1994 Accord DX 2.2 132,000 Miles

Happened yesterday on my way home. The tranny started shifting funny and jumping rpm's. Next thing I know the car started to overheat luckily I was 2 blocks from the house. Soon as I parked it all I see is brown fluid with a hint of antifreeze on the ground. Waited for it to cool now I have transmission fluid in the coolant and coolant in the transmission fluid. I had be noticing black soot from the tailpipe and a stinky odor don't know if that has anything to do with it. Any idea where to begin or what it could be?


Modified by ree21 at 12:31 PM 3/14/2008

 

If I remember correctly, the transmission fluid of automatic transmissions is circulated to a separate set of coils housed in the body of the radiator. It appears to me that the ATF coil has a leak in the radiator.

I have a manual transmission on mine, someone with an automatic, correct or add to this thread if so inclined.
CD

 

yea they are both in the radiator if its an automatic i had to replace my radiator b4 if its the atf coil has a leak u need a new radiator and i wouldent b driving it if the coolant is in the trans fluid if i wer u i would go to autozone pick a new radiator up mine was around 110$ from ther get sum coolant and a case of trans fluid prollay cost around 150$ if u do it ur self the radiator is easy like a 1hour job or less

 

Just to add, when you replace the radiator be sure to bleed/burp the cooling system so you don't get any air pockets in there. that would be bad. Good luck.