[CL9]&[CU2] You got Automatic transmission? *you'll WANT to read this*

**JulianYJK** · 21-04-2016 08:49 AM

I think my transmission is stuffed. works but sounds like a whinning b#@$h. Anyone had this before?

**AndrewRox22** · 21-04-2016 05:14 PM

Originally Posted by JulianYJK

I think my transmission is stuffed. works but sounds like a whinning b#@$h. Anyone had this before?

video? when does it appear? does it do it in park, Reverse, neutral? Does it shift ok? no info so we can't really say anything

make sure it isn't your powersteering, that can get loud as it dies

**JulianYJK** · 21-04-2016 05:28 PM

hi andrewrox22

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDp-fhl3dvw - exactly similar to this.

-it happens during acceleration.
-Its an auto transmission
-when I fang the car, the engine drowns the whine
- gear engages just fine. a lot of city driving recently.
- car has done 160k km

how do you know If your power steering has died? what symptoms can I expect from it?

**Martin77** · 21-04-2016 06:06 PM

If its the power steering, the whine will be noticeable during revving in park or neutral.
If it is the transmission, you should do oil and filter change and hope it improves.

**AndrewRox22** · 21-04-2016 08:33 PM

I think there was a thread here sometime last year with this same issue, cant find it at the moment but i don't think it's the transmission...

nevertheless, you should still do some changes on it to see if it affects it at all... maybe make another thread and see if anyone knows

**Fredoops** · 21-04-2016 08:36 PM

could be a blown alternator too

**noob1** · 23-04-2016 09:01 AM

Originally Posted by Fredoops

Yeah. That's normal.

What's the explanation behind it, how come other cars don't do that?

**Fredoops** · 23-04-2016 11:39 AM

It's called a parking pawl. All auto transmissions have it
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parking_pawl

It's a metal pin that locks transmission in place.

**Martin77** · 23-04-2016 02:00 PM

Fredoops is right.
The transmission (or pin in the transmission) doesn't like being stressed (ie, to move in one particular direction if the car has the tendency to move in another direction (in a slope)).

To reduce this (when changing direction on a slope) you could use the park brake or your foot brake (and accelerate a little) when you travel the opposite direction of where the car wants to roll.

If you park you car on a slope it is a good idea to let the park brake take the rolling tension instead of the transmission. So you stop, pull the park brake, let the foot brake go for a milli second (car will roll a little to the direction of the slope) and put in park on your transmission.

**JulianYJK** · 30-04-2016 01:50 PM

Originally Posted by Martin77

Fredoops is right.
The transmission (or pin in the transmission) doesn't like being stressed (ie, to move in one particular direction if the car has the tendency to move in another direction (in a slope)).

To reduce this (when changing direction on a slope) you could use the park brake or your foot brake (and accelerate a little) when you travel the opposite direction of where the car wants to roll.

If you park you car on a slope it is a good idea to let the park brake take the rolling tension instead of the transmission. So you stop, pull the park brake, let the foot brake go for a milli second (car will roll a little to the direction of the slope) and put in park on your transmission.

Brought it to Honda specialist. He said it was the bearings in the transmission. I did a transmission flush. It was black and dirty. Anyways, he said if my gearbox fails in future, Hw can fit A reconditioned one for 1.7k.

I'll live with the whiny noise for now. Thanks guys

**Martin77** · 30-04-2016 05:13 PM

You should also replace the transmission filter if the oil is dirty.
Replacing the filter might improve oil flow and this may help with the noise issue.
You'll need to remove the air filter box to gain access to the transmission in line filter.

It is recommended here to do drain and refill of the transmission fluid a couple of times if it is dirty (oxidised from heat) as one change only remove half of the oil.

**ribze1** · 22-08-2016 01:02 PM

Great thread, thank you so much.

My '06 Euro is in the process of having it's gearbox flushed - drained 3L on the weekend and filled, will do again when I receive my Magnefine filter.

Btw I used Liqui Moly Top Tex ATF 1200 (fully synthetic):

http://www.liqui-moly.de/liquimoly/p...d/en_3680.html