Hi,

I just recently bought a 92 Honda Accord EX from a private seller. I have had some questions about it, I may decide to post more in the future in this same thread (instead of creating a 100 of em ).

At the moment, I noticed that the car has a clutch pedal...but its an automatic? it has gears 1, 2, D3, D4, R and P of course. So, is this normal? is this how the stock version is? the clutch pedal is pushed all the way down I think, so you cannot even push it in. I am able to shift to different gears just fine without using the clutch.

I drive my car using D4. If I put the car in gear 1, it only goes to about 60 and thats it, and it makes a lot of noise at gear 1. At D4 its smooth fast and does not make a lot of noise unless I start going real fast.

And ya...just to let you guys know, im a TOTAL NOOB when it comes to cars :D

 

I got a 93 10th Anniversary and well I'm no expert but... that clutch pedal is NOT a clutch pedal and I'm sure its just for foot resting, I have one.

The lower gears are there for if you need more torque I believe (correct me please, I'm sure I am wrong). Driving in D4 is optimal, its overdrive. I don't know how it works but, thats what everyone drives in. It automatically shifts for you in D4, where as D1 would go all the way to redline.

 

thanks for the response, I think you may be right.

I have another question too..

I think the timing belt might be almost dead in this one, it was last replaced in 99 at 145k km, and its now at 228k km. I have heard that usually it should be replaced every 110k km, so I have a little bit left in it I hope.

Basically when I am driving, I can feel it switching to the next gear, and the car gives a fair push when switching to higher gear. Is this normal or is it because of the timing belt? or something else that is causing it? its just not smooth, it keeps pushing when going from gear 1 to 2 or something. Same thing happens when say I go from R to D4 or something, it will give some push when switching. Is it normal?

 

It does that in mine too. Remember these are like 15-16 year old cars and I believe it might have to do with the transmission fluid. You should get it changed. I don't know if mine's ever been changed but I experience the same hard shifting as you do. In older cars, I think its okay to experience a small push, I believe.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Mohammed_q &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">thanks for the response, I think you may be right.

I have another question too..

I think the timing belt might be almost dead in this one, it was last replaced in 99 at 145k km, and its now at 228k km. I have heard that usually it should be replaced every 110k km, so I have a little bit left in it I hope.

Basically when I am driving, I can feel it switching to the next gear, and the car gives a fair push when switching to higher gear. Is this normal or is it because of the timing belt? or something else that is causing it? its just not smooth, it keeps pushing when going from gear 1 to 2 or something. Same thing happens when say I go from R to D4 or something, it will give some push when switching. Is it normal?</TD></TR></TABLE>

Your timing belt & water pump should be replaced every 100,000 miles (160,000 km). These components won't give you much warning when their time has come, and the result is very expensive. Typically the water pump is replaced when the timing belt is, but check to make sure. If it hasn't been replaced, you should replace BOTH at this time.

Your transmission is referred to as an old style NP0-4AT by the manufacturing side. This was actually one of the better transmissions Honda has built. The firm, or stiff shifting is actually a good thing. It means your clutches aren't slipping.

As Honda's customer base began demanding a smoother shift, the designers bowed to them by creating more clutch slip in the following model type (NP0-5AT). The shift was definitely smoother, but the long-term effect on the clutches was devastating. Thus the notorious 3rd clutch burn in Odyssey, TL, CL, Accord, Pilot and MDX. I can't even begin to tell you the dollar impact this had on Honda.

Fortunately, with the advent of the newest model types (NP2, NP4, and NP0-4Axis), all the looming design problems have appeared to be put to rest. The 4Axis has been in service since 2003 (Saturn Vue). There have been no design issues to speak of.

Hope this answers your questions.