Overhaul CL7A Auto Transmission
Overhaul CL7A Auto Transmission
Hi bros, my 9.5 year old CL7A clocked 360,000km last week. COE expiring April 2016 but I have decided to renew COE 10 yrs because it's still a sharp looking, cheap to maintain reliable right-sized Japanese car with double wishbones and a good sounding engine with very direct throttle response (mechanical throttle). It's perfect.
Have changed Honda ATF-Z1 diligently every 20,000km since day 1 but of late there have been 3 problems.
i) Delayed engagement of D from N during each morning cold start. Takes at least 3 seconds and up to 8 seconds for D to engage from N. And it engages with a HUGE jerk without fail.
ii) Obvious delayed engagement from 2nd to 3rd when using Steptronic. About half to 1 second slower than other gears.
iii) Whining sound from 5000rpm on - only in 1st and 2nd gears. But am not sure if transmission related.
Any bros with similar experience? Should I repair or get a low mileage unit in from Japan? And most important of all - any workshop in particular to recommend?
Thanks!
Have changed Honda ATF-Z1 diligently every 20,000km since day 1 but of late there have been 3 problems.
i) Delayed engagement of D from N during each morning cold start. Takes at least 3 seconds and up to 8 seconds for D to engage from N. And it engages with a HUGE jerk without fail.
ii) Obvious delayed engagement from 2nd to 3rd when using Steptronic. About half to 1 second slower than other gears.
iii) Whining sound from 5000rpm on - only in 1st and 2nd gears. But am not sure if transmission related.
Any bros with similar experience? Should I repair or get a low mileage unit in from Japan? And most important of all - any workshop in particular to recommend?
Thanks!
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Hi bro, u may visit skm. The boss is quite zhun in diagnosing.
Ur prob sounds like u will need a new gb. Guessing u are a heavy footer always on steptronic. Haha!
Good choice to renew though!
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Ur prob sounds like u will need a new gb. Guessing u are a heavy footer always on steptronic. Haha!
Good choice to renew though!
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Pls update us where and if you overhaul your auto gearbox. It will be useful info for other COE CL7A as well
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Ah Heng (SKM) quoted $2600 including labour. He seemed confident.
Will take 5-6 days he said.
I might just let him take on the job later this month.
Will take 5-6 days he said.
I might just let him take on the job later this month.
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Does the price includes full gearbox overhaul, i.e. replace all the clutch plates, and solenoids?
Did you get any quotes from JB workshop?
[quote="ferrari7"]Ah Heng (SKM) quoted $2600 including labour. He seemed confident.
Will take 5-6 days he said.
I might just let him take on the job later this month.[/quote]
Did you get any quotes from JB workshop?
[quote="ferrari7"]Ah Heng (SKM) quoted $2600 including labour. He seemed confident.
Will take 5-6 days he said.
I might just let him take on the job later this month.[/quote]
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Ah Heng mentioned clutch plates but didn't talk about solenoids. . .
Still mulling over it. Car is perfectly fine once warmed up.
Still mulling over it. Car is perfectly fine once warmed up.
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Your engine managed 360k mileage? thats good....any overhual or stock engine?ferrari7 wrote:Ah Heng mentioned clutch plates but didn't talk about solenoids. . .
Still mulling over it. Car is perfectly fine once warmed up.
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375,000 km now. Only opened engine once at 200,000km to adjust cam timing (done personally by Ah Heng). So yes - it's stock.
On Hurricane air filter since day 1.
Every 10,000 km change Amsoil OW20 / German Castrol 0W30 / Mobil 1 OW40.
Every 20,000 km drain fill Honda Z1 ATF
Every 30,000km change NGK Iridium.
Always using Steptronic, drag gear, redline, hard launch all.. . Engine doesn't eat oil at all. Still cruises for long stretches at 180kmh in Malaysia easy. Aircon original and never serviced before - I have never topped up Freon before. Still colder than new BMWs. Bloody tough car . . .
On Hurricane air filter since day 1.
Every 10,000 km change Amsoil OW20 / German Castrol 0W30 / Mobil 1 OW40.
Every 20,000 km drain fill Honda Z1 ATF
Every 30,000km change NGK Iridium.
Always using Steptronic, drag gear, redline, hard launch all.. . Engine doesn't eat oil at all. Still cruises for long stretches at 180kmh in Malaysia easy. Aircon original and never serviced before - I have never topped up Freon before. Still colder than new BMWs. Bloody tough car . . .
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awesome....i am most probably renewing 10 year COE too next year.
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You can get the tyranny fix without more worries, or drive until it conked out, call tow truck and get it overhauled.ferrari7 wrote:Ah Heng mentioned clutch plates but didn't talk about solenoids. . .
Still mulling over it. Car is perfectly fine once warmed up.
Either way looks like it's gonna be a keeper
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@390,000km, Transmission suddenly slipped badly in 3rd and 5th gears without prior warning.canuck78 wrote:You can get the tyranny fix without more worries, or drive until it conked out, call tow truck and get it overhauled.ferrari7 wrote:Ah Heng mentioned clutch plates but didn't talk about solenoids. . .
Still mulling over it. Car is perfectly fine once warmed up.
Either way looks like it's gonna be a keeper
Hobbled to 3Motorwerkz at Khaki Bukit and overhauled the transmission for $1800 all in. Gaskets, Clutches and 3rd gear solenoid were all replaced with Honda Genuine Parts.
Excellent workshop with great experience in overhauling Honda 5 Speed Automatics. I surveyed several workshops over several months prior to this overhaul and chose them because they were able to show me that they had actual experience working on the Honda 5-AT gearbox.
Note Honda Automatics are akin to a robotized manual gearbox and very different from the planetary automatics used in 99% of all other cars.
Car runs like new again.
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Hi, thanks for the tip!
I have just renewed 10 years COE on my Cl7 too. My gearbox has started to feel a little strange, sometimes shifting down when it doesn't have to, but good to know there are experienced workshops out there who can do an overhaul.
Re robotised manual - no wonder I feel the car doesn't really hold on an upslope! Makes sense now. But it's still a torque converter box, isn't it?
I have just renewed 10 years COE on my Cl7 too. My gearbox has started to feel a little strange, sometimes shifting down when it doesn't have to, but good to know there are experienced workshops out there who can do an overhaul.
Re robotised manual - no wonder I feel the car doesn't really hold on an upslope! Makes sense now. But it's still a torque converter box, isn't it?
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Yes still with conventional torque converter.
Someone in Idaho has a 860,000km one . . . still going strong.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWkbJp6MK7Q&t=684s
Someone in Idaho has a 860,000km one . . . still going strong.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWkbJp6MK7Q&t=684s