Just bought this car and noticed its slipping in 1st gear in the auto trans,
its a 1998 LX 4 door Civic. i don't know a whole lot about civics and was wondering if someone could recommend a site where i could buy a master rebuild kit for this auto transmission? and does a master rebuild kit come with a pump? if not how much do those normally cost? ( i'm assuming the engine and trans are 100% stock which i also am assuming is D16Y7 )

i press on the gas and the car feels like i am using a manual and only letting the clutch half way out and then the RPM's go up to about 6-7k and it shifts to second gear and the car starts moving...so it SEEMS like its the clutch. i'm looking for a cheap solution...or a web site that sells master rebuild kits if i decided to go that route.

I'm doing the research this week, but any help that you guys could give me would be great. i am going to tear out the trans this week to see exactly how bad it is and decide to rebuild or just pay 225 for a used one with 89k miles on it that still shifts well that i found locally. for all i know i may not need a rebuild kit, i could just need a smaller kit or a pump. i'll know more later in the week if not by tonight.

i'm searching craigslist this week as well for used auto trans. other then an auto from 96-2000, do any other years with auto trans bolt right up?

(i know i posted this on another forum, but the first reply was that not many people on that forum mess with auto trans)

 

well i picked up a y8 trans today, hopefully it works well, it only had 80k miles on it and ran fine. guy did a b16 swap and didn't need it anymore, got it for 200 bucks, not a bad deal at all. i'll let ya know how it works out and probably be selling my old one.

 

new trans works better then the last one, it just shifts hard from 1st to 2nd gear. oh well, it'll last me a little longer then the old one