i have a 98 acura cl with 170k miles on it. the tranny was stuck in 1st gear, and so we did a fluid drain and the fluid smelt burnt. i put new fluid in it, and was driving like a dream for like 2 days, and then is shifting horribly, seems like it is slipping, and as soon as i let off the gas it downshifts.

 

Exactly what mine does and i have a 98 Accord v6 with 160xxx. Just keep changing the fluid and make sure its fresh. I am concidering switching to Castrol ATF High Mileage but no ones has any opinions on this..

 

What color was the fluid when you drained it? Sounds like the clutch packs burned up and you're looking at a rebuild.

 

Yeah i am looking at a rebuild in the future. I belive that the gates are cloged and some of the metal is shot. The color has always been a pink / light red.

 

the first time i drained it the fluid was dark brown. i just refilled it with fluid and it was driving fine, and then started shifting horribly. i drained that fluid and filled it back up, drove it around the block a few times, and drained and filled it again. then it was driving fine until the car warmed up pretty much...

one thing i noticed was that the auto tranny was pressurized. like i went to go check the fluid after it was shifting bad, and the dip stick comes out with a loud pop and a huge woosh of air. any thoughts?

 

If brown fluid came out of that thing, no amount of flushing will really help you in the long run. It is toast. When I fried the 700R4 in my Chevy it was the same thing.

 

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The trannys are crap in these cars and even with a transmission cooler there is no difference. Hopefully a rebuild will be much better.

 

well assuming it is an auto, mabey you could invest in some more durable than stock baskets(etc) for better shifting/performance


but then again, i do not know much about autos. hope this helps