MurkyRiversTL

So yesterday i did a tranny fluid change..... easy as pie. So i went on a nice little drive to the san fernando valley....bout 70 miles away....everthing was good.

it was the trip back that was even more fun. There i as cruisin with the wife and kids and frank (2k3_tls). I went to pass a car and noticed that my rpms were going up but i wasnt going faster. so ! down shifted ad thoughtmaybe it had something to do with the hill..... no that wasnt it. downshifting was worse. it was revving like i was in neutral. Then i got the tranny fluid smell. so I pulled over and it was smoking like a chimeny. and all the fluid was pouring on the freeway.

So thats my story. i sat on the side of the freeway for almost an hour and now im going home in a tow truck with my habanero on the back.....maybe its time for the 6spd swap and tls engine......well see.....

2K3_TLs

dude that sucks.. wait, im in the tow truck too. damnit. sucks for both of us. and the habanero.

i say you do the tl-s 6 speed swap

orgnlprankster7

wow that sucks..did you not tourqe the drainbolt on enough?

MurkyRiversTL

oh yes.... i tightened it enough. I think it was just its time and putting fresh fluid in it just pushed it over the edge.... ill find out more when i check it out tomorrow.

mrnewguy

my mechanic told me that tranny flush could possibly lead to a faulty tranny and so he wouldnt do mine. sorry i couldnt tell u earlier mike

mrnewguy

lol

01tl4tl

this is why its important to do the trans service at 60k at per the book , or earlier if you drive in mountains, traffic or tow anything with the TL


fliud pouring out is bad- either drain plug or main seal- lets hope it was the seal!

Good luck at the dealer-Monday morning is shop meeting for 1-2 hours, nothing gets done and a backlog is created

Costco

Sorry it happened. How did the fluid just burst out though? Must have been the seal, did you actually torque it down to spec per the factory recommendation with a torque wrench?

01tl4tl

29 foot lbs for those of you DIY fluid changers- thats the torque for both trans oil drain plug and the engine oil drain plug- convenient!

And a new crush ring/ washer is always a good cheap insurance policy

2K3_TLs

wow... so i should do mine asap then eh? i got 81k right now, and its running just fine. i was telling mike that id rather get mine done at the dealer, that way if something happens afterwards, they cant say i didnt get it changed. u know?

01tl4tl

Buying the proper fluid from Honda dealer with receipt and a few pics of you doing the job will cover any question of it- take pic of mileage on dash too

Most dealers are very aware of the trans prob and totally cool about helping you out quickly

And they dont care if its lowered or cai or basic stuff like that- NO Turbos or aftermarket s/c units though~

2K3_TLs

you could have saved the habanero's life!!! why, oh why did u not let him know sooner???

on the plus side, now i know that my trannys life can go down with the quickness after a flush... so thats out of the question... UNLESS its an Acura dealer.

acutee

Not flush, but you do need to drain and fill periodically per schedule.

2K3_TLs

thats what i meant. its monday. lol

MurkyRiversTL

well i didnt torque to exactly the recomended spec. One, because i dont have a torque wrench, and Two, because i didnt know the spec. So i just did theold german torque, goodentight. Last night it didnt look like it was coming from the drain plug. it looked like it was coming from where the axle was. but it was dark and on the side of the freeway, so i could be wrong.

It was gonna go eventually. It was hard clunking in reverse, and regular driving would cause pop shifts like i was poppin the clutch on a manny tranny(manual transmission not man transexual). So i think doing the fluid change kinda just pulled the plug on the dying trannys life support.

Even if it is just the main seal i would raher just get a new tranny......

would it be cheaper to go tls auto, or tls 6 spd. I need a new engine anyway.....im pushing 180k. so i would rathr buy faster then slower.

2K3_TLs

your retarded if you get the tl-s auto.

6 speed ftw!

2K3_TLs

you only wish it was a man transexual.

MurkyRiversTL

Dont pass your sexual fantasies/desires onto me buddy. I had to clarify that many tranny thing in case homos like you got excited..... lol. now get back to work.

2K3_TLs

im not you... remember that. thats all i have to say about that subject.

anywho, your one to talk about getting to work. at least i went to work.

so, that being said, with you being off for the day and able to look at your transmission. whats the diagnosis? or rather what do you think is wrong from your perspective?

MurkyRiversTL

i dunno. i woke up at 7, called in sick, ate some cereal, my head started hurting, then my ears started hurting, and now its my stomach......the car is in the same spot as last night and i dont wana do anything...... but i will cuz i have to. i hope its something major.....i need new stuff.....lol.

