Tranny Slips Sometimes!!!

[91CivicDX]

^^^^ ** Where is torque converter?

[Jos4DCivic]

http://auto.howstuffworks.com/torque-converter.htm

stator inside t/c mabye locking up/not locking up. it is located between engine and tranny on flexplate (like where a clutch is on 5-speed)

[icE_x]

when i was out today i listened as i put it from park to drive, and sometimes you can hear a big clunk...i better start pricing out some used transmissions soon, or pricing out a rebuild

[Cjz89civic]

This is a common problem in AUTO trannys. Check the fuilds if there full then do a filter change. Its cause from the pressure in the tranny dropping when your decelerating or letting off the gas pedal going up hill. The fluid then runs to the back of the tranny and has to build the pressure back up to ingauge.

[91CivicDX]

Originally Posted by 91CivicDX

Tell me more about this torque converter. Had it looked at and thats what it seems to be. When I'm going up a hill and let of the gas but before it downshifts, I then accelerate and its like it con "convert" the torque going up the hilll and sounds like its in neutral..then goes back on track. When is torque converter, how much, how hard to install on 1.5l?

Any ideas Anyone??

[turtlecrxsi]

When a torque converter messes up it's like a clutch tearing up only you can't just tighten the clutch cable like on a manual. Should be about as much as a clutch to install ??? Might actually be cheaper to just find a whole re-built auto tranny. GL

[4true]

cjz89civic...i have an 89 hatch..1.5...u mentioned a filter change..but i was told mine doesn't have a filter....?????