1998 Honda Accord V6

Discussion in 'Accord' started by ritesh.noronha, Dec 28, 2004.

  1. Hi,

    I have a 1998 Honda accord v6. It's has an automatic transmission.

    When i race the engine on a freeway, i can feel the gears changing. Is
    this normal? if not what could be the problem.

    Ritesh N.
     
    ritesh.noronha, Dec 28, 2004
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  2. ritesh.noronha

    Dick Guest

    When you say you "race the engine", what do you mean? If you mean you
    press on the gas pedal, and feel the transmission shifting down into a
    lower gear, that is normal depending upon how hard you push.
     
    Dick, Dec 28, 2004
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  3. Yeah if i press on the gas pedal hard, i can feel the transmission
    shifting.. Just would like to know if this is normal or not.

    Also anyideas on what is the miles per gallon an accord ex v6 gives..

    ritesh
     
    ritesh.noronha, Dec 28, 2004
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  4. ritesh.noronha

    Dick Guest

    Yes, that is completely normal. All cars with automatic transmissions
    work the same way. Otherwise, the engine would lug when you step on
    the gas hard. So it downshifts to get the engine in a better RPM
    range for acceleration.

    Our '99 (same engine) gave us 32mpg on the road, and about 26mpg
    overall, but we don't live in a big city. Our '03 gives us 34mpg on
    the road.

    Dick
     
    Dick, Dec 28, 2004
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  5. I'm getting around 17mpg.

    Is there anything i need to check to see why i am getting such low
    mileage.

    Ritesh
     
    ritesh.noronha, Dec 29, 2004
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  6. ritesh.noronha

    Dick Guest

    The first thing to look at is your driving style. Then the mix of
    city/country driving. One thing most people don't realize is that the
    more you use your brakes, the worse your gas mileage will be. Brakes
    use up horsepower in the form of heat. The more heat you burn off,
    the more engine horsepower it takes to create the need to dump heat.
    If you are the type that accelerates hard in traffic, followed by hard
    braking, you are going to get a lot worse mileage than someone who
    drives more moderately. There is not much you can do from a
    mechanical or electrical standpoint other than check the air filter to
    make sure it is clean.

    Dick
     
    Dick, Dec 29, 2004
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