Re: 01 Accord TCS problem
On Sat, 16 Dec 2006 22:48:51 +0000 (UTC), Joe LaVigne
<jlavigne@hits-buffalo.com> wrote: >On Sat, 16 Dec 2006 13:14:19 -0800, heycraig wrote: > >> I ended up taking the car into the dealer. They diagnosed it as an >> internal problem with the computer. The good news is that it was >> covered under the CA emissions warranty which is 8 yrs 80K miles. One >> interesting thing that I found out from the service advisor who >> originally thought that it might be a transmission problem was that >> Honda is replacing transmissions on '00 and '01 Accords. I didn't have >> the time to ask him what the potential transmission problems were. >> Interesting though that Honda has not sent me a service bulletin or >> anything about the transmission. Craig > >They are not changing the transmissions unless needed. > >It effects only 6 cyl accords, and the proper fix is a cooling upgrade to >2nd gear in the Automatic transmission. If the transmission has already >failed, then the tranny would be replaced under warranty. > >The warranty is also extended or the tranny. the second gear cooling pipe only applies t 2003-2004 trannys. a p1491 code is for insufficient lift, bad valve. the more likely code is a p0401 insufficient flow. lets get the codes read so we can do a proper diag. Chip |
Re: 01 Accord TCS problem
On Sat, 16 Dec 2006 22:48:51 +0000 (UTC), Joe LaVigne
<jlavigne@hits-buffalo.com> wrote: >On Sat, 16 Dec 2006 13:14:19 -0800, heycraig wrote: > >> I ended up taking the car into the dealer. They diagnosed it as an >> internal problem with the computer. The good news is that it was >> covered under the CA emissions warranty which is 8 yrs 80K miles. One >> interesting thing that I found out from the service advisor who >> originally thought that it might be a transmission problem was that >> Honda is replacing transmissions on '00 and '01 Accords. I didn't have >> the time to ask him what the potential transmission problems were. >> Interesting though that Honda has not sent me a service bulletin or >> anything about the transmission. Craig > >They are not changing the transmissions unless needed. > >It effects only 6 cyl accords, and the proper fix is a cooling upgrade to >2nd gear in the Automatic transmission. If the transmission has already >failed, then the tranny would be replaced under warranty. > >The warranty is also extended or the tranny. the second gear cooling pipe only applies t 2003-2004 trannys. a p1491 code is for insufficient lift, bad valve. the more likely code is a p0401 insufficient flow. lets get the codes read so we can do a proper diag. Chip |
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