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Hi all,

I have a 1991 Accord. The sports light comes on when I start the car,
and remains on, though the sports switch is in the 'off' position. The
acceleration of the car from a stop is much slower, and the
transmission is not shifting at all.

Has anyone had this problem? What is possibly wrong?

Thank you,
Fijoy

I think it points to a problem in your TCU (transmission control unit).

Find one on ebay and replace it. It's not hard at all.

Here's one. You can pick it up for $60 shipped:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/90-91...Q5fAccessories

dan


Fijoy wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I have a 1991 Accord. The sports light comes on when I start the car,
> and remains on, though the sports switch is in the 'off' position. The
> acceleration of the car from a stop is much slower, and the
> transmission is not shifting at all.
>
> Has anyone had this problem? What is possibly wrong?
>
> Thank you,
> Fijoy
>

Fijoy wrote:
> I have a 1991 Accord. The sports light comes on when I start the car,
> and remains on, though the sports switch is in the 'off' position. The
> acceleration of the car from a stop is much slower, and the
> transmission is not shifting at all.

It's probably in limp-home mode giving you just two gears.

> What is possibly wrong?

As Dan has written is might be your transmission control computer. The other
possibility is a faulty sensor that is monitored by the transmission control
computer. It would be instructive to know the code that the TCU
light-emitting diode is flashing. The module itself is probably under the
carpet under your passenger's left foot. It has a small window through which
the lamp may be seen. Don't confuse it with the adjacent engine control
computer.

Do a search in the Honda newsgroups for "TCU." That will lead you to some
details of diagnosis.

--
Chuck

Thus spake "Charles" <electrochuckREMOVE@XXXatt.net> :

>Fijoy wrote:
>> I have a 1991 Accord. The sports light comes on when I start the car,
>> and remains on, though the sports switch is in the 'off' position. The
>> acceleration of the car from a stop is much slower, and the
>> transmission is not shifting at all.
>
>It's probably in limp-home mode giving you just two gears.
>
>> What is possibly wrong?
>
>As Dan has written is might be your transmission control computer. The other
>possibility is a faulty sensor that is monitored by the transmission control
>computer. It would be instructive to know the code that the TCU
>light-emitting diode is flashing. The module itself is probably under the
>carpet under your passenger's left foot. It has a small window through which
>the lamp may be seen. Don't confuse it with the adjacent engine control
>computer.
>
>Do a search in the Honda newsgroups for "TCU." That will lead you to some
>details of diagnosis.

Even if it's not the TCU, replacing it cause no damage and is $60/hr
cheaper than finding out that's the problem.
--

- dillon I am not invalid

Patrick Swayze, now there was talent

Thank you all for the responses. I found this page which describes
diagnosing and fixing TCU problems: http://techauto.awardspace.com/transmission.html

Fijoy

On Oct 16, 8:13 pm, Fijoy <tofi...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I have a 1991 Accord. The sports light comes on when I start the car,
> and remains on, though the sports switch is in the 'off' position. The
> acceleration of the car from a stop is much slower, and the
> transmission is not shifting at all.
>
> Has anyone had this problem? What is possibly wrong?
>
> Thank you,
> Fijoy