'92 accord not shifting out of 2nd
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'92 accord not shifting out of 2nd
Ok, on my dad's 92 automatic honda accord it will be driving fine. then he'll stop at say...a red light and try and take off. It will start off in 2nd and won't shift out of 2nd. He can manually drop it into first and then go to 2nd, but when he trys to manually go to 3rd it won't go. He has to stop and take off the neg battery terminal and reset the computer. then it will work fine. The "D" and "S" lights aren't blinking. What do you guys think could be the problem?
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Re: '92 accord not shifting out of 2nd (toby1kanobie)
Could be several conditions, additional suggestions may help pin the culprit down.
The first? Sticking spool valve in the Transmissions' primary or secondary valve body. (it could be sticking in the bore, sending conflicting hydralic pressures). This is often rectified by a good trans fluid flush (not just a drain & refill). The Indy Honda repair shop I frequent actually cycles the trans thru it's operating range while attached to the flush machine (it's on a lift).
The second? More problamatic, since the TCM (Trans Control Module) seems to not want to self-diagnose (set no codes) My first gut reaction is that the negative cable trick is a co-incidence at best - OR - the TCM is actually causing some of this.
If the trans hasn't been serviced in a "while", entertain doing the flush first, before plinking down hard green$$$ for a TCM.
The first? Sticking spool valve in the Transmissions' primary or secondary valve body. (it could be sticking in the bore, sending conflicting hydralic pressures). This is often rectified by a good trans fluid flush (not just a drain & refill). The Indy Honda repair shop I frequent actually cycles the trans thru it's operating range while attached to the flush machine (it's on a lift).
The second? More problamatic, since the TCM (Trans Control Module) seems to not want to self-diagnose (set no codes) My first gut reaction is that the negative cable trick is a co-incidence at best - OR - the TCM is actually causing some of this.
If the trans hasn't been serviced in a "while", entertain doing the flush first, before plinking down hard green$$$ for a TCM.
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Re: '92 accord not shifting out of 2nd (P_Adams)
Ok, just talked to him and the tranny was rebuilt about 6,000 miles ago. He also said that when he manually puts it in first when it's acting up the light shows it to be in D2 and the D4 light is still on. Thanks for the input!
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Re: '92 accord not shifting out of 2nd (toby1kanobie)
You remind me of a condition I personally ran into with my '88 whereas I couldn't remove the key because dispite my moving the Trans selector lever to park, the indicator lamp remained on D4.
How you ask??
There is a switch within the shifter assembly which, not only controls the indicator lamps but signals the TCM which gear is selected. It also controlled the key release.
Because the lights are acting funky, and the D4 lamp is not flashing (traditional way to get "codes" out of the TCM) this switch might be worth looking at.
heres' an illustration:
http://www.hondaautomotivepart...LEVER
Item Number 4
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How you ask??
There is a switch within the shifter assembly which, not only controls the indicator lamps but signals the TCM which gear is selected. It also controlled the key release.
Because the lights are acting funky, and the D4 lamp is not flashing (traditional way to get "codes" out of the TCM) this switch might be worth looking at.
heres' an illustration:
http://www.hondaautomotivepart...LEVER
Item Number 4
P
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