- Make
- Acura
- Model
- TSX
- Year
- 2007
- Miles
- 138000
- Engine
- k24
Hello,
I am looking for some suggestions of what might be going out..or already is. Car is Acura TSX with A/T, 5 spd MCTA type, 138k miles, i am second owner. Bought it at 123k, did the 3x3 fluid change, with OEM Honda one and A/T filter. What i drained the first time, wasnt very bad but clearly an old fluid,darker than usual Car was driving fine before even replacing the fluid. I have been keeping an eye on the fluid level, always check it on level surface, hot. after a drive, it shows full, although i get exactly the same reading even if the car has been sitting all night, just fluid`s color is more vivid pink. Recently i noticed that as soon as the fluid warms up, under very light load , think 2nd/3rd gear, 1-2k RPMs, i can here a bad bearing type of sound coming from the transmission, a rotating part(at least that is how i explain it to myself).It is not super load neither a whine sound,more rotating. As soon as i let go off the gas, it stops..that probably eliminates my initial guess of being the shaft/axle bearing, that one probably would be noisy all the time since shaft is rotating no matter what. After i accelerate above 3k RPMs or take off rapidly i don`t hear it anymore, same applies to higher speeds, although road noise is a big factor. Shifts are smooth, with NO issues whatsoever, transmission responds good to both slow or aggressive driving,kickdowns, up/down shifts etc, manual mode also works fine,it pretty much drives like a normal honda transmission, sometimes delays up-shift..but they all do. I would appreciate any input or suggestion. Thank you
I am looking for some suggestions of what might be going out..or already is. Car is Acura TSX with A/T, 5 spd MCTA type, 138k miles, i am second owner. Bought it at 123k, did the 3x3 fluid change, with OEM Honda one and A/T filter. What i drained the first time, wasnt very bad but clearly an old fluid,darker than usual Car was driving fine before even replacing the fluid. I have been keeping an eye on the fluid level, always check it on level surface, hot. after a drive, it shows full, although i get exactly the same reading even if the car has been sitting all night, just fluid`s color is more vivid pink. Recently i noticed that as soon as the fluid warms up, under very light load , think 2nd/3rd gear, 1-2k RPMs, i can here a bad bearing type of sound coming from the transmission, a rotating part(at least that is how i explain it to myself).It is not super load neither a whine sound,more rotating. As soon as i let go off the gas, it stops..that probably eliminates my initial guess of being the shaft/axle bearing, that one probably would be noisy all the time since shaft is rotating no matter what. After i accelerate above 3k RPMs or take off rapidly i don`t hear it anymore, same applies to higher speeds, although road noise is a big factor. Shifts are smooth, with NO issues whatsoever, transmission responds good to both slow or aggressive driving,kickdowns, up/down shifts etc, manual mode also works fine,it pretty much drives like a normal honda transmission, sometimes delays up-shift..but they all do. I would appreciate any input or suggestion. Thank you