Transmission failure '05 TL
#41
^^^ search for the diy. If you turn your steering wheel all the way to the right and look at your front driver wheel well you can remove the plastic cover and have access to the switches. It's easy, you remove the two connectors and put a 22mm (iirc) and loosen it and put the new one on.
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#42
AVB for President!
Did you DIY your 3x3? I'd love to do it myself, but I think I'd probably need some hand-holding (besides the fact that I don't have a garage that I can do it in since I live in an apt right now).
I'm moving out to Dublin next month, so I won't be too far away from you!
Yeah, I think I'll do the switches at every 30-40K miles.
I'm moving out to Dublin next month, so I won't be too far away from you!
Yeah, I think I'll do the switches at every 30-40K miles.
#43
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I have about 300 miles on the new tranny. Did you put in Type F or D4 (or equivalent)?
I like the idea of using Type F, but perhaps based on the way people are describing the feel, maybe I may want to use 1/2 Type F, and 1/2 D4... What do you think?
I like the idea of using Type F, but perhaps based on the way people are describing the feel, maybe I may want to use 1/2 Type F, and 1/2 D4... What do you think?
#44
Team Owner
I would do all Type F for the first drain and fill since that will put you around 50% of each. See how you like it and decide from there if you want more of the same. If you do the switches and fluid you won't have harsh shifts, they will be better than stock.
#45
Did you DIY your 3x3? I'd love to do it myself, but I think I'd probably need some hand-holding (besides the fact that I don't have a garage that I can do it in since I live in an apt right now).
I'm moving out to Dublin next month, so I won't be too far away from you!
Yeah, I think I'll do the switches at every 30-40K miles.
I'm moving out to Dublin next month, so I won't be too far away from you!
Yeah, I think I'll do the switches at every 30-40K miles.
#46
Three Wheelin'
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ya that should be fine, 1/2 and 1/2.
As for DIY, it's pretty easy, only hard part is un-tightening the fill and drain bolt. You would need a breaker bar.
See if this video helps, made by yours truly.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71w0QE_X0Wk
Give it a shot. If you still have problems, I guess we can set something up, maybe I can supervise since Dublin is close to me. good luck.
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#49
Just had my 2006 TL automatic transmission fail at 85000 miles. The memphis dealer says its a complete hydraulic failure and the car requires a new transmission. I'm wondering if our series is starting to have failures at 80K-90K miles. I never missed a service and all of the maintenance was performed at the dealership on schedule without fail.
...
I'm still waiting to see what the dealer says Acura may do.
There was a lot of discussion after this post where some people claimed there was a cheaper fix for it or a way to prevent this type of failure. What was the fix?
#50
AVB for President!
The "fix" is to make sure you use better fluid, like Amsoil or Redline, racing (Type F, lightweight) or at least a D4 equivalent.
Additionally, replace the 3rd/4th gear pressure sensor switches.. Perhaps every 30-45K miles...
Additionally, replace the 3rd/4th gear pressure sensor switches.. Perhaps every 30-45K miles...
#51
Hey,
ya that should be fine, 1/2 and 1/2.
As for DIY, it's pretty easy, only hard part is un-tightening the fill and drain bolt. You would need a breaker bar.
See if this video helps, made by yours truly.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71w0QE_X0Wk
Give it a shot. If you still have problems, I guess we can set something up, maybe I can supervise since Dublin is close to me. good luck.
ya that should be fine, 1/2 and 1/2.
As for DIY, it's pretty easy, only hard part is un-tightening the fill and drain bolt. You would need a breaker bar.
See if this video helps, made by yours truly.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71w0QE_X0Wk
Give it a shot. If you still have problems, I guess we can set something up, maybe I can supervise since Dublin is close to me. good luck.
now if you can only do the same for the switches
#52
Advanced
I'm gonna let you all know what happened to this Newbe.
On Thursday July the 14th 2011 my 06" NBL TL with 120K blew it's tranny on the 410 North in Brampton Ontario. No hesitation, no thump, no nothing. It just lost power and came to a slow hault.
