Got really lucky on this one. Acura of Lynnwood really "went to bat for me" apparently and covered 100% of parts and labor. Car runs fantastically - smooth shifts and all.

A few questions I have though...
- Does anyone know if a transmission needs to be "broken in" - no heated parts right?
- Also, I noticed NO MORE problems with cold starts! I'm not really sure how a new transmission could "fix" a potentially bad starter? It starts up just right.
- Another thing I noticed: upon initial start up...the engine sounds..."more tame". Uh...how? Engine tone is "brighter" and a bit higher - cleaner??? lol

Now I have to fix my freaking motor mounts and my rear end...slowly but surely...

 

So no type-s or RL?

 

^ still debating but i still have to replace the bumper and lower lip kit. the money is well worth the adjustment in price i get back from the car.
i'm still not sure though - i really want that freaking ASM TL-S, but it's been BEAT to death. KBP...dunno how i'd be able to pull that off. baahh...

 

How'd you blow the tranny? Was it a similar failure that the 2G TL's suffered from?

 

hm...not quite too familiar with the 2nd generation transmission failures - all i know is that a handful of them went bad. essentially what happened to mine - it just went out; wouldn't go into gear one morning.

 

i've always been meaning to ask you avs007 - is your car in that profile picture you have up?

 

So how's the new tranny holding up?!

 

I'm glad it worked out for ya. It could've been a real kick in the balls had they not covered.

 

glad err-thang turned out for the good bro!! keep me posted if you change ur mind on getting a new whip...

 

your starter spins the flywheel....so with everything tightened down it spins smoothly.

 

There could have been a weak ground connection that they attended to when they installed.

I'm not too sure about a break-in period for a tranny. Do you have a REMAN tranny?

.. and for the engine??

 

reman tranny? it was, from what i understood, new internals and "refurbished" casing...

 

lol, no that's a photoshop I did. I actually like that color tho, maybe one day I'll actually get my car painted that color

 

remanufactured tranny.. I think you're right.. I'm not sure they put in all new internals but they definitely reuse the case. I have about 3k miles on my reman and it's been good so far.. watch out for lag in clutch engagement in first and reverse. Glad to hear your rolling again..

 

deff have that lag in first and reverse. I've got about 1k since two weeks ago. Maybe this one will last.. I hope it does, I'd like to keep this car for a while...

 

avs007 - i personally like that color! really stands out with the A-Spec rims and lip kit