Al
05-13-2007, 11:59 PM
Here is my situation:
My mother has a 2000 Accord EX with the 3.0L V6 (J30A1 200hp). For the most part, it is a very nice car and has given us few problems...but this does not include that it is on its 4th transmission. I do not know exactly why, but for all of the v6 accords from 98 to 02, the trannies are crap. This last one has been in since 5000 miles and the car has 115000 now. In the past year, it has had an issue with reverse engaging about 4 times (the main culprit).
If the tranny goes, it is about 3 grand for the whole 9 yards to fix it. She doesn't want it anymore and is going to buy a new accord and give me this one for cheap!
An alternative to the over-priced tranny is to buy a newer J-series engine with a tranny from a junk yard. Because the new one are very reliable, many of them tend to be cheap ($900-1500). They also all make more power and are better on gas.
I don't know what would work, but I think the blocks are the same for all of them.
Here are the other J-engines:
J30A4
2003-2005 accord
240hp/212ft-lb
J30A5
2006-2007 accord
244hp/211ft-lb
J32A1
1999-2003 Acura TL
2001-2003 Acura CL
225hp
J32A2
2001-2003 Acura TL type S
2002-2003 Acura CL type S
260hp
J32A3
2004+ Acura TL
270hp
J35A3
2005+ Acura MDX, RL, TL type s
265hp
J37A1
2007 MDX
300hp
some of the latter ones might lack compatibility for the tranny.
Who says Honda does not make hp or torque?
My mother has a 2000 Accord EX with the 3.0L V6 (J30A1 200hp). For the most part, it is a very nice car and has given us few problems...but this does not include that it is on its 4th transmission. I do not know exactly why, but for all of the v6 accords from 98 to 02, the trannies are crap. This last one has been in since 5000 miles and the car has 115000 now. In the past year, it has had an issue with reverse engaging about 4 times (the main culprit).
If the tranny goes, it is about 3 grand for the whole 9 yards to fix it. She doesn't want it anymore and is going to buy a new accord and give me this one for cheap!
An alternative to the over-priced tranny is to buy a newer J-series engine with a tranny from a junk yard. Because the new one are very reliable, many of them tend to be cheap ($900-1500). They also all make more power and are better on gas.
I don't know what would work, but I think the blocks are the same for all of them.
Here are the other J-engines:
J30A4
2003-2005 accord
240hp/212ft-lb
J30A5
2006-2007 accord
244hp/211ft-lb
J32A1
1999-2003 Acura TL
2001-2003 Acura CL
225hp
J32A2
2001-2003 Acura TL type S
2002-2003 Acura CL type S
260hp
J32A3
2004+ Acura TL
270hp
J35A3
2005+ Acura MDX, RL, TL type s
265hp
J37A1
2007 MDX
300hp
some of the latter ones might lack compatibility for the tranny.
Who says Honda does not make hp or torque?