2002 Automatic Transmission.

sweagle02

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Dam I hope my tranny lasts just as long as some of you guys. I drive like a granny at times too lol like another member posted. I hope to keep my baby for the long run because nothings beats a paid off car or a paid off accord at that!
 

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the only thinkg i've noticed is that from driving it hard it's now shifting harder/faster. idk why but the 0-60 seems to be slightly faster w/ the harder shifting now too...lol. even if it's slightly damp out i can usually get a chirp from 1st to 2nd...personally i think overall that's a bad thing though. but i like it better and by the time it fails i'll have my j36 built up
 

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The trans failures seem to be somewhat luck of the draw. Luckily my 02 is okay at 68K miles. I never abuse it and I keep the ATF fresh. A friend's 02/I4 trans crapped out at 39K. He drives like a granny. My neighbor's two sons beat the shyte out of their 99/I4 and it shifts like new at >150K.
 

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dam =/ even though most of those were EX's or SE's and I have an LX, i'm still a bit worried. Honestly speaking, I love Honda! That's all i've ever driven, but should I trade my car for something else while I have the chance? Its well maintained with only 28,000 miles.

if youve only got 28k on a 7 year old car i dont see how you would rack up the miles now. like i said before i drive mine very hard and at one point the car went 60k without having the fluid changed. i guess im just lucky but i think you should just drive it. keep the fluid fresh just make sure youre car is completely stopped before changing from reverse to drive or any shift
 

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Now I have no idea why you would ever want to do that. I'm assuming you are referencing the 5speed autos in the TL/CL. These transmissions have an even greater fail rate than ours. They're horrendous!

7th gen Accord 5AT. They added a filter to catch those nasty particles that cause some of the failures. Not sure if the bolt pattern will match a 6th gen engine though.

Im paraplegic so I have no choice but to use an Automatic Tranny.
 

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7th gen Accord 5AT. They added a filter to catch those nasty particles that cause some of the failures. Not sure if the bolt pattern will match a 6th gen engine though.

Im paraplegic so I have no choice but to use an Automatic Tranny.

Sounds expensive...if it's doable. If you're willing to spend more money to get a more reliable trans it might be cheaper/easier to just go with a ~$3500 Dr. Evil trans made for your car.
 

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7th gen Accord 5AT. They added a filter to catch those nasty particles that cause some of the failures. Not sure if the bolt pattern will match a 6th gen engine though.

Im paraplegic so I have no choice but to use an Automatic Tranny.

Sounds expensive...if it's doable. If you're willing to spend more money to get a more reliable trans it might be cheaper/easier to just go with a ~$3500 Dr. Evil trans made for your car.

K-motors sping the opposite way, I 99% sure you cannot use the trannies without the motors too.

Dr. Evil FTW, Level 10 also makes a bulletproof auto as well.
 
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