Thanks for the suggestions and help. The motor mounts look fine, so I
will schedule a transmission fluid drain and fill with the nearest Honda
dealer as soon as possible. Unfortunately, none in town. I assume I
can forgo the multiple changes if the dealer does it. Do you see any
problems using it until I get that changed?
Mike
motsco_ wrote:
> 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'
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