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Old 05-19-2002, 08:20 PM   #1
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question for HondaManiac

honda just wondering if you can help me out. i have a 1991 honda accord lx. for some reason my car has kicked its self into sport mode and it seems to be in high gear. i cant accelerate fast and i only pick up speed when im already going fast. i am not sure what the problem is. Maybe the linker cable. Please i need all the help i can get.
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Old 05-19-2002, 09:47 PM   #2
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and then again maybe its the sport button! doh! try the little button on the shifter.
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Old 05-19-2002, 10:03 PM   #3
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Are you the one I talked to on AIM?

I forget... does it kick itself OUT of sport mode afterward?
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Old 05-19-2002, 10:12 PM   #4
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ok im not that dumb its not in sport. At first it would kick its self off and then it wouldnt happen for like a week or so, Now its on all the time and the only time it stops is when i keep a constant speed which has to be really really slow. in this mode it redlines at 2500 rpm any help is appreciated
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Old 05-19-2002, 11:46 PM   #5
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sport mode?...
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Old 05-20-2002, 12:15 AM   #6
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Quote:
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sport mode?...

Its a thing in 4th gen autos that keeps it in gear slightly longer before it shifts, etc. Just a little quicker. Sort of like an overdrive button.
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Old 05-20-2002, 09:02 AM   #7
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when was the last time you changed the tranny oil ? i had the same problem with mine, then i changed the oil and it was fine. try to do 2 oil changes at 3000 miles and you will see some improvements. sao you are saying the the s light will come on by itself in the dash ? maybe there is a short somewhere, or the ecu is just acting dumb.

for mobbo and 94_AcCoRd_EX: the sports mode is only for 90&91 accords. for the 92 model year they changed the tranny to apx4 and in 93 to MPXA. the worst tranny of all is the 92 model.
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Old 05-20-2002, 07:26 PM   #8
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ill try that, i havent changed the tranny oil in a while but i checked it and it was ok, ill check the ECU and change the oil, still any suggestions are wanted thanks honda man
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Old 05-20-2002, 07:36 PM   #9
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for mobbo and 94_AcCoRd_EX: the sports mode is only for 90&91 accords. for the 92 model year they changed the tranny to apx4 and in 93 to MPXA. the worst tranny of all is the 92 model.

Cool, thanks for the info
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Old 05-20-2002, 08:28 PM   #10
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this would usually happen when i would rev my engine after i started it but it would turn itself off after i let it sit turned off for a while
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Old 05-20-2002, 08:48 PM   #11
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a1Honda... i wasn't trying to say you were stupid... just the simple things sometimes pass people by. happens to all of us at some point. also... you may have a short in your wiring to the box that controls the sport mode.
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Old 05-20-2002, 08:51 PM   #12
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k i have a 91 accord as well and i always wondered y that sports thing is there..is it good to turn it on at the line? or wait till i'm in higher rpm?
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Old 05-20-2002, 08:54 PM   #13
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edit... oops. it posted twice. sorry i was having ISP problems.
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Old 05-20-2002, 09:01 PM   #14
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hondaman, did u have the same problem where the light indicator was on and the acceleration was in high gear?
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Old 05-21-2002, 12:13 AM   #15
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no, becuse i don't have a sports mode. my tranny computer is supposed to put it in the sports mode without me knowing it. maybe it is your VRC valve that needs cleaning. my dad's subaru does the same thing
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Old 05-21-2002, 12:26 AM   #16
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i cut the wire to the sports mode. now it turns on/off my sub amp.

it doesn't really help at all. lets it rev another 500-1000 rpms but you can do that just by controlling the pedal.
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Old 05-21-2002, 08:29 PM   #17
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hondaman, where would i locate the VRC valve?
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Old 05-21-2002, 11:00 PM   #18
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beats me. i don't know but from the redings that's what i learned. i'll look under the car tommorrow and see if i can help you
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