xpdude

hey guys, my 97 civic threw a code. turbine speed sensor fault, and transmission computer control malfunction. just wondering if this could cause the transmission to slip in 1st gear and function normaly thereafter shifting in 2nd gear through 4th? i don't want to replace the sensor if the slipage is because the chutchpacks or gear is destroyed. what do you guys think?

lilj95

do u have a manual or auto?

xpdude

im sorry, its a 4spd automatic. 97 civic lx.

lilj95

ok the turbine speed sensor fault is the sensor that tells the ecu how fast the wheels are moving i belive so stick another sensor it there and the other is umm i might have to get back to you on that after work tommarow ill find out though

xpdude

ok, well the issue is that the transmission slips in 1st gear after it warms up and i have to shift into 2nd to take off, then i have to shift to D4 to go through the rest of the gears. my speedometer works fine! would a bad turbine sensor cause the slippage? it was weird, this morning 1st gear was holding fine for a while then it started slipping weird again.

xpdude

help? anyone? can i save this transmission?

lilj95

yea the turbine sensor can cause slippage besides my 95eg i have a 01 elantra and had the same prob with the turbine i replaced sensor and it fixed the prob and as for the transmission computer control malfunction i belive follows the sensor i belive

xpdude

ok, i am gona try for a replacement sensor. should i??? buy a new one or get 1 from the junk? are they hard to replace? i know where they are at on the trans.

lilj95

honestly when it comes to trans i take it to dealership lol i suck at transmissons im better with engine work but i know what the codes for the trans mean if u have any friends that live near u as them if they are good with transmissions but the sensor is most likely under the car with the oilpan etc....at least thats were its at on the 2009 maxima lol acura nissan dealer so im getting all this from acura techs