2001 TL

30,xxx miles.

Original tranny w/ oil jet kit.

 

Using it or not using it hasnt shown to make it fail more often or save it. Its hit and miss.

 

50,xxxkms

2003 TL-S A-Spec

original trans

oil jet kit installed

 

Not on my old one

 

no one knows a percentage. and trying to get a accurate # on a forum is like asking what the weather will be like in the summer of 08. Honda has not released a # of failures for the 3rd gear clutchpack. The have on the 2nd gear shaft whis is less than 1 percent (no one here has had that part fail)

 

Not really. every thing fails at some point, its just a matter of when!

 

Died at 63k - piece of ^$#@ - but I wasn't surprised - thanks to this forum!

 

I hope all of your trannies die.

 

03 TL-S
60,XXX miles
Original tranny, no issue yet!
Oil jet install around 30,xxx.

 

Bought 03 TL with 11k and now it has 62k on
the original tranny. Still going strong; if you
are buying one I suggest getting the manufacturer
to throw in the 7yr/100k warranty extension.

All we did was have to ask if it had the original
transmission and they immediately offered the
warranty extension.

Ken

 

your not cool unless you have been through more than one tranny.

 

2002 TL-S, 60K miles now. I checked and the tranny has not been replaced before I bought it, and it's still working fine.

 

2002 TLP, 49k miles original tranny

 

Way to drive the hard bargain, considering some 2003 TL were covered under the extended warranty that also covered the 99s through 2002s.

 

I don't want to get flamed but mine failed like 100 miles after installing the inkjet kit. And the service guy said that it is VERY common for them to fail right after getting the oiljet installed. I was at 77k and I almost wonder if it would have made it longer without the oiljet. It kind of jerked when shiftin but never anything too bad. Went out almost without warning. Oh well crap happens.

 

Thats a load of BS. the oil jet had nothing to do with it. If he knew any thing about what it did and what it look like in the tranny he would know that it didnt cause it, plus he would know that they cant inspect the problem either and it was most likely already going out before you brought it in

 

2003 with 30,700 miles no problems yet.

 

Yeah well this was the same guy who told me the 0 gauge cable was causing "too much resistance" and blamed that for my starter failing while my car was in thier care.

 

hey now everybody here isnt slick enough to do that little switcharoo.. showoff

 

mine will eventually i promise but im currently at 159k on original tranny! a few crazy shifts every now and then but its still kickin lol i actually thought it was going out... i got the "Acura christmas tree" then it was just the ss switch...

 

100,000 + and still on the original tranny.

99TL with a few mods

 

Actually is VERY easy and all you need to do is switch around 2 wires and change the + -. Shouldnt take more than 30 min to do. i could make up a easy DIY if needed

 

me too - 109k miles for me on the original tranny

 

my tranny died around 45k. my engine died at around 55k due to "piston slap". luckily acura paid for everything and imported and installed a new one. so i pretty much have a brand new 99 tl lol.

 

Imported? From Ohio?

 

I either have a lemon or just drive like shit. I am on my third transmission.

 

I've gotten used to driving it with the + being forward and a few of the other cars with SS (or whatever that car company names it) that i have driven have the same set up. It's all about personal preference i guess? I never really understood the basis for converting it. Even with a regular manual tranny you do have to push the shifter forward to go into 3rd and 5th

Now if you could come up with a DIY to stop it from automatically shifting into 2nd that would be huge.

 

Buy a 99TL.

 

but for actual spirited driving puroposes its better the other way around. its easier to push forward while braking hard to down shift than pull back, and it makes sense to continue to pull back while accelerating

 

I would but there is no type s

 

2000 TLP WITH 77000 MILES ON THE ORIGINAL TRANNY

 

On my 99, the original tranny lasted 101,000 miles. The second one lasted 53,000 miles. Currently have 2,000 miles on my third.

 

Inkjet kit?? Well there's your problem!!!!

 

lmfao

 

good catch

 

Put me in too

 

Aw man I did not eve notice that

 

It would have lasted longer if you had installed the laser kit.

 

03 TL with 54k miles on it, original tranny.

 

i am always red lining it and i am at 159200 but the tranny has been changed at 125k