Eddie Pitkin

I just completed the swap last night. Bought the car for $500 with issues with the original trans. Did a little research and figured I would go the route of swapping to a 5 speed auto out of an accord and not run the risk of getting another weak tl trans. Picked up a trans out of an 06 accord v6 coupe for $750 with 56k miles on it. started the swap sunday evening and after working monday and tuesday i had enough free time last night to finish it up.

Just to be safe I swapped over the park safety switch and both sub harnesses from the original trans due to the plugs being different on both, the twin shift solenoids on top of the trans, and the whole trans fluid warmer due to there being a difference between the two.

Drove it home last night and back to work this morning about 100 miles round trip and everything works great. Sport shift works flawlessly and it shifts thru all gear smoothly in d5 as well.

Skirmich

How does it Accelerate? I Mean both Trans have Different Ratios and since you Have a TL-S Im wondering how my Swapp will feel Eventually when My TL Original decides to Go...
I already have the AV6 Trans in my Garage waiting to be Swapped..

Stephen00TL

Awesome I did mine almost two weeks ago and have about 650 miles on the swap so far. It shifts better than any of the other transmission that have been in my car. Can't beat 1250$ for a car as long as it's in decent shape.

@skirmich- on mine even though I have a tl p it feels better but hard to tell because mine had to sit a couple of months. 4th gear is the best thing about the swap, you can tell its a shorter gear because now I don't have to drop to third to pass a person. So far I've been getting about 25-40 miles extra on a tank as well

3.2TLc

Hey Eddie, great job.....thanks for posting your swap experience. Taking the time with your TL tranny replacement must be very rewarding to be able to jump in the car and have everything work. With your talent and skill you could do more with a $1250 investment than any other financial advisor could ever dream getting on a return of initial funds !

Skirmich

Ahhh I was hoping 4th gear was better too Stephen!!
hahaha Im beating the crap out of my Original Rebuilt Trans and the thing seems Bulletproof! I have been using SS for around almost 1 year since Ive got my AV6 and the thing seems to shift like brand new!!!

Stephen00TL

If your doing that it will never fail lol, just the way it works

Skirmich

So in our Trans Logic!
Take GOOD Care of it = Last 60K...
Beat the Crap out of it = Last +92K

Honda did Wrong they put a Racing Transmision in our Cars.....

Eddie Pitkin

It accelerates amazingly. I've only gotten on it hard once since the swap and it pulled from 0-110 pretty damn quickly. It has no issue keeping up with my friend 98 mustang gt either.

Eddie Pitkin

The car is actually in great shape. Body wise all it needs is a front bumper, its cracked. And the pearl white paint is in perfect condition. Its got 185k miles on it but runs like a champ.

Eddie Pitkin

Here's the only photo iI had on my phone. i uploaded it to this link.

http://i1286.photobucket.com/albums/...psdef475e0.jpg

02ACTcLean

iTrader: (3)

Glad this swap was a success! Do you have any pictures/install info?

Stephen00TL

The swap is not as difficult as you would think you just have to remove alot of stuff. Once you get the old tranny out, set the two side by side. After looking over it real quick its pretty obvious what needs to be swapped. The entire oil filter Warmer/cooler assembly( the one from the accord has the same size line the tl has different size lines, get a new filter as well), the range selector( the accord has different connectors and not enough), the little wire harness for the third and fourth gear pressure switch. If you have a tl-p you have to pull the lines off the power steering rack, then you take a line about 5 inches and loop the power steering rack and get some tight clamps( I used hose clamps/t clamps). I think I have some pictures that I can put up later once I get to a computer. If you have any other questions I can try to answer them.

WoodGrainTLS

Nice,* knock on wood * my tranny has 111k and is doing fine but if it ever fails ill be sure to throw in that accord v6 , I've been hearing good reviews about it. Out of curiosity where did you pick up the transmission from ?

Stephen00TL

I picked mine up from LKQ but found it on car-part.com( check here first). I did it by zip code and found a low mileage one close to my house

WoodGrainTLS

I found a couple in my area, incase my transmission goes ill be sure to take the same route as you did, thanks again

Stephen00TL

Almost bought a second one just in case because it was cheap but it had a cracked case

STONEColdAcurazineLegendZ

seems like a great alternative to a faulty transmission or failure, I had a 2007 av6 exl the transmissions in those are bulletproof it seems and shift like butter I def would like to use one if It comes to it.

STONEColdAcurazineLegendZ

would be awesome to have paddle shifters in the 2 gen as well anyone think it can be done. I know a friend of mine has a lancer ES and he order some paddle shifters off a gts and installed them right on it was plug and play... Im sure it wouldnt be as easy since our cars were never designed for them.

32tl00tuneacura

Swaping my 00 TL-P trans for an 05 Oddey trans, steps are all the same though.

Stephen00TL

^ nice I had a whole bunch of photos on my phone but they got wiped out when I tried to update it.

B.TL

Thanks for posting this. I just got the dreaded P0740/Check engine/TCS lights and code while driving home. I may need this.

32tl00tuneacura

1st pic is the loop for the pwr steering pump speed sensor I made. second is the old and the new side by side (everything swaped). Third is a top down of the AFT warmer/cooler/filter thing (the only other thing aside from the range switch, that needs to be swaped).

32tl00tuneacura

oh yeah, I got the trans off ebay for 900 (free shipping) it has 100k miles. I just got it bolted up and the subframe remounted so there is no question about it fitting. I'll post some pics in a minute

B.TL

Well crap. From searching on the 3rd gen TL forum, and even 7th gen Accord forum, those trannies don't seem much better than ours. Plus they (3rd gen guys) seem to use a mix of aftermarket transmission fluids and pressure switch replacement to keep them alive.
Yes I'm new and could be wrong, so please feel free to correct me.

32tl00tuneacura

well its an 05 oddey trans, and its as close to a direct bolt up as possible... and seriously anything is better than the 2g O.E. trans.

B.TL

I think I will do the upgrade with a used tranny and see if anyone wants to take over payments.
Thanks again for posting this. I've owned the car for 6 weeks and need a new tranny. F'ing lovely.

32tl00tuneacura

these are just after bolt up, I havent actually started reconnecting anything yet... but if anyones interested.