re-posting as separate thread >>>
I purchased a '03 3.2 TL engine & tranny with 34k miles on it for a CUSTOM installation in my Attack K1 kit car [go to http://s47.photobucket.com/albums/f180/duxdenver/Attack%20K-1%20Spyder%20Build/ for some pix of my build ]. After getting all the TL's wiring installed in this car it started right up but will only shift from 1st gear to second but no higher!!!! D5 starts to blink & P0780 is the only code I get!!! Shifts back down to 1st gear OK when slowing down, but no higher shifts than Second gear thru 35MPH!! Has the oil jet mod installed & the fluid is free of any debris [no clutch pack failures per some other threads... ??]; VIN shows it was from a car w/later trans than recall/warranty. The tranny also shifts 'hard' when first engaging the shifter to D5 the first time......... & FYI> the ABS & TCS lights are also ALWAYS lit up on the dash [I don't have any ABS systems but DO have the ABS control unit still hooked up w/one wheel sensor feeding all 4 input signals just in case the ECM needed them]. Have a complete 1999-2003 TL wiring trouble shooting manual, so have seen a feew wiring issues that may have the need for this wiring {??!!}. Have manually 'stroked' all of the Shift Solenoids [12v power at PCM connection; hear them 'click'], so I assume they are functioning all right.
Does anyone re-program these PCM for deletion of ABS & SRS systems like I have done w/my install? i did not think it was needed, but maybe they effect the PCM's control of the tranny??
Assistance appreciated in advance...
Any suggestions?

 

Here's some advice on adressing your CEL

http://www.yourautoadvisor.com/artic...ondatrans.html

 

IMO you picked the wrong tranny to go into that car

But GL with your problems, those transmissions are notorious for being a ticking time bomb. I'd suggest going 6speed next time around.

 

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Thx for the link; I had found similar info/links on other sites pointing to the same solenoids!
.... So I decided to FIRST check ALL of the wiring between the PCM & connections to the various shift/pressure solenoids [reason was I had to get new solenoids for A/T Pressure A/B & C locations ... missing C & broken connector on A solenoid on this used tranny!!]...... I had continuity to A/B Solenoid but found nothing to A/T C Solenoid; so continued checking others & nothing to Shift A Solenoid.......... turns out the end connectors on BOTH of these solenoids are IDENTICAL!!!! OMG Acura!!!!
Yes, turns out someone {???} had plugged the A/T C connector onto the Shift A solenoid, the other dangling waiting for me to replace the missing A/T C solenoid; and did I check that I was plugging the RIGHT connector onto the right solenoid?? So the PCM did not see any sensors [solenoids] that had failed or that they were incorrectly connected!!! Reason for the 1>2 only shifts & the P0780 CEL code on my car....... it now runs thru ALL GEARS w/no problems or codes!!!! I have now marked these connectors to match the correct solenoid. Probably not a solution for others, but something to check if that is the ONLY code coming up!

And like Aman noted, wish I could have found a 6-speed manual trans w/TL-S engine a year ago when I got this setup.......... but then around $4000 for the tranny alone was beyond my budget.

 

loving me some RWD j-powered cars. but you went with the j32a1 and not the a2?