Thursday, September 22, 2011

Aside from fluid changes or flushes, are there other ways to tune up an automatic transmission?

I hate the feeling of how laggy the automatic tranny feels when driving my 99 Civic, especially when after slowing down to turn corners or the delayed feeling when reaccelerating after slowing down from a faster speed. Are there any ways to %26quot;tune up%26quot; the transmisson on my model car? Or does it feel laggy just because its was built a slow car? Like will i just have to deal with it?Aside from fluid changes or flushes, are there other ways to tune up an automatic transmission?
There are lots more than a flush or fluid change that can be done to a transmission, but before doing anything see if you can drive another civic much the same as yours with a similar mileage and see if that drives any different to yours.



You can have the bands adjusted on your transmission or have it fully rebuilt with new clutches and bands. Be wary of the costs involved as it might not make a huge deal of difference, it would probably be cheaper to get a change over one fitted if you feel its needed.