Believe me I baby my car and never stressed it beyond any normal Canadian driving.
One thing I must add is that my Wife and I have been wondering about the cabin interior being really hot. Feels like the car's heater is always on. If you drive with the windows up, it's even worse.....
We believe that the tranny has been producing all of this heat and is possibly a symptom...IMO
I took my car too acura 2000 in Brampton and they told me that my tranny was gone and it will be $6000.00 for a new one or $3000.00 for a rebuilt. After that shocking encounter I was a little upset. I just did my 120K service which set me back over $500.00 along with my breaks all around costing just about the same.
Any ways, we have contacted Acura and they got back to me today to say they were giving me a new Trany and I just have to pay for the instal.
What do you guys think? Did I come out ok in this deal?
I think acura 2000 just made a new friend for life and now I want an 08' Type S
On Thursday July the 14th 2011 my 06" NBL TL with 120K blew it's tranny on the 410 North in Brampton Ontario. No hesitation, no thump, no nothing. It just lost power and came to a slow hault.
Believe me I baby my car and never stressed it beyond any normal Canadian driving.
One thing I must add is that my Wife and I have been wondering about the cabin interior being really hot. Feels like the car's heater is always on. If you drive with the windows up, it's even worse.....
We believe that the tranny has been producing all of this heat and is possibly a symptom...IMO
I took my car too acura 2000 in Brampton and they told me that my tranny was gone and it will be $6000.00 for a new one or $3000.00 for a rebuilt. After that shocking encounter I was a little upset. I just did my 120K service which set me back over $500.00 along with my breaks all around costing just about the same.
Any ways, we have contacted Acura and they got back to me today to say they were giving me a new Trany and I just have to pay for the instal.
What do you guys think? Did I come out ok in this deal?
I think acura 2000 just made a new friend for life and now I want an 08' Type S
#53
Three Wheelin'
iTrader: (1)
You can wash, drive like a grandma and heck even take tons of pics of your ride, your transmission is the thing that needs babying.
#55
Team Owner
I'm gonna let you all know what happened to this Newbe.
On Thursday July the 14th 2011 my 06" NBL TL with 120K blew it's tranny on the 410 North in Brampton Ontario. No hesitation, no thump, no nothing. It just lost power and came to a slow hault.
Believe me I baby my car and never stressed it beyond any normal Canadian driving.
One thing I must add is that my Wife and I have been wondering about the cabin interior being really hot. Feels like the car's heater is always on. If you drive with the windows up, it's even worse.....
We believe that the tranny has been producing all of this heat and is possibly a symptom...IMO
I took my car too acura 2000 in Brampton and they told me that my tranny was gone and it will be $6000.00 for a new one or $3000.00 for a rebuilt. After that shocking encounter I was a little upset. I just did my 120K service which set me back over $500.00 along with my breaks all around costing just about the same.
Any ways, we have contacted Acura and they got back to me today to say they were giving me a new Trany and I just have to pay for the instal.
What do you guys think? Did I come out ok in this deal?
I think acura 2000 just made a new friend for life and now I want an 08' Type S
On Thursday July the 14th 2011 my 06" NBL TL with 120K blew it's tranny on the 410 North in Brampton Ontario. No hesitation, no thump, no nothing. It just lost power and came to a slow hault.
Believe me I baby my car and never stressed it beyond any normal Canadian driving.
One thing I must add is that my Wife and I have been wondering about the cabin interior being really hot. Feels like the car's heater is always on. If you drive with the windows up, it's even worse.....
We believe that the tranny has been producing all of this heat and is possibly a symptom...IMO
I took my car too acura 2000 in Brampton and they told me that my tranny was gone and it will be $6000.00 for a new one or $3000.00 for a rebuilt. After that shocking encounter I was a little upset. I just did my 120K service which set me back over $500.00 along with my breaks all around costing just about the same.
Any ways, we have contacted Acura and they got back to me today to say they were giving me a new Trany and I just have to pay for the instal.
