
Slightly harsh shifting from 2nd to 3rd on a 1994 Honda Civic (1.6L VT
#1
Posted 30 September 2008 - 04:44 PM
Oh yeah, I think that because of this irregular shifting, it sometimes stops the odometer/trip odom from turning...can anyone else back me up in this? Any suggestions as to what I may need to do?
I read something somewhere about a little bottle of lubeguard conditioner that is said to work wonders regardless of the case....can anyone account to this or any other additive that may work wonders too?
#2
Posted 01 October 2008 - 08:36 AM
1. It's normal for many honda transmissions to shift hard
2. If it's harder than normal shifting, then replacing the Tranny fluid usually solves the problem. Since you can't drain all of the fluid at once, it's recommended to do a drain and refill 2-3 times with about 1000 miles between each. This should get most of the old out and the new in. YOu don't need to take it to a dealer (easier to change than your oil), but make sure you use ONLY Honda's ATF-Z1.
Of course.....if you have a manual tranny then disregard everything I said, but it wouldn't make sense to have "harsh shifting" in a manual tranny so that's why I assumed it to be an auto.
#3
Posted 01 October 2008 - 02:14 PM
#4
Posted 01 October 2008 - 08:43 PM
Buttt, can anyone tell me why my odometer/trip odometer stops turning sometimes? Could it be an electrical fuse or something? Or is it something in the instrument panel/whatever it's called that it can be getting hung on..
EDIT: Ya'kno..I think I may just replace the gauge cluster. Anyone know how to go about doing this? (pics would be preferable...)..I found a few on EBay (of all places) and see that they have a tachometer...my current civic doesn't have a tach, and I would like to know that if I were to throw in one of these that do, would it work right? Any sort of tools/harnesses I need whenever I'm putting this in (i.e. like an extra wire or some crap since my current cluster doesn't have a tach on it....)
Edited by littlemanx23, 01 October 2008 - 09:14 PM.
#5
Posted 02 October 2008 - 01:06 PM
There are 3 plugs in the back. They are different sizes so u can not possibly screw it up.
It is plug and play.
How much is the one on ebay? I have 2.
"btw, I have the same problem in one of my civics. I'm gonna change the cluster in it soon. It takes like 10 minutes. I did it to "hatch one".
Edited by alex37211, 02 October 2008 - 01:08 PM.
#6
Posted 02 October 2008 - 01:12 PM

Edited by mpearce1974, 02 October 2008 - 01:12 PM.
#7
Posted 02 October 2008 - 03:22 PM
You have 2 clusters for sale? hell...I found some on ebay for 50-60 or so. PM me with some prices I guess.
Edited by littlemanx23, 02 October 2008 - 03:31 PM.
#8
Posted 05 October 2008 - 01:55 AM
#9
Posted 05 October 2008 - 11:57 PM
synchro is what it is mang tranny+new fluid= no more is good but tranny+new fluid= still happening bad new synchro mang its normal
WHAT??

Am I the only one who didn't understand that??
#10
Posted 06 October 2008 - 07:37 AM
WHAT??
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Am I the only one who didn't understand that??
Nope.....I didn't understand it either. What's even funnier is he comes in here saying "this is the problem" when the problem has already been found......and it's nothing even close to what he said. Reading > Noobs
#11
Posted 06 October 2008 - 10:56 AM
