4th gen trannies - Honda Prelude Forum

nuro · 04-01-2003, 06:19 PM

I'm trying to find out if fourth gen trannies are stronger than the fifth gen ones. please vote and/or reply with a description of what happened, miles, etc...

thanks

bk94si · 04-01-2003, 06:26 PM

126k, no problems!

cantdrive55 · 04-01-2003, 06:40 PM

129,000 miles, no problems, knock on wood.

G_Loc · 04-01-2003, 06:45 PM

133,800 miles, nothing wrong.

Lucke · 04-01-2003, 06:46 PM

mine grinds from 2-3 bah...

prelude styl · 04-01-2003, 06:48 PM

100k, it's all good

preludex2 · 04-01-2003, 06:56 PM

I have 2 4th gens with trannies that grind, both in third gear. I'm not sure on the mileage but well over 100,000 miles...

Dana-

red92si · 04-01-2003, 07:00 PM

136,000 and no problems

*knocks on wood*

Satan_SRV · 04-01-2003, 09:53 PM

I don't think 4th gen trannies are any stronger

L-U-R-C-H · 04-01-2003, 10:06 PM

168,000 miles. 1st is a little rough and when going from 2nd to 3rd is okay I would say. Not the greatest, but okay. I would say overall that it is pretty damn good for that amount of miles.

bsi · 04-01-2003, 10:11 PM

92/138k mi. goin into third grinds and very rarely 5th but double clutching makes life better

ancient · 04-01-2003, 10:35 PM

I grind from 2nd to 3rd only when im shifting hard.. ie racing.

jaybro · 04-01-2003, 11:01 PM

3 preludes at the moment....93si w/175k original clutch and no grinding, 2 93 vtecs neither has any gear grind

BTW if you have just minor grinding, that acts up in the cold, i found a switch from 10-40 MTF to honda MTF made a big difference. friction modifiers i guess.

homie_hoges · 04-01-2003, 11:06 PM

72,000 no probs

LudemanDan · 04-01-2003, 11:07 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by G_Loc
133,800 miles, nothing wrong.

Same here.

As a matter of fact, when a mechanic changed my tranny fluid at about 120 k, he said what came out what gear oil (about 80w!). Apparently that can ruin a transmission. Mine seems fine. Just a slight whine in 4th gear, occasionally.

92prelude92 · 04-01-2003, 11:11 PM

~154,000 and still going.. *knock on wood*

invaderlude · 04-02-2003, 12:23 AM

82,000 miles in high revs i grind 5th, third likes to grind a lot too

96LudeVTEC · 04-02-2003, 12:10 PM

When the engine is cold there is some grinding going into 2nd and reverse sometimes but once the engine warms up and I drive it for a few miles it's all good.

Aldo

Red4WS · 04-02-2003, 12:23 PM

172,000 miles 2-3rd shift grinds when at high RPMS

luder94si · 04-02-2003, 03:17 PM

little over 100,000 miles on the tranny- no grinds - but I'm making sure to use Honda MTF to be careful...