2K3_TLs

man... quit procrastinating and hop on that shit.

the sooner you know what the damage is, the sooner you find out what new parts you can milk out of this whole incident.

what you can do is put a little pan or something along those lines underneath the leaking area, when you put it in the garage or driveway.. that way you avoid staining the concrete.

MurkyRiversTL

i know.....i just dont wanna see the damage..... i would rather just buy new stuff....

so yeah, im accepting donations if anybody is willing....im a starving vet, with one leg and one hand with one finger, and now a broken tranny...... lol.....please donate.

2K3_TLs

you forgot one toe and one eye!

01tl4tl

180k ummm no gettin you a free one- sorry
Do the fsttyms method and buy a good auto recycler yard 6sp and get out the hole saw for the extra pedal
Complete write up in the diy or main gen2 threads

fsttyms1

well actually i do know of 1 member that got a new one for free. All he had to do was pay a few hundred for labor with close to that many miles.

2K3_TLs

damn.. what a lucky member.

at any rate,

did you actually get up off your ass and take a look at what the damages are? we all know you want to have a 99 tl with a tl-s motor w/ 6 speed, but im sure im not the only one here who would like to know what exactly caused your trans. to go out the way it did

MurkyRiversTL

i had a hard time getting the fuckin thing into the garage.... that little up hill doesnt look so big until youre tryin to push a fuckin car up it......

anyway, i have no idea where the fluid came out of......the shit is everywhere. i jacked it up took the wheels off. and cant find where the fluid came from. it looks like it came from the top but when i look a the top there is no fluid. most of the fluid is on the outboard side of the tranny and all over the axle and suspension components. so im not sure.

2K3_TLs

damn.. its probably like that when it leaked all over the freeway before it finally went

yea tell me about the whole hill thing. when my old altima blew its motor, pushing it up that damn car dolly was the biggest bitch on earth. but with help from a few locals (it blew in paso robles), we were able to get it on with some effort.

MurkyRiversTL

yeah thats sucks.......

hey is it at all possible to put a honda accord 5spd from a 98-02 into the habanero......arent the engines pretty damn close to the same..... would hat be a cheaper alternative.

2K3_TLs

i just read something similar to what you just asked...

https://acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=165754

but they're talking about bolting the accord 6-speed (if im not mistaken) to the TL-P engine.

Razzi

that man must have given one hell of a blowjob cause my acura dealer wouldnt look at my car if it meant getting out of their air conditioned building

2K3_TLs

lmao... its all about how you present yourself.

randomwalk101

Sweet...congratulation dude. At least you are going to get a new tranny put in there...I'm still on the original...I always wanted to get a new/redesigned one before the 7 yr/ 100K miles is up....but the damn tranny just wont die..this is frustrating..arghhh..

2K3_TLs

drive it like you stole it. that'll help you out.

either that or a few speeding tickets.


I know that mines been replaced, or so I assume, because on ownerlink it tells me that the problems been "fixed."

Thankfully I havent experienced any problems with it, and if i do i will take it to the dealer as soon as i start experiencing symptoms of tranny failure...


Gotta take advantage of the 109k mile warranty on the tranny while you can. too bad mike is way out of that range..

randomwalk101

Believe me....I do...pedal to the floor as much as I can....without getting a tickets..killing my gas milage and tires...but the damn tranny still going. God damn it...it's an irony where people do all kinds of craps to protect their tranny whereas I am trying to test its limits...and it is still going....jesus...

may be you have a TLS..I'm TLP, not enough power to break this POS..arghhhh...

MurkyRiversTL

just when you decide that you ant brea it and you stop trying...... youre tranny will give up..... at 109,500 miles and 7 years and 2 months. then youll be like "fuck.....why did i stop trying......why god....why?" and then youll ahev to buy anew tranny......like me.

MegaKillTron

Cali kills trannys! The first week I moved out here mine had to be replaced!

2K3_TLs

that would totally suck... knowing my luck if mine ever goes out it would be right at 109,001.

If Mike's TL-P took his tranny out, then Im sure yours can do the same. it just takes time and patience.

which im sure will be followed by a brief moment of frustration, then a moment of happiness (in your case, if your under the warranty mileage). If not then it will be just pure frustration

fsttyms1

The way you present yourself pays a huge roll in how far they go to help you. I got my first 2 trans for free (one at 79k and one at 115k) and both were replaced before there was a warranty extension!!

2K3_TLs

and then you threw in the 6-speed with the type S motor, converted it into the chariot of God, and havent looked back since.

Approximately how many miles have you put on since the swap, and hows the tranny holding up?