Re: shake problem

jim beam wrote:
> motsco_ wrote:
>> MinnesotaMike wrote:
>>> I have a 1997 Civic HX that has started to shake a little when I take 
>>> off from a complete stop.  It's like the car goes over rumble strips. 
>>> It just happens for a couple seconds and then everything is fine.  
>>> Like I said, this only happens when going from a complete stop.  I 
>>> had my mechanic look at it and he could not find anything.  His only 
>>> thought is that it's in the transmission, and he doesn't do 
>>> transmissions though.
>>>
>>> Any thoughts on what it could be?  Has anyone run into this problem?  
>>> I would hate to think about expensive transmission work.  The car has 
>>> about 118,000 miles on it.  Thanks.
>>>
>>> Mike
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>> Sorry, what kind of tranny is in it?
>>
>> 'Curly'
> 
> cvt.  according the manual, "judder on starting off" is either the start

> clutch or bad transmission fluid.  my money's on the latter.  a few 
> quarts of honda z1 fluid should do the trick.

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Yep. You don't want trouble with a CVT. I'd spend the extra and 
drain-n-fill it three times, a day or two apart. There's something 
special in that Z1 that the CVT needs to have smeared around it's 
innards.. Here's a thread about the Honda HR-V which has a similar tranny:
http://www.hondasuv.com/members/showthread.php?t=17604

Please check with your dealer which fluid to use.

'Curly'