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ok, so ive got a 2004 EM2 with an auto tranny - that has about 23K miles on it. It started acting up a while ago, so I changed the tranny fluid around 21-22K miles....it helped maybe just a TINY bit, but now its acting up alot more.

1) When in Reverse, idling in park, and idiling in neutral it seems to "shake" or "vibrate" very hard - shaking the whole car.
2) Driving, it shifts pretty hard, and jerks alot.
3) Also, when driving - it doesnt seem to want to .....shift up? When you get to cruising speed, and let off the gas, instead of the engine being in the regular RPM's it seems to be at higher RPMs - like youve down shifted i guess? but it holds it there.
4) It also seems to be "jerky" when making tight turns and accelerating - that one Im not to sure about.

Honestly, Im kinda stumped. I'm taking an automatic, and manual transmission class at the college I'm at. And thus far, I cant come to any clear conclussion about whats wrong with it.

I do occasionally drive it hard, but not so hard that it would go out around 25 - 30K miles

Your help is appreciated before I do finally take it in to Honda for them to look at...

 
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hmmm i drive hard all the time and i have like 22,000 miles on it and my tranny is fine, no fluid changes or anything.....its just the shitty honda tranny's, when you get a new one which you will have too just get a tranny fluid cooler, i heard that helps a little but it depends

 
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think they will try to "pin it" on me, and not have it covered under warranty work?
sicne ive got AM springs, intake, and wheels....oh and muffler....but thats nothing

 
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you act surprised? its already been explained a million times, there is a defect in one of the clutch pack carriers. its wears down, trans starts to slip, trans goes boom. time for a new one. its hondas fault for using cheap parts, not yours.

 
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i realize its hondas fault,...but that doesnt mean they wont try to pin it on me, and get me to pay for a new one. As apposed to them just saying "yup, our bad - that'll be warranty work."

 
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i would make your car as stock as possible before bringing in. they will blame intake.

 
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ill try - ive still got stock intake, just ned to find the screws and what-not

just curious though....how would intake directly/indirectly affect the transmission? its not like an SRintake .....or ANY intake at that gives our D17's enough power to screw with it?

 
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^you'd be suprised what kind of fuss the dealership brings up as reasons for manufactuer faults. last time my buddy brought his rsx in when his suspension felt "loose and woobly", they tried to tell him it was his sri intake.


i can bet they'll try to use the muffler/intake/springs as the reason. i doubt wheels

 
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the dealership blamed my exhaust system on the head gasket. and when they forgot to put enough oil in the car well guess what, they said this is why we dont like modded cars. haha i wanted to slap the guy.

 
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wow...thats some bull-****......I'm trying to go in and show that I actually know some **** as apposed to being the usual "car-retard"

Im scheduled to take it in this friday morning......sucks cause its my only ride - wont be able to get a ride from anyone else, and Im not 21, so i cant rent a car...

 
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actually yes you can...there is just certain limitations and reasonings behind the rental agreements for "minors" like us...

 
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Would that be associated with your transmission or something else is my question? I know I have the same feelings, moreso when I start running a bunch of electronics - but I assumed it was a shitty replacement alternator not my transmission. Though perhaps it is a damaged motor mount at the same time

 
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i was gonna say a dirty iac valve can cause bad vibration but only in the drive gears, not neutral/park.

 
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Karumba FTW!!!

Took it in today - immedietly the service writer looked at my car and says "What modifications do you have to it? So we know if your warranty still applies." So I told her performance springs, muffler, intake, wheels/tires.

Then she started to tell me how if she had a car like mine, she wouldnt modify it until it wasnt under warranty. The usual dealership bullshit

So i left it there and they inspected it - got a call around 4pm about it.

Turnsout my motor-mounts were broken *hints the Karumba FTW* and it IS UNDER WARANTY .

i get my car back either tuesday or wednesday when they get the mounts in.

just curious, what causes the mounts to go?...usually

 
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the stress level from the super duper amazing d17 horsepower

i need to get my gas cap opener fixed, i hope they dont say my intake and exhaust caused it

 
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Yeah, I guess I could see the mounts go so soon with our ridiculously powerful D17's


oh...i was looking at Edmunds earlier.....why does the automatic have 2more hp the than a stick? *auto = 117hp, stick = 115hp*

I know it doesnt make any REAL difference, cause stick is faster anyway - but i would think they would either have the same hp, or auto would have less

 
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auto has 90whp manual has 100-105

 
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Well glad my hunches were right.. though at the same time not, as now I need to look at fixing my motor mounts

Though, where's the love (aka rep) ?

Have fun with your car once you get it back

 
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psh...rep...i rep no-one.....just kidding - repped ya

haha even with 90ish whp im running about the same times as my brother in his even-more moded EM2
Him - CAintake, full exhaust *headers, dp, custom 2.25 piping*, tein S-techs, wheels/tires, ground kit, Revo SS

Me - AEM SRintake, "axle-back" exhaust, Neuspeed Sport springs, at the time stock wheels/tires *now have rotas - so I'd like to run him again, made a bigger different than expected* AND at the time, I had ALL my school books, and my tools in my car *which togethor weigh about 85-95lbs

and he's a good driver too, so its not like he cant drive a stick

even being an auto - I think I can hit the mid-high 16's n/a

 
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mid high 16's???? yea good luck