té_qui wrote:
> Hi all, I have a 93 civic cx hatch, 180000km, but evertime the car
> decelerate from a speed above 40-60km/h, it will always jerk between the
> switch of gears from lets say 3ird to 2nd at about 30km/h. As if a guy was
> downshifting a manual tranny very harshly. There is no way to eliminate the
> problem while driving meaning that even if I decelerate very very slowly or
> almost slam the brakes, once it's at about 30km/h it will always jerk. there
> is not distinct sounds, no metal sounds whatsoever, just the engine reving
> faster.
>
> Also, if going lets say about 60km/h, than put car in neutral, wait a second
> or 2, and re-engage into the Drive position, it will jerk and put itself
> into 3ird and then into 4th which is overdrive i think. So why not go into
> 4th so that it's smoother, than downsift into 3ird should more power be
> needed.
> All cars I know will always keep the higher gear unless power is needed. So
> this happens at every stop, highway exits.... not so bad in summer but this
> winter, it almost blocked the wheels on very slippery roads.
>
> I tried al sorts of tranny oil additives. no change.
> Did a full tranny fluid + filter change, still no change.
> could it be a solenoid or something. I was told by a honda dealer in the
> area that i was better off to just leave it like that, not to spend any $$$
> on it and basically let it live what it has left. (not too encouraging)
> Speeding up across the gears is all fine, yet the switching could be a bit
> smoother but still, I don't even notice.
>
> any ideas????

you did a filter change? unlikely - it's not accessible without
stripping the transmission down.

yes, i have an idea. drain the aftermarket fluids you've got in there &
use honda transmission fluid. it really is smoother. you'll need to do
it 2 or 3 times over a period of a couple of weeks each time, but it'll
smooth it out, not totally, but well enough. honda fluid's cheaper if
you order it online at manchesterhonda.com.