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my 94 civic dx hatchback has been running funny lately. while stepping on the gas, my car just stops accelarating for awhile then starts again. it also lags to change gears. its an automatic with 244,XXX miles on it. they said something about not wanting to change the tranny fluid because they think it might mess up the tranny more.

thanks in advance for your help
very much appreciated

 
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From my understanding, it's the Flush you wanna avoid as it forces the fluid out. A drain and refill would be wiser. I'll let some of the others chime in on that one though.

 
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Really? drain and fill is better than tranny flush? did not know that..

but what about those old tranny oil from the tranny lines etc, if your just gona do a drain and fill, how would you get that out??

 
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It's safer because a flush can push things around and can cause future problems. I've heard nothing but bad things about them. Even my transmissions teacher says a drain and fill is a better alternative. A little old fluid isn't going to kill anything. Besides the fluid, keeping your cooling system in good condition prolongs your transmission as heat is a major cause of tranny failure, mainly in slushboxes. You never get ALL the fluid out during the change, but it a few drain and fills should help it. I got that info from the guys on here, so if any of the 7th gen guys chime in, they should have more info on why you should flush an automatic transmission.

 
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Ahhh i see.. great stuff bro!

look at that, i learned something today!

 
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Thanks for the info. I'm gonna have to try it. I'll post the results...hopefully this weekend

 
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I recognize this problem.... Torque converter.

 
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If its too late, you could have torque converter pieces in your tranny, that or you could have a clogged ''clutch'' within the tranny itself, Or even a clogged pathway in the converter.

Lol.... Goodluck. I had this problem, ended up selling the car for 600$... After dropping $3k into it. The car itself cost 1.2