I have a 98 Honda accord, v6 not sure of the engine type as it is my gf car...my question is when I drive her car and accelerate I notice the rpm going very high before switching into next gear....sometimes it'll even redline 8k before the next gear....does that happen a lot on these cars or it is just mine... And how would I go on fixing this problem ....thanks in advance...

 

Are you punching it when it does this ? You could always just back off the throttle.

 

manual or auto, could be throw out bearing

 

Auto....and I don't punch it..even if I did I doubt it should even.rev that high being an auto and not manual

 

Being an auto and in this gen...doesn't sound good. Are there any stored codes? Is the trans fluid full/proper level?

No codes and full, you can try a drain and fill - or two or three - with Honda Trans fluid and see if it gets better.

If not, well, sounds like the trans is on the way out

 

It was this way a year ago too before I had the trans rebuild...as far as I can remember it as always been like this...hope it ain't the trans....any more thoughts on this...?..and btw I have a Toyota and I read on a yota forum and I remember someone saying something about tightening the throttle wire or loosening it can make the car rev higher...so if I mess with the throttle wire you guys think it might solve the problem?...by doing the opposite of course...

 

There is a cable running down to the transmission that give the tranny a general outline of how far the throttle is open. Yes, you could try adjusting that.

 

NZ - No throttle control cable for the trans on the 6th gens - or newer gens

 

I've never owned the v6 vtec but I gotta think they are designed to run almost to redline before shifting to utilize the vtec potential. I guess I could be wrong.

I would love to see a video of it acting up.