Is My Tranny Going Out??

[jennaccord_210]

ok idk where im supposed tro post this but anyways. my car (1997 honda accord ex, auto) is being skanky and i cant figure out what it is. i think it might be tranny but then again idk??

1. my speedometer will bounce to random speeds or just drop to zero.

2. from a dead stop ... i take off and it feels like it dont wana go. like if the hand brake is up or sumthing.

3. if already past oh lets say 30mph and i floor it .. nothing. i mean it picks up speed but really slow .. as if its not breathing.

it doesnt do these things all the time ... but when it does .. they all happen at the same time. its weird. i thought maybe the catalac converter, but i checked and its not clogged, gave it a tune up... the only thing i havent done is a tranny flush?? but idk .... any ideas guys.

[jhondayaaj]

replace your speed sensor, the top portion of it, and do a trans flush.

[mozzandherb]

When you had a tune up what did you have done to it?

[ChIoVnIdCa]

replace vss and go from there

[NAiL05]

replace vss and go from there

Yep You will be amazed how many problems this lil part will do. Replace it and the symptoms should go away.

[Smokinspeeds]

Yep You will be amazed how many problems this lil part will do. Replace it and the symptoms should go away.

yeah I had my speedometer drop randomly and it died a little while after. I don't know that it would change how it accelerated, but being a newer model is could be possible that it does make changes based on speed sensing.

[ChIoVnIdCa]

yeah I had my speedometer drop randomly and it died a little while after. I don't know that it would change how it accelerated, but being a newer model is could be possible that it does make changes based on speed sensing.

5 speed its means nothing
auto it will not shift or incorrectly shift without it

[NAiL05]

I am lost but as Chio said. It senses the right speed/load to judge line pressure and all that. Most autos are like that. Even older hondas will do that. 5 speed if you throw a code have fun especially if you have some sort of vtec motor.

[Smokinspeeds]

5 speed its means nothing
auto it will not shift or incorrectly shift without it

funny, my car still drove fine for over a week without the vss working at all.

[GameChewer]

Where is the VSSensor located?

[Smokinspeeds]

Where is the VSSensor located?

right under joint between the air intake pipe and the intake manifold, on the back of the tranny. It's down there a ways and a major pain to get at. DON't do like I did and drop one of the bolts down further, I almost lost my hand getting it back out from under the rear engine mount lol...

[GameChewer]

right under joint between the air intake pipe and the intake manifold, on the back of the tranny. It's down there a ways and a major pain to get at. DON't do like I did and drop one of the bolts down further, I almost lost my hand getting it back out from under the rear engine mount lol...

what does it look like im going to find one tomorow at the yard.

[Smokinspeeds]

what does it look like im going to find one tomorow at the yard.

if you've ever had an rc car, and taken one apart, it looks a bit like the little electronic motor. It'll be attached by two bolts, and has a small wire lead connector.

[UrDoneSRH]

i need to replace mine, ive already replaced them before (not personally i had a shop cuz i didnt know what i was doing then) but ive noticed everytime i changesomething on my intake system that shit gets fd up. like when i did my cai it happened, then when i did the h23 IM swap it happened again. for the cb its like $120 dealer or like $40 on ebay.. autozone was about the same as ebay i beleive

[jennaccord_210]

Well An Update ...

I Had Checked The Fluid And It Was A Little Low So I Added A Quart And It Started Runnign Fine Again.. I Would Say For Like 2 Wks .. Then All Of A Sudden It Went Back To Being Skanky. Now Its Really Making Me Mad ... Ima Prolly Just Get Another Tranny ...

But I Wanted To Ask If U All Think Putting An H22 Auto Or Semi Auto Would Be Better Than Putting An Other Accord Tranny??

I Dont Want Standard So Dont Even Suggest That K Thx ... Lol