a/t transmission ?

[super sox]

ok i scanned my tcu for codes read code 7=Shift solenoid 'A' shorted or open how do i fix this? were is it located and does ne one knw what could have caused this and were i can buy one auto zone does not seem to pull one up on there website? prior to the S light i was moving the car around the parking lot of my shop for 30min never over 25mph mostly staying in first gear not to familiar with transaxels any help on this would be much apreciated thnkx ?

[deevergote]

The best thing to do would be to get a proper manual (www.helminc.com is the best place... pricey, but you get your money's worth... far better than Haynes or Chiltons.)
I'm not familiar enough with automatics to describe exactly where it is and how to fix it, so I'll leave that to someone else. I'd probably end up confusing you, as I'd pretty much be learning it myself as I went!

The best place to get the part would be directly from Honda. Honestly, EVERYTHING related to the automatic transmission should come from Honda, fluid included.

[troubledrican]

the shift solenoid a is fairly easy to find. If you open your hood and look at your tranny you will see two metal cylinders they look like giant capacitors. there are 2 sets. the one on top is solenoid A. the one on the front of the tranny is solenoid B. Hit the junkyard and get another solenoid.

Its also not something easy to find on mechanic stores like autozone or advanced or napa. Ebay has them used also

[super sox]

thnks alot deev ima pick one of those up ? swaping from auto to manual is it jst adding the manual parts ie.(flywheel clutch pedels master cyl) or ?????


troubledrican ive seen the capasitor looking thingys mine r rusty as hell! well at least the out side of them are neway. Is it common for them to go bad? might grab an extra set while im at the j/y. When im in sport mode what do the trans do different than in normal never punched it to see a difference but with it being an At i want all the performance i can get out of it lol and will leaving it in sport mode all the tyme hurt it

[deevergote]

It's fairly common. Solenoids wear out in time, and these cars are old enough to vote.

Swapping from auto to manual is easy, for the most part. The only thing you have to do extra is either weld on the transmission mount bracket from the manual car (the bracket attached to the frame that the mount bolts to), or buy a conversion mount kit from www.explicitspeedperformance.net. ESP's kits are reasonably priced, though not cheap. It's nice to have all brand new mounts, though... better than stock... and the conversion mount eliminates the need for welding, so it's much easier. If I was converting, that would be the route I would go.

The rest is all just swapping in parts. A good manual will certainly help you with that as well.

[troubledrican]

Yeah mine look rusty too but they still work. There is a way to test them . alil research will point you to that method . The difference in sport mode is it will shift at slightly higher rpm so you get more power in a sense because youre shifting higher between gears. and no harm comes with leaving sport mode on as long as fluid levels are good and tranny is well taken care of

[wed3k]

i think the manual wants you to resistance test them.