93 civic ex 1.6L with auto trans


if you floor it in any gear above 1st, it will kick down and when it does it is very rough. i can almost feel being pushed forward before the engine winds up. is this a sign of a bad motor mount or is this just a characteristic of this car? i know all the shifts are nice and firm but i'm not sure if this is the nature of the beast. if this is a bad mount, which one is it likely to be? thanks

 

and i havethis knock that seems to be worse when the engine is completly warmed up. it's worrying me big time that it might be a rod knock but i don't know how that's possible since it's never been low on oil

the knock is most audible between 2-3k under no load. if i am accelarating hard or decellarating hard then i don't hear the noise.

 

THe kickdown on my ex is pretty sucky as well...I think they might just be made that way? I could be wrong..

 

what year and how many miles do you have?

 

I remember reading/hearing that it's a common sign of wear on Honda auto's,
the harsh shifting/kickdown. I may be wrong.

 

I had this noise on my 94 accord ex and it turned out to be the front motor mount

 

I'm extremely late, but I have a 2000 ex with 86k...