other tests ran on the car as well and every thing is perfectly fine, i even got my tranny fluid flushed to be safe
wtf u talkin about values and ethics for? you have never met me and your gonna judge me on what i post on a car forum
i'm not fucking over nobody, this has happened to other cl-s, read thoros post
dont fuckin try to call me out when you dont know all the facts
i had the car scanned w/ the computer at the dealer today and they ran some other tests ran on the car as well and every thing is perfectly fine, i even got my tranny fluid flushed to be safe
wtf u talkin about values and ethics for? you have never met me and your gonna judge me on what i post on a car forum
#70
Originally posted by darrinb
i'm not fucking over nobody, this has happened to other cl-s, read thoros post
dont fuckin try to call me out when you dont know all the facts
i had the car scanned w/ the computer at the dealer today and they ran some other tests ran on the car as well and every thing is perfectly fine, i even got my tranny fluid flushed to be safe
wtf u talkin about values and ethics for? you have never met me and your gonna judge me on what i post on a car forum
i'm not fucking over nobody, this has happened to other cl-s, read thoros post
dont fuckin try to call me out when you dont know all the facts
i had the car scanned w/ the computer at the dealer today and they ran some other tests ran on the car as well and every thing is perfectly fine, i even got my tranny fluid flushed to be safe
wtf u talkin about values and ethics for? you have never met me and your gonna judge me on what i post on a car forum
Taking your car to the dealer and expecting them to fix it for free when you are the one who made a obvious mistake is the reason why dealer service prices keep rising. We, the honest customers, are paying for your ignorance at each scheduled service.
We all read your posts on this board, (how can we not, you reply to every thread on here at least twice) and it is obvious that you drive your CL-S hard. We all know there are known problems with our automatic transmissions, but abusing your transmission and then blaming it on Acura isn't very responsible. That and your overall attitude is why people are calling you out for your "values and ethics."
#71
Originally posted by mrsteve
Taking your car to the dealer and expecting them to fix it for free when you are the one who made a obvious mistake is the reason why dealer service prices keep rising. We, the honest customers, are paying for your ignorance at each scheduled service.
We all read your posts on this board, (how can we not, you reply to every thread on here at least twice) and it is obvious that you drive your CL-S hard. We all know there are known problems with our automatic transmissions, but abusing your transmission and then blaming it on Acura isn't very responsible. That and your overall attitude is why people are calling you out for your "values and ethics."
Taking your car to the dealer and expecting them to fix it for free when you are the one who made a obvious mistake is the reason why dealer service prices keep rising. We, the honest customers, are paying for your ignorance at each scheduled service.
We all read your posts on this board, (how can we not, you reply to every thread on here at least twice) and it is obvious that you drive your CL-S hard. We all know there are known problems with our automatic transmissions, but abusing your transmission and then blaming it on Acura isn't very responsible. That and your overall attitude is why people are calling you out for your "values and ethics."
#72
Originally posted by mrsteve
Taking your car to the dealer and expecting them to fix it for free when you are the one who made a obvious mistake is the reason why dealer service prices keep rising. We, the honest customers, are paying for your ignorance at each scheduled service.
We all read your posts on this board, (how can we not, you reply to every thread on here at least twice) and it is obvious that you drive your CL-S hard. We all know there are known problems with our automatic transmissions, but abusing your transmission and then blaming it on Acura isn't very responsible. That and your overall attitude is why people are calling you out for your "values and ethics."
Taking your car to the dealer and expecting them to fix it for free when you are the one who made a obvious mistake is the reason why dealer service prices keep rising. We, the honest customers, are paying for your ignorance at each scheduled service.
We all read your posts on this board, (how can we not, you reply to every thread on here at least twice) and it is obvious that you drive your CL-S hard. We all know there are known problems with our automatic transmissions, but abusing your transmission and then blaming it on Acura isn't very responsible. That and your overall attitude is why people are calling you out for your "values and ethics."
Not tryin to take anybody's side here but.....price keep going up because of false claims????
Couldn't be any one of the following reasons:
1- More technology
2- better quality materials
3- safer materials for the environment
4- more safety features
5- PROFIT PROFIT PROFIT PROFIT
#73
Originally posted by Zapata
Not tryin to take anybody's side here but.....price keep going up because of false claims????
Couldn't be any one of the following reasons:
1- More technology
2- better quality materials
3- safer materials for the environment
4- more safety features
5- PROFIT PROFIT PROFIT PROFIT
Not tryin to take anybody's side here but.....price keep going up because of false claims????
