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Cmnky16
06-04-2003, 09:27 PM
sometimes when i'm driving on the highway and accelerating in 4th gear, the car will go up to about 3,000 rpms and stop accelerating. I have to let of the gas and push it again to get it to go. Is this something serious or just a downshift?
HondaCivicsSuck
06-04-2003, 09:34 PM
like a dead stop?
Cmnky16
06-05-2003, 01:57 PM
no, kinda like shifting it into neutral. it is kinda wierd feeling and just started happening a few months ago.
wiccanferret
06-05-2003, 09:41 PM
Are you hitting 105 mph, perhaps?
Cmnky16
06-06-2003, 10:02 AM
no. I learned something today though. Transmission fluid is supposed to be red. Mine looked like oil. It has been like that for a long time b/c i didn't know. It was really thick too. Now the car shifts better and accelerates better. it was $76. reg. price was $89 but Valvoline was having a 20% off sale.
wiccanferret
06-06-2003, 05:48 PM
Originally posted by Cmnky16
no. I learned something today though. Transmission fluid is supposed to be red. Mine looked like oil. It has been like that for a long time b/c i didn't know. It was really thick too. Now the car shifts better and accelerates better. it was $76. reg. price was $89 but Valvoline was having a 20% off sale.

Ummm....what was? A trannie flush?
Cmnky16
06-06-2003, 08:16 PM
w/ new fluid and filter. It was the cheapest place i could find. They took $18 off b/c of a sale. Does that sound expensive. I have heard that the fluid and filter are expensive.