am i messing up my engine?
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Originally Posted by GenXer
You won't hurt an auto by shifting it, unless you're driving it hard.
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Originally Posted by phat99accord
ive had my car for all 118k and i have always been playing through the gears upshifting and downshifting. one tranny was replaced at 45k and thats it the 2nd one is lasting. the first one was replaced b/c it had a delay shifting from 2nd to 3rd.
u can shift from d4 to d3 without pushing the button but from d3 to 2 you need 2 push it b/c it is locked same with 2 to 1.
how old is the car? routeine maintanence done? how many miles?
it might have misfired or it might have nothing to do with the engine. get the codes checked and get back 2 us
u can shift from d4 to d3 without pushing the button but from d3 to 2 you need 2 push it b/c it is locked same with 2 to 1.
how old is the car? routeine maintanence done? how many miles?
it might have misfired or it might have nothing to do with the engine. get the codes checked and get back 2 us
it had a tune up sometime this summer.when i downshift from d3 to 2 to 1, it isn't locked at all, unless i'm at a stop. if i'm driving i can move it freely, which was what i have been doing.
so all i have to do is walk into autozone and ask for a free code reading? okie dokie
Last edited by badazzle; Mar 29, 2006 at 05:45 PM.
Rachel Bilson
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From: South Bend/Walkerton, Ind
Originally Posted by wedley2
or thefact that in order to get the auto to downshift, you have to step on the gas as opposed to blippin the throttle and shifting down to match the revs smoothly and perfectly.
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If you drive it conservatively (not drag racing) I don't see the problem, unless Honda trannies are junk, that is. I did it on American cars for years. If they weren't intended to be used manually at least once in while, then the shifter would only have P-R-N-D on it. Of course it wouldn't make sense to drive it that way everyday. What would be the point?
I have a manual, so I always shift anyway
I have a manual, so I always shift anyway
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From: NJ
Originally Posted by GenXer
If you drive it conservatively (not drag racing) I don't see the problem, unless Honda trannies are junk, that is. I did it on American cars for years. If they weren't intended to be used manually at least once in while, then the shifter would only have P-R-N-D on it. Of course it wouldn't make sense to drive it that way everyday. What would be the point?
I have a manual, so I always shift anyway
I have a manual, so I always shift anyway
He has a 6th gen V6, so its junk
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Rachel Bilson
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From: South Bend/Walkerton, Ind
Lower gears such as L/1 and 2 were put there for towing and other low gear situations such as getting stuck in the snow or mud.....if the car just had D R P N and you tried towing something in just D and not a low gear...your clutches would be shot in no time....Drive it like an auto...or get a manual i learned how to drive a 5 spd on my own..and im still on the original clutch.