My tranny stays in gear a little long and shifts hard, my buddy told me that i need a new tranny filter and a flush does that sound about right? after a long while of driving its great

 

Recently I took my 1994/1996 engine accord to the dealer for a full work up
(I had just bought the car used) they told me my trans was very old and my
fluid was very dirty and that if they changed the trans fluid my trans might
not work anymore. So I wieghed the odds the dealer gave me 50/50 and decided
to just keep driving untill it drives no more. I guess you have to weigh three factors
1.How much money are you willing to part with. 2.How lucky do you feel. 3.Do
you need to drive this car to work tommorow.Sorry I cant be of more help but
mine does the same thing. On start up I only get first & fourth, but after twenty
miles highway driviving at seventy five it works fine.

 

Pressure flush is not a good idea on the Honda trans; instead change the fluid twice in a weeks time using Honda Z-1 ATF. [3 quarts per change]
Addressing the shift problem you should check the pressure lever cable that comes from the throttle linkage. It might need adjusted
To add; many times I've seen mental midgets adjust idle speed by tightening the throttle cable, [it should have a little slack] that in turn tightens the pressure lever cable, causing shift problems
FWIW There is nothing in old burnt trans fluid that 'holds' the trans together. Dirty fluid should always be changed. It's a honda trans not a 1950 GM trans.

 

is there a filter or something too?

 

My Great thanks to hondadude,

I will follow your advice word for word.Do you think this is just a dealer trying to
pad costs??? I dont want to offend any dealership mechanics, but Ive been told
by a domestic car mechanic "sometimes what I put down on my recommondation
has a lot added to it my boss likes to pad the bill because he gets a bigger bonus
at the end of the year" I hope this is not the case there probably will be a big
repair down the road that I cant handle, and when that time comes I would like
to be able to trust someone.

 

No externally changeable filter. You can leave it be.

 

Maybe no external filter but there should be an internal screen/filter. That is what the friend was talking about I'm sure. What is the change interval on those AFT screen/filters by the way?

Raymond

 

No change interval for that screen. Have you noticed there isn't a removalble pan on the bottom of the tranny? You have to remove & dismantle the tranny to change that screen.

 

LOL I hadn't looked at it yet as a matter of fact. Wowsers, yeah I guess it's not something we will ever worry about. :P