I agree, it’s too bad Honda hasn’t addressed this with the type r. I drove my car all summer and it gets annoying fast. I’m curious about the New 2020.. wonder if it will be the same.
Considering all of the changes were for added safety, suspension, and looks both externally and internally, I wouldn’t count on it. there just haven’t been enough sales to statistically warrant an official notice and even if there was, they don’t currently have a solution to the problem. I think it’s the ECU dragging ass or false gating the downshifts to overprotect itself from overrev. It’s a nanny feature that’s overreacting and causing problems. I’ve noticed it most when I lug 5th and downshift quickly to 4th - the algorithm calculates it ahead of time incorrectly and causes a hang. Every time I get the lockout, I’m in low RPMs and mph 5th, in need of quickly downshifting to 4th. It’s aggravating but thankfully the fluid change has eliminated 5-4 lockout at highway speeds and I have not experienced a grind since then. Big improvement but not a solution at all.
Thanks, really good info. I will be doing this as well on my Type R. And I’ll compare the before and after. It would be nice to get similar results. What is the fluid you used on your car? What is the mileage?
5500 miles, trans fluid change at 4400. OEM replacement fluid as to not void the factory warranty in case of needing to invoke lemon law. The OEM fluid does feel much more thick than what is used in the factory at assembly. It feels much more solid - a definite improvement.
On my 18 CTR, I currently have about 10000km(6kmiles) so it would be a wise decision at this point. Considering the severity of the issue I agree that for the cost of fluid and labour theres no thinking about it. Like you said its not a solution but hopefully will help in the long run. Ill definitely be adding it to my build thread as part of maintenance. I appreciate your input
