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vtec94 Feb 11, 2003 10:09 PM

AT trany clunks when it's cold?
 
my 94 accord EX AT tranny always give me big clunk when i shift from P to D4 in the morning or afternoon when i'm off from work. basically it clunks big time when i move the shift gear to D4 when the ride hasn't warmed up yet...

however, it wasn't like that though.... it used to just adjust the rpm to lower level and started to change the gear to D4 automatically but now days, it just keeps up at the high RPM(when the car hasn't warmed up yet) and changes the gear and the tranny clunks....

what would be the problem? try to change the tranny oil?

AccordSleeper Feb 12, 2003 02:38 AM

that's normal in cold weather, honda atf should help it.

Rycechyk Feb 12, 2003 05:35 AM

Yeah, it's annoying, but most Honda owners deal with it. Consider it normal.

smakdown Feb 12, 2003 10:12 AM


Originally posted by AccordSleeper
that's normal in cold weather, honda atf should help it.
Thats most likely the prob. But make sure you aren't parking on any really steep hills becuase that will also cause it to "clunk". Especially when you put it in park before setting the E-brake

accordvtec77 Feb 12, 2003 11:20 AM

normal. My 94 EX does it when cold...as did my 2001 LX for the brief time I owned it.

AccordManiac May 25, 2003 06:55 PM

Huh? Auto trans clunks when its cold? Weird.. :rolleyes:
My 93 Accord Auto trans clunks when its warm up !!! :D

96JdmAccord May 25, 2003 07:08 PM

Mine does it all the time as long as I have the E-brake on. So when I take the ebrake off and put the car in D3 or D4 thats when it happens.

jschmid May 25, 2003 07:27 PM


Originally posted by 96JdmAccord
Mine does it all the time as long as I have the E-brake on. So when I take the ebrake off and put the car in D3 or D4 thats when it happens.
Ignore me if you already do this, but try putting the ebrake on before you put it into gear when parking the car.

StIlTz May 26, 2003 06:40 PM

clunking
 
My 98 EX I4 auto clunks everytime I leave my driveway no matter if I put the parking brake on before or after I put the car in park. It sucks. I also had the tranny replaced under 2,000 miles ago at 79,000 miles....

GreenEX May 28, 2003 11:14 AM

Anyone ever tried Slick 50 intheir Accord auto trannys? I'm using it with much improved peformance (especially considering the cost!)


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