what in the hell is wrong here???

My car won't go into reverse (Auto). When I start it up it idles at 1.5 rpm then drops down to .5 rpm. When I tap the brakes it will idle higher and if I sit there and pump the brakes a couple of times it will idle all the way back to 1.5 rpms. When I put it in reverse I can hear it idle different I just can't really see it on the rpm gauge. It won't go anywhere in reverse though. Any ideas? Is it a vacume leak? I've been in the market for a a new tranny anyways I just need to know what's wrong 'till then. Thanks.

i gotta 5-spd tranny u can have for $75 ;) but u gotta come get it

but to answer ur question.....does sound like vacuum....but since ur car won't go in reverse....seems like ur tranny's going out...mabey :dunno:

why in the blue hell do you want your car to idle at 1500 rpm's??

Hell I would love to swap it over to a 5-speed but i haven't heard any good stories about doing that. The shifter will go in reverse an I can hit the gas all I want but it won't go anywhere. Oh and there was a weird grinding noise when I tried it a min. ago. I was shifting through the gears and it started to make the noise in reverse but faded away in park, I dunno if that helps but I'm trying to give out more info. thanks.

why in the blue hell do you want your car to idle at 1500 rpm's??

I don't, It did idle at about 1250 rpm, is that what it's supposed to idle at?

when you put it in reverse do the reverse lights go on?

Yeah the reverse lights come on, I found out something new, I dunno if this supposed to happen. When I tap the brake pedal there is a clicking sound coming from the gear shift select console thing on the floor. (make any sense?)Thanks.

I don't, It did idle at about 1250 rpm, is that what it's supposed to idle at?

I think (cause this is what mine idles at...nicely) that it is supposed to idle at about 700-900rpm...ideally...sometimes mine hits 1K.

As far as the gear shifthingy...???...but it sounds $$$ :(

Jason :smokin:

hmm, sounds like u blew ur reverse gears apart, not 100% sure but i'd have to be there to know forsure, its always hard to diagnose stuff thru the net, does it still move in forward?? maybe ur not fully in reverse, i dunno,
as for the idle, arent autos supposed 2 idle higher then standards? or is it the other way around?? or am i a dumbass?? :screwy:

yup, my tranny did the exact same thing. I had a blown tranny. Got a JDM D15B auto tranny for $150. Slightly shorter gears and really smooth shifts.

Oh...just had a thought...sometimes I have to let my clutch pedal come out ever so slightly to get my shifter to slide into reverse...did this on both my hatch's...just a thought...

Jason :smokin:

Oh...just had a thought...sometimes I have to let my clutch pedal come out ever so slightly to get my shifter to slide into reverse...did this on both my hatch's...just a thought...

Jason :smokin:


might work.... except he doesnt have a clutch pedal! :loser: lol j/p
his cars an auto :p

yup, my tranny did the exact same thing. I had a blown tranny. Got a JDM D15B auto tranny for $150. Slightly shorter gears and really smooth shifts.

Where did you get this tranny at? Did it it bolt right up? thanks.

the noise from your shifter when you press the brake, is the little parking release lever thats lets you shift the car out of park

oh the JDM d15b auto tranny is for 92+ civics only, soooo..if anybody knows where I can get an auto tranny (I can only find 5 speeds)lemme know. thanks.

no it's not. bolted up fine to my D16A6. Only thing is that it has two solenoids or something on the top of the tranny whereas our's only have one. You just have to cut the harness and use the wire that is the same color as the wire from the old tranny. I got it from a local place that imports engines and trannies. It's located by Seattle, it's called Foreign Motors, but I don't know if they ship or not.

BTW: all d-series auto trannies will bolt up to all d-series motors, just like the manual trannies.

might work.... except he doesnt have a clutch pedal! :loser: lol j/p
his cars an auto :p


DOH!...my bad...


Jason :smokin:

If you don't go with the D15B auto tranny www.nippon-motors.com sell and ship 88-91 auto trannys.