what is the purpose of the linear solenoid on 96-00 auto civic? also would it be bad to leave it disconnected?

 

The what?

 

Bad hair day, grumblemarc?

 

A Google search got me this "The linear solenoid is responsible for shifting gears in the trans."

Hair courtesy of Colonel Meow.

 

bad hair day lol

but heres a picture

the linear solenoid, what does it do, and would it be bad to leave unhooked

 

It's bad to disconnect the linear solenoid. It is a pressure sensor that is used to control the transmission lock-up system.

 

so will it not shift at all or will it just shift weird

 

The transmission won't lock-up properly, so shifting will probably feel jerky.

 

will it be okay enough to get the car from one place to another, im planning on swapping it for a 5 speed soon, but gotta get it to my new house

 

but mainly the problem comes in car when they become about 2-3 years old i would only say that these solenoids need proper maintainance

 

Short of physically damaging the linear solenoid through blunt force trauma or something similar what normally happens is the transmission itself is bad and will initially show up as something like a linear solenoid code. It's the not the solenoid that's the problem, it's the transmission itself. How long it lasts is anyone's guess. Why do you want to unplug it? It's not going to work any better than it does plugged in.

 

actually its going in and auto integra, and the integra harness has all the plugs i need except the linear solenoid...i dont care if it shifts rough, i just care if it will shift at all