i wanted to know if anybody has tried the difference in driving in D3 over D5 do you think driving in D3 will burn less gas in the long run over driving in D4 or D5

 

no, thats not what d3 is for. you can save a little bit more gas, while using the manual mode.. but dont drive around in d3 unless you want a new tranny!

 

if you want to save gas, always shift up at the earliest moment. in 5th gear at around 40mph, I find that to be a very efficient speed, I can coast (without even touching the gas pedal) for a long distance and my car would barely slow down.

 

yea i agree.... but do not shift every gear at the lowest rpms.. because then u gotta press the gas pedal twice as hard to go faster which will increase the amoutn of rpms... shift at 2k every shift and at 40 mph shift from 4th to 5th.. you will coast along like "iforyou" had said. I do it ever day and it gets me alot better milage =).

 

May I suggest a reading of the owner manual to learn the opertion of the TL
https://techinfo.honda.com/rjanisis/...01_OMANUAL.asp
IMO-- 2000rpm is lugging the engine- what kind of mileage does that actually result in?
SS is not going to save gas over D5, the full auto-shift points are based on throttle position
D3 limits the trans to 1-2-3, why would you want to do that to save gas?

For better economy- check tire pressure- seafoam the intake and fuel tank-change the spark plugs if over 60k miles on them

 

Does any one honestly know what D1 D2 D3 D4 and D5 actually mean or do?

 

 

hahahaha, funniest thread ever...come on man, unless you're a girl you should know move about cars than that.

i don't know if you will understand me but D3 means you would only go upto 3rd gear, therefore maintain higher rpm at higher speeds, therefore burn way more fuel.

if only there was no automatics people would be a lot knowledgeable.

 

And would be way better drivers as they would have to pay more attention to the car and surroundings instead of their lattes and cell phones

 

if you don't know.

 

funny thing- the OP has not returned.....

 

To save gas, and spend as little as possible at the gas station, I HAVE THE ANSWER

 

Bad advice. You can drive around in D3 all you want as long as your speeds are not high enough to keep the RPMS really high. If you are going at lower speeds, you can drive in whatever gear keeps the RPMs where you want them.

 

I think the referance was to the 2nd and 3rd gear clutch packs getting hot,
and staying in those gears would logically cause more wear on them, thus promoting trans failure.
Allowing the computer to shift into the highest gear- lowest rpm for given wheelspeed, to manage the fuel mileage is prudent advice.
In Summary:
The pressure applied by your right foot, to the go faster pedal,
has a direct relation to the
~how far to next fillup guages'~
rate of decent

 

I meant to put this part in bold
A little exaggerated

 

red color is the official sarcastic remark identifier

 

werd

 

In regards to 2rd and 3rd clutch pack getting hot is there any indication?
On my 02 tl-s at times, the storage area behind the coffee holder gets quite hot. But not only when it is at 2rd or 3rd gear. I could get hot at anytime: on freeway or local driving.

 

lol...whatever that is, it's not your transmission heating up because that's attatched to the engine under the hood on the fwd tl, and not under the shifter like a rwd car...there's a linkage from the shifter to the transmission.

 

the built in heat and cool feature of the cup holder is coming from the plastic air duct running to the rear seats
Open the vents on it to allow the airflow out~
You can wrap pipe insulating tape around the duct if you want
Here is a free download of the owner manual- lots of tips in it
https://techinfo.honda.com/rjanisis/...01_OMANUAL.asp

For the trans 2nd 3rd gear, you feel slipping as it changes gears or if you stand on it, getting on the freeway for example- if a D5 light flashes on the dash- those are all indicators of trans prob

 

hey guys i really love to drive mi tl in the sport mode, but i heard that it could kill the tranny right ? man im scared man

 

you didnt hear that here- so it must not be true

 

True story! We had this guy who worked for our company, and he was asked to move the company van. He ends up crashing into the bosses car. He comes in and says (and i shit u not) "the transmission on the van is bad. I put it in Ride, and it went backwards!!!! LMAO!!! He though the R on the shifter stood for RIDE!!!!

 

lmao what kind of inbread freak was that

 

lol i know tranny is mated to the engine, i used to drive CRX and i know that inside out, but i thought acura might have complicated design (part related to tranny behind coffee holder )) ) that is much different than my CRX.