2001 acura tl, 115,000, rebuilt tranny, monterey blue.

I bought this car and quickly realized it was a rescue vehicle.

To bring it back, so far have done the following.

~Registered with myacura.com been very useful.
~Oil change
~Air filter new
~Battery Interstate
~Radiator flush
~Ignition coil oem
~Spark plugs NGK Iridium
~Transmission flush 3x3 honda dw-1 atf (old atf smelled very burnt) So far better shifting. Minimal slippage compared to before change. Crossing fingers.
~Transmission filter
~Full detail job (interior, exterior, engine.)
~Buffed approx. 50% of scratches and fixed 50% of dents.
~Timing belt, all belts, and water pump.
~Front Carpet mats replaced with acura oem all season.

Brakes and rotors. Any Suggestions?
American Racing Casino Rims 17 x 7.5 +45 Sanded and painted gunmetal wet.
All season tires reccomendations?

 

Sorry but It should not be Slipping like at All.. There is no "Minimal" if its Slipping its Done For, Not much more until the Clutches give in and Start Slipping 24/7...

Are you Sure your using the Right Term? Slipping is when the Trans cannot Shift Properly into the Next Gear (It Should feel like pressing the Clutch in a Manual) REVs go Up = No Movement. < If this is Correct then Prepare for the Worse...

Or its just Harsh Shifting?

 

Hard shifting yes. But overall tranny is shifting alot better after I flushed unknown atf out of the system.

 

bad motor mounts will cause shifting prob
our front and rear mount are vac boosted and fluid filled
front and pass side common failure

 

...not to mention the tranny mount(s) are prob fucked too.

anyway, ya you've done quite a bit to that rescue vehicle. hope it pays off man

 

Will check out the mounts, has been driving great with the exception of the tires.

 

many options on tires and as many thoughts on whats best,,best for the dollar etc
see any tire threads

look on ground just behind radiator-center for odd looking and feeling oil fluid
look at mount from below for oil trail stain-dust adhering to it etc

perform dynamic static test with trusted friend--block wheels so car cant take off!
in gear,ON BRAKES - helper revs quickly to mid rpm and release
you watch for movement of engine,,more than 1/2 inch and its got a bad mount

side mount ckd old school with eyes and prybar,,its a normal solid rubber style mount

 

Concerning oil leakage of front mount, I recently replaced Front & Side mounts and didn't have tell-tale oil stains because my front mount was torn only at the TOP above the oil level - - that "brake-rev" test is the only way to go!

An added benefit of NEW mounts is that our TL accelerates more crisply.

In fact, even after my recent 3x3 ATF Drain/Fill/Drive I was still concerned that my tranny (original & 93k miles) was sometimes slipping during sudden acceleration - - The new mounts solved that problem! So, it wasn't tranny slippage we were feeling, it was motor motion under certain acceleration conditions.

It's a shame that OEM mounts don't last longer, but replacing the two mounts so far was a very satisfying investment of time & money! I'll be checking the Rear and Tranny mounts soon, and you should too.

 

I would Polyurethane Mounts instead of the Original OEM Ones! They seem to outlast them by more than Twice the Time = Alot of Money Saved...

Only Con = They dont Automatically Adjust over Load like the OEMs so a little Wheel Shaking might be standard.

 

Never would of thought to check motor and transmission mounts. Thanks.