Feralmetal

So i recently bought a civic 03 lx, very well maintained, automatic, with just under 98000kms on it.

Everything works perfectly and it runs well, but theres one minor thing that ive noticed with it. The first thing is when i put it into reverse, the car seems to give a good shake for half a second and then is fine, like a really hard gear shift.

Also i dont know if this is the transmission or what, but whenever the tranny shifts gears, theres a slight delay before it kicks in, like a hesitation, during this time the motor revs another 1k or so, then drops back down to normal, you can feel a slight lurch as well. Also this seems to be more pronounced when the car is cold, but fades a bit when the car is warm.

Im afraid it may be to do with the transmission as ive heard that the trannies are one of the worst problems for civics. Anyone have any idea or advice?

ajhdragon

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Sounds like the Transmission is slipping. Sucks for you man.

jee88

yo dood, have u checked ur fluid level? if not do it ASAP!! my old exploder did the same thing and then the tranny went. i was neglecting it cuz i hated it but i was stupid for not checking the fluid. it was a 91 eddie buer i got for a G and a new tranny was gnna cost a lot more so i just let it go for 4 bills, so make sure u check that asap or ur gonna have a big *** bill

Feralmetal

The fluid is fine, and it was just changed, I took it into a shop and they believe its a bad clutch pack, so I have two options.

Either I get the thing rebuilt for about 2k, or I replace it with another tranny for slightly more 2.4k or so. From what I hear it seems the rebuilts will only last so long again anyways. But I could get an 04 tranny put into it.

Would an 04 tranny be the better way to go? Would there be any problems with having it installed?

BEMM193

Funny, i have the same problem but its a problem that came up recently. I have an auto 2002 DX and iv only had the car for under six months. When i bought the car it wasnt so cold outside so i didnt notice this slight hesitation when shifting gears. Now when i drive the car without letting it properly warm up, it hesitates. As soon as iv driven it for a while and the engine is warm, it shifts normally. I showed it to a mechanic and she said its simply because I'm not warming it up before driving it. I checked the ATF and its got about half left and the condition is sorta like...in the middle of the life of the fluid so it 'ok'. Any thoughts?