Couldn't be any one of the following reasons:
1- More technology
2- better quality materials
3- safer materials for the environment
4- more safety features
5- PROFIT PROFIT PROFIT PROFIT
All that money has to come from somewhere and it’s usually in the form of higher costs to FUTURE customers.
Defective parts are one thing, but purposely damaging your car with questionable mods and/or driving style and then expecting the dealer to pick up the bill is wrong.
And I’m not just busting on darrinb, I’m basing this opinion on many posts that I’ve read here over the years.
Shawn S
#74
Originally posted by mrsteve
I don't mean to flame you buddy, but I guess when you gate shift your stock CL-S to a 14.2 quarter mile...you are gonna break something in the tranny...
Take it a little easier on your automatic...and stop trying to chase down guys in C5's that reach for the wrong gear.
I don't mean to flame you buddy, but I guess when you gate shift your stock CL-S to a 14.2 quarter mile...you are gonna break something in the tranny...
Take it a little easier on your automatic...and stop trying to chase down guys in C5's that reach for the wrong gear.
Gate shifting is not the problem or is a problem. I've gate shift most of my auto and have never had a problem. 4 of these cars had over 80K miles and 1 was raced regularly.
I've even posted a poll and found a higher ratio of failures with folks leaving it in D5 or D4, sudden hard downshifts that occur from this mode is worse than controlled gate shifts . . . the tech guy at my shop felt the same way.
BTW - my TLS is 2 1/2 years old and is still working fine and I gate shift most of the time.
Now the issue is are you just abusing it in some other way, like constantly dropping shifting down at the max downshift point or running a lot of 2-3gear WOT and back down. As we've read in the tranny post, the overheating from repeated 2-3 WOT is a ig issue.
AIMO -
Ruf
#75
shawn,
I agree the cost has to be covered somewhere but I don't think DarrinB was intentionally trying to fry his cats? I don't think his mistake is any worse than what Honda/Acura has done with the AT trannies. Forcing people to drive around with ticking time bombs. Not saying anything is right, and 2 wrongs don't make a right or whatever but you get what i'm sayin.
I agree the cost has to be covered somewhere but I don't think DarrinB was intentionally trying to fry his cats? I don't think his mistake is any worse than what Honda/Acura has done with the AT trannies. Forcing people to drive around with ticking time bombs. Not saying anything is right, and 2 wrongs don't make a right or whatever but you get what i'm sayin.
#76
Originally posted by RUF87
Gate shifting is not the problem or is a problem. I've gate shift most of my auto and have never had a problem. 4 of these cars had over 80K miles and 1 was raced regularly.
I've even posted a poll and found a higher ratio of failures with folks leaving it in D5 or D4, sudden hard downshifts that occur from this mode is worse than controlled gate shifts . . . the tech guy at my shop felt the same way.
BTW - my TLS is 2 1/2 years old and is still working fine and I gate shift most of the time.
Now the issue is are you just abusing it in some other way, like constantly dropping shifting down at the max downshift point or running a lot of 2-3gear WOT and back down. As we've read in the tranny post, the overheating from repeated 2-3 WOT is a ig issue.
AIMO -
Ruf
Gate shifting is not the problem or is a problem. I've gate shift most of my auto and have never had a problem. 4 of these cars had over 80K miles and 1 was raced regularly.
I've even posted a poll and found a higher ratio of failures with folks leaving it in D5 or D4, sudden hard downshifts that occur from this mode is worse than controlled gate shifts . . . the tech guy at my shop felt the same way.
BTW - my TLS is 2 1/2 years old and is still working fine and I gate shift most of the time.
Now the issue is are you just abusing it in some other way, like constantly dropping shifting down at the max downshift point or running a lot of 2-3gear WOT and back down. As we've read in the tranny post, the overheating from repeated 2-3 WOT is a ig issue.
AIMO -
Ruf
In my general observation, I wouldn't doubt that this kid gate shifts and bangs out his upshifts in the red-line frequently... you can't tell me that isn't bad for the car.
#78
Originally posted by Zapata
MRSteve,
yeah contrary to logic, from the report that Acura filed with the NHSTA it seems that gateshifting is better.
MRSteve,
yeah contrary to logic, from the report that Acura filed with the NHSTA it seems that gateshifting is better.
Acura never ceases to amaze me.
#80
Originally posted by GoldieAlek
gateshifting... is using + & - to shift right?
gateshifting... is using + & - to shift right?