i did some searches, but most are that they shift hard. my problem is that the car does not shift when warm. if it has been sitting for a while, its fine, but as soon as i drive for 20 minutes or so, it starts. its a slow problem, first its a long delay to shift from 2 to 3, and then it keeps slipping out of third unless i move the shifter into 3rd. then, i lose 4th gear altogether and 3rd starts slipping more and more (stop and go, if i'm in 4th driving on the freeway, its fine). then, it wont even run in gear, it sits in like a neutral gear, no matter what position the shifter is in. it has progressively gotten worse over the past 2 weeks.

i asked transmission shops, and Honda, how much to flush the tranny (yes, i read on here that it is not good to flush older transmissions, but just change out the fluid), and my most trusted shop told me that it needed a new electronic box but he couldn't come up with the name of it. is he referring to changing out the TCU, as i heard it is a problem with 3rd gen (90-93), not necessary 4th gen (isn't that what i have?).

so, in short, my 2 questions are:
1) should i have the transmission flushed (190k on both tranny(original, never serviced) and engine.
2) what is the electronic box that they are referring to, and can it be picked up from a junkyard reliably?

 

if their are no codes it probably not electrical check you fluid if it smell burnt you will probably need a trans. i have seen flushes save tranys and kill tranys

 

how do i check if there are any codes. i would assume that d4 light would come on to tell me there are codes, but there are no lights on the dash to indicate anything wrong.

if the tranny is bad, how come it still shifts when its cold?

 

To read the codes you need OBD1 code reader. But like he said, it may not be a code problem at all.

 

right now my transmission is getting rebuild. I had similar problem and it just got worse with time and to be for specific I was having the exact same problem with the transmisison changing from 2nd to 3rd it would take forever and it got to a point that it wouldnt shift at all at times.
just be ready to spend $$ because ur tranny is done for sure.
I am getting mine fix at this place. they charge me $1600 for a rebuild plus new converter and they even gave me a free rental car until the fix my car. http://reliabletransmissionsltd.com/index.html

 

but after driving it for a while the tranny would just go like in neutral? yup ur tranny is dying fast and expect the check engine light to come on soon.

 

see, i was thinking it was the fly wheel because it would act like it was just not grabbing when it was supposed to change gears, but i dont even know if an auto has a flywheel. that kinda sucks because i seriously dont have the money for this. and i dont have the money for another car either. im thinking of going to a junkyard and pulling a TCU and see if that fixes it, because the fluid doesnt smell burnt, but it is very very cloudy/dirty. i really hope its not me needing to rebuild the transmission.

also, anyone else have an opinion when it comes to flushing the transmissions as apposed to just changing the fluid?

 

everything you wrote here is exactly what it was happening to me and I was just told by the transmission shop that I will need a new differential, a few electronics like solenoid and a bunch of other things including rebuild tranny and torque converter of course. the price just went up to $2,300 and my car should be ready by Friday afternoon.

if u dont want to spend the money on a new car then be ready to spend $3,000 the most or $4-5G at the dealer.
I personally would have just drop a used $300 tranny and sell the car as is and buy myself a new accord or civic but I just got married and I am buying a house so I will need to keep my accord for a bit longer.
btw I change the tranny fluid,flush and all that but it did little if any.



[QUOTE=IkeRay;3205420]i did some searches, but most are that they shift hard. my problem is that the car does not shift when warm. if it has been sitting for a while, its fine, but as soon as i drive for 20 minutes or so, it starts. its a slow problem, first its a long delay to shift from 2 to 3, and then it keeps slipping out of third unless i move the shifter into 3rd. then, i lose 4th gear altogether and 3rd starts slipping more and more (stop and go, if i'm in 4th driving on the freeway, its fine). then, it wont even run in gear, it sits in like a neutral gear, no matter what position the shifter is in. it has progressively gotten worse over the past 2 weeks.

 

yeah, im in the same boat as you. only i already have the house and am getting married. i would go drop that $2k into a new car, but i know this one has most of the stuff done to get it to 250k miles, including having just put a grand into the timing belt.

how long do i got before i wont be able to drive it? i need it to last about another month, and its only driven to and from the park and ride, about 4 miles each way, and not really driven on the weekends.

 

it will last for a while but remember, u are doing damage to the engine.