65Coronet440

Well I tracked down my whine and as luck would have it, it's coming from the transmission area, not the front, as I was hoping it was just the alt or ps pump.

I'm going to research tonight, see the feasibility on repairing it or trading it in on something new, not another Civic now, problably a Toyota Corolla, ugly but more reliable than this.

Before this I bragged Honda's reliabilty to everyone saying my car will run forever since it's just highway driven, oh well. All cars have problems, but I did not expect to have anything major on a Honda under 200K. My wife's 92 Accord is going strong at 175K with nothing major, knock on wood.

Luckily this Civic is paid for, that helps. I feel bad for the guys having these problems that are out of warranty with a few years left of payments.

gearbox

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thats the same problem i'm having only I've changed the fluid 3x and only have 45k miles. it slips when cold, not when warm. if your tranny is whining, its pieces of broken clutch pack floating around and going through the trans pump.

RHCP0801

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i have an auto too and i got almost 20,000 miles on my 04 and i havent done any tranny fluid changes yet, i was gonna install an auto tranny cooler over the summer but should i do them soon or would it just be a waste since you did so much tranny care and it seems to have done nothing

gearbox

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at 18k the fluid in mine was in bad shape (black instead of red). I think that if I could do it over, I would have changed it at 3k miles once it got broken in. Cause when I drained it, there was tons of metal inside that floated around for all those miles. The sooner the better I would say. Altho in my case it was too late. I put my cooler in around 20k. that didn't help either because the problem is a defective clutch pack and not a heat issue.

fieryhill

i posted in another thread somewhere but....does anyone know if they fixed this for 04-05's or do we have a crappy trans. too??

65Coronet440

Yeah, I'm pretty positive its the sound of the pump going out. Heard it before on others. Yippy.

Whats the going rate at the dealership to rebuild these things?

I'm thinking along the lines of removing it myself and taking it to have it rebuilt. Not sure if a dealership will do that, or if they do all or nothing.

I might just take it to a reputable tranny shop instead of a dealer.

I think until I have my plan squared away I'm going to borrow my parent's ol' 91 Camry beater and rack up the miles on it. I really don't want to be stranded on the desolate highways I travel.

gearbox

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well there is an aftermarket part for the faulty honda part so its best to get it rebuilt. I still don't know which part that is tho. I know dealer doesn't rebuild, only replace. actually nobody here knows how to rebuild a tranny. lucky me. they say all they can do is swap a new one in (with the same problem).

fieryhill

soooo is this just a problem with 01-03's

gearbox

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i wish i knew. cause if the 04 is fixed I'll just take it in and have them swap it out. my gut tells me they didn't fix it, because 01-05 is mechanically the same. the only changes they make during off years are cosmetic. altho they fixed some small stuff going from 01 to 02. so i don't know for sure.

spoonJDMlX

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what pisses me off the most is that the jackass @ my honda dealer dont even tell me if theresa recall....last time i asked him, he goes like "what car" i go civic...hes like nah.

gearbox

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well they never did a recall altho they should have. it would cost them too much to replace thousands of tranny.

TheSmuggler

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Mine slips about 500 rpms when cold but its rock solid when warm so I dunno... I guess I'll find out if i turbo it lol. 100whp gear 100 LOLOLOLOL

65Coronet440

Thats what mine was doing 20,000 miles ago. Slipped when cold, fine when warm. Now the tranny is also whining when cold.

Just keep a little extra funds ($2500) for a tranny repair and you'll be fine

TheSmuggler

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Screw that I'd just swap to manual lol, and 20k miles? bwhahaha. I put like 8k a year on mine so I'll be ok

65Coronet440

Well, but I just do highway driving so your 5000 miles is probably like my 30,000 miles.

spoonJDMlX

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um, mine slips even when its hot, its getting that bad...but i notice that if i keep it under 35000 rpm its fine

gearbox

iTrader: (95)

hmm even from a cold start if the weather is above 50F it will not slip. only below freezing and the colder it gets the worse it slips. i've been through two bad winters of below 0 and it shifted fine...

spoonJDMlX

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yeah it shifted fine

it doesnt do it now, does it? nope! its made of plastic what did you expect?

gearbox

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damn remember in the old days when things were made of met-al haha

spoonJDMlX

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metal in a 7thgen civic tranny? no way.......when?

goodtimes

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yeah my tranny slips whenn its cold two.

spoonJDMlX

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your not the only one bro, dont feel bad lol....mines at a point now that its even doing it when its warm.....i'm surprised it hasnt failed it but i havent drove it since i got my type s...like a week already

TheSmuggler

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<--- I'm gonna try to blow mine up when i boost ololololol

goodtimes

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lol yep when i blow mine its going to be time for a k20

spoonJDMlX

iTrader: (1)

lol so when you blow your tranny, your going to geta k20 engine? wtf?

goodtimes

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yep i see it this way, when my tranny blows rather than fixing it like $2000 i can get a used k20a3 for cheaper than $2000 then s/c it.

spoonJDMlX

iTrader: (1)

ok so whats the point of having a k2a3 if your tranny doesn workk?

gearbox

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lol yea you need a tranny too not just engine

goodtimes

iTrader: (2)

Hmm The Hole Point Of The Swap Would Be The K20a3+5 Speed Manual Tranny.

goodtimes

iTrader: (2)

I Ment The Hole Swap Motor+Tranny