my d5 randomly blinks every once and a while, the check engine light has never lit up, and the fluid looks fine. i read somewhere online that it could be a temp sensor but i forgot to look more into it, any body know what the problem could be? and if it is the temp sensor how do i check it? autozone?

 

blinking d5? well. when the d4 light starts to blink on the first gen TL, it usually means "tranny"...It might be the case for you , I really dnt knw much on the 2G TL but there's a theory lol

 

your vtec is low.

 

just kidding, fmo what ive read a constant blinking d5 light is tranny failure. do you notice anything funky with the shifting, like slipping or something along those lines?

 

well it doesnt have a constant blink and i dont notice anything when driving while its blinking. it might start blinking around every 2-3 days

 

to autozone for a free code reading (except Ca,)
report back with those
Do you notice it blinks when on the gas hard getting on the freeway?

how does the trans fluid look and smell? burnt sugary? brown or black color?
ever change the fluid?
car year and miles?
trans original or replacement thru acura--look for blue paint on trans bolt heads

 

Its got 105k, fluid is normal, dirty tho. And it flashes randomly sometimes at start. No burnt smell either.

 

i would start off with a 3x3 drain and fill on the trans. now it blinks only when you start the car and not after that while driving?

 

No, it'll start noormal then start blinking or at start. Its always different

 

The ONLY way you OR us will know what the problem is is if you get the codes read. Until then all we are all doing is guessing. Get the codes read and let us know what they are.

 

i went to autozone and askede them to check it but he said they wouldnt do that. idk maybe he was just lazy.

 

cuz the engine light isnt on

 

Dude, just tell them that it's on. They'll scan it and tell you what code it is. D5 flashing means the ECU knows there's a tranny problem.

 

go back and ask someone else,,a different store...
dont give up and decide all is well ,,then in a week come back crying about massive trans failure... out of nowhere!!

tell them its intermittant but we at acurazine said there should be a stored code

 

trans shops will code scan for you ,,on a trans code no problem!

 

Okay just went to an autozone by my workbest news and they were really cool and checked it anyway. I was so bhappy when he said it was the temp sensor I almost hugged him lol.

 

tell us the actual code
if its really just a temp sensor, thats something we need to log into the diagnosis page

codes are clues not diagnosis--usually,,,