I have a 94' civic DX 1.5 L with an automatic transmission..... I want to know does anybody else experience problem shifting gears when the car is not warm......when my car is cold it is hard for me to shift gear........Do you guys think that changing the shifting cable will make the shifting much smoother??

 

it would help, thats for sure. My old Mazda used to do that. When it was raining out, it was easier to move because water would temporarily fix it. See if yours do the same, if so, replace the cable.

 

umm are you shifting it from 1 to 2 then d or do you put in D and just drive ????
i knew a guy that had been drive his auto like a stick SQREWED UP HIS CARS TRANNY BAD.

 

I put it in D and then drive....the problem is that before I get to D, I have to past through "Reverse" and for some reason reverse is really hard.....sometimes I have to pull it really hard and sometimes it feels like it slides.......once the car is warm the shifting is much smoother...so I don't know if this is because the shifting cable is cold or something in the transmission.

 

Btw, does anybody knows a place where I can buy the shifting cable?

 

at the dealership orrrr hondapartsdeal.com

 

u know thats why they make 5 speeds
so people wont shift AN AUTOMATIC
you will just end up with major trans problem if you keep doing that.
but being cold could affect that.
because its hard for me to get into 2nd sometimes
in the morning.

 

so what do you suggest just let it warm up...and don't force it....if it doesn't want to shift, just let it get warmer till the shifter becomes smoother??

 

i would change the trans fluid before i did anything else!!!! see if it is still pink or if it is orange brown LOL!! then i would go for the shift cable!

 

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so people wont shift AN AUTOMATIC</TD></TR></TABLE>
So that's it, huh? That's the reason?

 

yeah, I changed the trans fluid and it still does the same....

 

Is item no. 3, the one that I need??

https://www.hondapartsdeals.co...ATM07

I want to know if item no.3 is the shifter cable??

 

uppin.........

 

huppin

 

it looks like it (but i don't know automatics)
i would go to a local honda dealership and talk to the parts guys, they'll totally help you figure out what you're looking for.

at least in my area they do.

 

i hate people that drive their automatics like a manual... 1 2 3 4 D and stuff what is the point? my friend did that to his hyundai and i told him since i met him "why do you do that etc etc " 6 months later total transmission failure

 

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engine braking...

...or was that engine breaking?

 

Thanks guys....


btw, I don't drive my automatic car like a manual....

 

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engine braking...

...or was that engine breaking?</TD></TR></TABLE>

ahhaha engine breaking most deff

 

Your governor valve is probably just sticking due to the cold weather. I wouldn't worry about it. Get it checked out come spring, I doubt it'll lead to transmission failure.