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Hi,
I have a 1990 Honda Prelude SR automatic. Can anyone tell me whether there
is suppose to be 4 or 5 gears? I think I may have a problem with the
transmission... when I reach 110 km/h it remains at about 3500+ rpm. I hear
it supposed to be at around 3000rpm or less.

Sorry I don't know much about cars.
Thanks in advance.
T.

Hank wrote:
> Hi,
> I have a 1990 Honda Prelude SR automatic. Can anyone tell me whether there
> is suppose to be 4 or 5 gears? I think I may have a problem with the
> transmission... when I reach 110 km/h it remains at about 3500+ rpm. I hear
> it supposed to be at around 3000rpm or less.
>
> Sorry I don't know much about cars.
> Thanks in advance.
> T.
>
>
>
hi there
my '88 'lude has 4 gears .if it sticks in 3rd,a fluid change may help

Hank wrote:
> Hi,
> I have a 1990 Honda Prelude SR automatic. Can anyone tell me whether there
> is suppose to be 4 or 5 gears? I think I may have a problem with the
> transmission... when I reach 110 km/h it remains at about 3500+ rpm. I hear
> it supposed to be at around 3000rpm or less.
>
> Sorry I don't know much about cars.
> Thanks in advance.
> T.
>
> ========================

Your owner's manual tells you whether you have a lock-up torque
converter. Most important to change tranny fluid according to the
schedule, using only Honda Z1.

How many times have you changed it lately? You should probably do it
twice, a few hundred miles apart. What's your mileage, anyhow?

'Curly'

All the automatic '90 Preludes sold in the US were 4 speed w/sport shift, so
I would think 4 speed for the UK too.

As far as rpm, my '99 manual Lude in fifth shows 3000 rpm at 60mph
(96.6km/hr) and 3500 rpm at 70mph (112.7km/hr). I know my '90 manual Lude
had these same kind of numbers.


"Hank" <hankhanker@hotmail.nospam.com> wrote in message
news:Zmm5d.52509$t61.5188@clgrps13...
> Hi,
> I have a 1990 Honda Prelude SR automatic. Can anyone tell me whether
there
> is suppose to be 4 or 5 gears? I think I may have a problem with the
> transmission... when I reach 110 km/h it remains at about 3500+ rpm. I
hear
> it supposed to be at around 3000rpm or less.
>
> Sorry I don't know much about cars.
> Thanks in advance.
> T.
>
>
>

Thanks for your help.
I just changed my transmission fluid and everything seems to run better
now... I guess I just have to leave it as is until a major problem comes up.
I hadn't changed the transmission fluid for a year. How often should I
change it exactly? every 500 miles?? my mileage is 187000 right now.

"motsco_ _" <"motsco_ _"@interbaun.com> wrote in message
news:41575D5A.8060705@interbaun.com...
> Hank wrote:
>> Hi,
>> I have a 1990 Honda Prelude SR automatic. Can anyone tell me whether
>> there is suppose to be 4 or 5 gears? I think I may have a problem with
>> the transmission... when I reach 110 km/h it remains at about 3500+ rpm.
>> I hear it supposed to be at around 3000rpm or less.
>>
>> Sorry I don't know much about cars.
>> Thanks in advance.
>> T.
>>
>> ========================
>
> Your owner's manual tells you whether you have a lock-up torque converter.
> Most important to change tranny fluid according to the schedule, using
> only Honda Z1.
>
> How many times have you changed it lately? You should probably do it
> twice, a few hundred miles apart. What's your mileage, anyhow?
>
> 'Curly'
>