What do you guys think? Did I come out ok in this deal?
I think acura 2000 just made a new friend for life and now I want an 08' Type S
#56
Team Owner
The failures are directly related to sloppy, slow, soft shifts caused by too much FM in the stock fluid and bad pressure switches that cause all symptoms listed above.
#57
AVB for President!
How much did they quote you for the install? My tranny swap at 107K came out to USD 910.
I'm gonna let you all know what happened to this Newbe.
On Thursday July the 14th 2011 my 06" NBL TL with 120K blew it's tranny on the 410 North in Brampton Ontario. No hesitation, no thump, no nothing. It just lost power and came to a slow hault.
Believe me I baby my car and never stressed it beyond any normal Canadian driving.
One thing I must add is that my Wife and I have been wondering about the cabin interior being really hot. Feels like the car's heater is always on. If you drive with the windows up, it's even worse.....
We believe that the tranny has been producing all of this heat and is possibly a symptom...IMO
I took my car too acura 2000 in Brampton and they told me that my tranny was gone and it will be $6000.00 for a new one or $3000.00 for a rebuilt. After that shocking encounter I was a little upset. I just did my 120K service which set me back over $500.00 along with my breaks all around costing just about the same.
Any ways, we have contacted Acura and they got back to me today to say they were giving me a new Trany and I just have to pay for the instal.
What do you guys think? Did I come out ok in this deal?
I think acura 2000 just made a new friend for life and now I want an 08' Type S
On Thursday July the 14th 2011 my 06" NBL TL with 120K blew it's tranny on the 410 North in Brampton Ontario. No hesitation, no thump, no nothing. It just lost power and came to a slow hault.
Believe me I baby my car and never stressed it beyond any normal Canadian driving.
One thing I must add is that my Wife and I have been wondering about the cabin interior being really hot. Feels like the car's heater is always on. If you drive with the windows up, it's even worse.....
We believe that the tranny has been producing all of this heat and is possibly a symptom...IMO
I took my car too acura 2000 in Brampton and they told me that my tranny was gone and it will be $6000.00 for a new one or $3000.00 for a rebuilt. After that shocking encounter I was a little upset. I just did my 120K service which set me back over $500.00 along with my breaks all around costing just about the same.
Any ways, we have contacted Acura and they got back to me today to say they were giving me a new Trany and I just have to pay for the instal.
What do you guys think? Did I come out ok in this deal?
I think acura 2000 just made a new friend for life and now I want an 08' Type S
#58
AVB for President!
I still think mine should have been goodwilled 100% since I brought up these tranny issues well before it actually died (and before my warranty was up). Mine went out at 106K (1K miles after the warranty expired!). I also mentioned that Acura's recommendation of changing the ATF every 60K miles or so is NOT a good one. Of course, they refuse to "officially" admit that, but every SA I've talked to has said that no more than 30K miles on the fluid -- one even said he changes HIS own every 15K (formerly Z1 fluid).
#59
It's not an overheating issue. A cooler will only extend the life of the fluid which is fine if you're using the crap factory fluid but not really necessary at stock power levels on a good synthetic.
The failures are directly related to sloppy, slow, soft shifts caused by too much FM in the stock fluid and bad pressure switches that cause all symptoms listed above.
The failures are directly related to sloppy, slow, soft shifts caused by too much FM in the stock fluid and bad pressure switches that cause all symptoms listed above.
#60
Team Owner
I think that I read somewhere in the 04's tsb that the tranny had failures related to overheating or something? I could be wrong though. Anywho, is there specific evidence that states the failure is linked to the slow shifts? I ask because on my previous rsx I had z1 fluid it's whole life and never had an issue. I'm thinking it has something mechanical in there that's a weak point. I'm just saying that there are many cars out there with z1 fluids that are fine so there could be a flaw somewhere else.
The '04s did have issues with gears overheating but it was due to a lack of lube. A cooler is always a good idea, I'm running one, but that's not the specific cause of the TL's issues.
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