Just bought a 4dr ek and tranny is having some problems. Was wondering if you guys know what it is.

PROBLEMS

-While starting in first gear and going, the car shakes like its about to die. Car shakes like no other and my buddy says that my muffler was moving back and forth(just like how when slow or cars take off at the tracks and the muffler moves back and forth.
-First gear has a whining noise.

Could it be the tranny or could it be that the fluid is low?? Need help ASAP!!

Thanks

 

I FEEL YOUR PAIN! i'm going through the EXACT same sh*t right now bud , ps the tranny flush DID NOT help i just did it to prolong the life of the synchro's (try a little lucas stop slip good on mt's as well).... anyway del sol is shaking and jump upon low rpm accel... also whines like a race car with straight cut gears...car accels terribly SLOW etc.... its pretty bad i think i need a new tranny AND a clutch/pressure plate

 

Check all your motor mounts

 

i have brand new innovative racing mounts on all 3 primary mounts and i still utilize the front passenger side tourque mount as a sort of "insurance" .....anyway just for ***** n' giggles i checked them ....they are solid...... and as i said i have the EXACT same issues as OP

note.... take a look around on honda tech ALOT of tranny issues going on nowadays...i think its primarily due to the fact that we're all nearing two decades worth of service on these transmissions ( or at least i am) being powered by EG chasis motors and transmissions. Another thing to consider is with the relative abundance of used honda transmissions most people opt to swap them out rather than pursue a costly QUALITY rebuild...the sad truth behind that is, in most cases you're really just swapping in someone else's headache and neglect.. my tranny has about 220k on it and though i maintained the fluid well i think its just about had it ...after all with the way i drive i sure as hell didnt expect it to last forever

 

Does starting off in 2nd gear change anything? My guess is you have an engine problem more than you have a transmission problem.

 

second will only increase the jerking motion (haha jerking motion) but yeah its when i accel at low rpms that it feels like the car is struggling and the clutch is slipping/engaging..... at driving speed everything is perfectly fine .... the last time i had the tranny out there was a ton of play at the input shaft

 

Edge- Yeah seems like we both are going throw the same issue. sucks. hahaa. But yea second gears still jerks. Tried it last time i drove the damn car. I wonder if changing out the tranny will make a difference?

 

thats what im planning on doin' man ...but probably wont get to it for another two weeks .... if u beat me to it let me know your results.... i think im going to run a new clutch/pressure plate while im at it too.... either way gotta fix it lol looks like i cant drive a stick worth a *hit when im leaving stop lights lol

 

worn bearing in your transmission, i had the same problem.

 

I'd be great if OP would heed this advice instead of doing the lazy and waste of time option of just buying another used transmission which will fail in the exact same way.

 

Sounds like a worn clutch problem to me.

 

I wonder if i have the same problem as you guys...
Mine shakes real bad if you try to ease off slow and go from a stop, but if i give it a lot of gas, like 3k rpm or more when i let go...it doesn't shake one bit. And if i switch to 2nd while it's still shaking..yeah it will keep shaking. It's a real nuisance.

 

Yea will def let you if i do it before you. But i think you might beat me to it first. haha. still got some bills i have to worry bout first. But if you end up getting it done first you shuld let me know. haha.but yea stopping at a red light n going make me look like i dnt know how to drive stick. lol pretty embarrassing. people behind me looking at n seeing my car/exhaust jerking back and forth. hahaha!!!

 

Sounds like your in the same shoes as us bro. haha. When i drive it i have to rev real high n ride the damn clutch just so it wnt shake. sometimes it'll shake alittle bit so i slowly ease on the clutch n gas it more. its bad so tats why i stop driving tat car.

 

TTT

 

Clutch and input shaft bearing.

 

Most likely clutch... Very common problem at my dealership...

 

so i shuld just change the clutch? or just i do that n get a new trans??

 

+1 for clutch

 

Not very common to have manual transmissions to slip without the synchros going first... You would be grinding and losing gears before your tranny is toast... My old clutch was making the car shutter at take off because the friction plate was so worn and it was only getting a solid bite half the time...

 

im assuming its the clutch then? if i have to replace both clutch flywheel n trans then i mine as well do a ls swap.

 

Nobody said anything about replacing a flywheel and trans?

 

yea but it seems like it could be coming from the trans. but i wouldnt know. still trying to figure it out. hopefully soon.

 

TTT

 

hey even though i thought it was the tranny at first too, well now i think it's the clutch. i burned the clutch recently by starting from a stop in 3rd gear. after that, my car didn't shake at all for the next few days. the shake came back but yeah, i have an ebay clutch so its no wonder it wasn't good from the start...