Prelude Cold start, gear clunk
Hi everybody.
I have a 140,000km '97 prelude, which when I start first time for the day, and put it into 'reverse' it pauses for about a second or two and then clunks and jerks the car, then you can feel the car engage reverse. After I back the car, I move it to 'drive' and it pauses again for about 1-2 seconds then clunks and jerks the car forward it feels because you can drive it. It overrevs a bit, then for a little while, while shifting up the gears, until it warms up, and then everything is fine for the day. Till the next day. I've had a transmission flush at 100,000. Anybody got any suggestions of what I should do to stop this happening in the morning? Thanks guys. |
Re: Prelude Cold start, gear clunk
p wrote:
> Hi everybody. > > I have a 140,000km '97 prelude, which when I start first time for the > day, and put it into 'reverse' it pauses for about a second or two and > then clunks and jerks the car, then you can feel the car engage > reverse. > > After I back the car, I move it to 'drive' and it pauses again for > about 1-2 seconds then clunks and jerks the car forward it feels > because you can drive it. It overrevs a bit, then for a little while, > while shifting up the gears, until it warms up, and then everything is > fine for the day. > > Till the next day. > > I've had a transmission flush at 100,000. Anybody got any suggestions > of what I should do to stop this happening in the morning? Thanks > guys. you had it flushed with non-honda atf. honda transmissions are different to any others out there & they need a different lubricant. use only genuine honda z1 atf. the clunking is poor engagement of the 1-way clutch because the friction properties of your non-spec fluid are not right. of course, you could also go the other common route & take it to a shop that advises you to replace the whole transmission because this one "is about to go". |
Re: Prelude Cold start, gear clunk
p wrote:
> Hi everybody. > > I have a 140,000km '97 prelude, which when I start first time for the > day, and put it into 'reverse' it pauses for about a second or two and > then clunks and jerks the car, then you can feel the car engage > reverse. > > After I back the car, I move it to 'drive' and it pauses again for > about 1-2 seconds then clunks and jerks the car forward it feels > because you can drive it. It overrevs a bit, then for a little while, > while shifting up the gears, until it warms up, and then everything is > fine for the day. > > Till the next day. > > I've had a transmission flush at 100,000. Anybody got any suggestions > of what I should do to stop this happening in the morning? Thanks > guys. you had it flushed with non-honda atf. honda transmissions are different to any others out there & they need a different lubricant. use only genuine honda z1 atf. the clunking is poor engagement of the 1-way clutch because the friction properties of your non-spec fluid are not right. of course, you could also go the other common route & take it to a shop that advises you to replace the whole transmission because this one "is about to go". |
Re: Prelude Cold start, gear clunk
unlikely..
i got it serviced by my local Honda dealer, and it only recently started happening.... surely if they used the wrong fluid, it would have started immediately or much earlier?? On Tue, 23 Nov 2004 06:28:21 -0800, jim beam <nospam@example.net> wrote: >p wrote: >> Hi everybody. >> >> I have a 140,000km '97 prelude, which when I start first time for the >> day, and put it into 'reverse' it pauses for about a second or two and >> then clunks and jerks the car, then you can feel the car engage >> reverse. >> >> After I back the car, I move it to 'drive' and it pauses again for >> about 1-2 seconds then clunks and jerks the car forward it feels >> because you can drive it. It overrevs a bit, then for a little while, >> while shifting up the gears, until it warms up, and then everything is >> fine for the day. >> >> Till the next day. >> >> I've had a transmission flush at 100,000. Anybody got any suggestions >> of what I should do to stop this happening in the morning? Thanks >> guys. > >you had it flushed with non-honda atf. honda transmissions are >different to any others out there & they need a different lubricant. >use only genuine honda z1 atf. the clunking is poor engagement of the >1-way clutch because the friction properties of your non-spec fluid are >not right. > >of course, you could also go the other common route & take it to a shop >that advises you to replace the whole transmission because this one "is >about to go". |
Re: Prelude Cold start, gear clunk
unlikely..
i got it serviced by my local Honda dealer, and it only recently started happening.... surely if they used the wrong fluid, it would have started immediately or much earlier?? On Tue, 23 Nov 2004 06:28:21 -0800, jim beam <nospam@example.net> wrote: >p wrote: >> Hi everybody. >> >> I have a 140,000km '97 prelude, which when I start first time for the >> day, and put it into 'reverse' it pauses for about a second or two and >> then clunks and jerks the car, then you can feel the car engage >> reverse. >> >> After I back the car, I move it to 'drive' and it pauses again for >> about 1-2 seconds then clunks and jerks the car forward it feels >> because you can drive it. It overrevs a bit, then for a little while, >> while shifting up the gears, until it warms up, and then everything is >> fine for the day. >> >> Till the next day. >> >> I've had a transmission flush at 100,000. Anybody got any suggestions >> of what I should do to stop this happening in the morning? Thanks >> guys. > >you had it flushed with non-honda atf. honda transmissions are >different to any others out there & they need a different lubricant. >use only genuine honda z1 atf. the clunking is poor engagement of the >1-way clutch because the friction properties of your non-spec fluid are >not right. > >of course, you could also go the other common route & take it to a shop >that advises you to replace the whole transmission because this one "is >about to go". |
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