Hi guys about 1 day ago I was sitting at the lights ready to take off in my 93 civic and it was in drive at the time but it just acting like it was in neutral, so i was accelerating and the car did not move, the car is a automatic I then tryed puting it into 3, 2 and one and it did the same thing I was lucky that i was on a tiny hill so i was able to roll to the side of the road. I waited about 20min and tryed to drive it agian, I was able to drive it for about 3min b4 it happend agian, today I took it for a drive agian for about 10min and it seems to be fine.. for now I dont want to drive it any move because I dont want to get stuck in traffic and have to get the car towed agian. What do you guys think the problem is? any help would be very help full
thanks
Bart

 

transmission filter is clogged, had the same problem, i just replaced the trans, its alot easier.

to replace filter, trans needs to be dropped and split, then you have to order the filter from dealer

 

For future reference, when a car revs up but won't go, make a note of whether the speedometer goes up or stays at zero. Speedometer staying at zero means the transmission or clutch (manual) is not engaging. Speedometer goes up even though the car is not moving would be a problem with the axles: axle popped out of the transmission (common after work has been done, and it wasn't fully re-engaged), or broken CV joint or axle.

I would agree with 94 though that it is a transmission problem, since axle problems seldom resolve by themselves. The first (and about only) thing to do with an automatic is make sure the fluid is full, and use only Honda fluid. If you keep trying to drive with a clogged filter, the transmission will burn out entirely in a very short time.

 

maybe the engine went overheat. you never know.. my other friend god his beamer overheat cuz he had an overloaded stuff on his car and he didnt use shift to drive

 

I have a problem with my Honda Civic 94, it just seems is the same you are posting here, i will tell my mechanic to check it the way you are fixing yours, hopefully it works