A few months ago I mentioned that about once a week, right after leaving my driveway first thing in the morning, my 04 Pilot will slip into Neutral when it first tries to go from 1st to 2nd gear. That still happens occasionally, but now there's a new problem.
In the past week (driving about 15 miles each day), the transmission has gotten increasingly clunky when shifting into or out of 3rd gear, and sometimes does it in 4th gear when I take my foot off the gas. It also seems late when shifting, and kind of revs a little when going in and out of gears. I had replaced the 3rd and 4th gear pressure switches last summer shortly after I bought it when I got the flashing D and some shuddering when coasting at speed. Things smoothed out after that last summer, but I'm wondering if maybe I need to replace one or both of them again, or if I need to go a little further and replace one or more of the shift solenoids (A, B, or C?) and/or the larger solenoid assembly ($$$!). I did a drain-and-fill of Maxlife a few days ago and all seemed fine. I did the same about 5k miles ago when I last changed the oil, so the fluid was still nice and pretty.
My bigger question is I'm wondering if it's harmful to drive the Pilot 400 miles this weekend with the transmission slipping and clunking? It's still my only vehicle and I need to make a roadtrip on Saturday, so I'm debating whether I should rent a car to prevent possible transmission damage until I can get the various solenoids shipped to me and changed out. Which also leads to my next question, what the best source for the solenoids? Looks like plenty of aftermarket and possibly fake OEM ones on Amazon, and all the reviews are less-than-stellar. Is OEM from a reputable parts dealer the safest way to go with something like this?
Also, what are the correct part numbers and quantities of the shift solenoids for an 04 Pilot? I see conflicting information regarding part numbers and whether it's part A, B, C, or something else. Like this list:
Shift Solenoid A: 28400-P6H-013
Shift Solenoid B: 28500-P6H-013
Shift Solenoid C: 28500-P6H-013
Torque Converter Clutch Solenoid Valve: 28400-P6H-013
That makes it seem like A and the TCC solenoid are the exact same part number, and the B&C are the same, correct? So I need to buy 2 of each and then figure out where they go? The diagrams on various Honda parts vendors are equally confusing, and most of them list the Solenoid B as discontinue and unavailable.
In the past week (driving about 15 miles each day), the transmission has gotten increasingly clunky when shifting into or out of 3rd gear, and sometimes does it in 4th gear when I take my foot off the gas. It also seems late when shifting, and kind of revs a little when going in and out of gears. I had replaced the 3rd and 4th gear pressure switches last summer shortly after I bought it when I got the flashing D and some shuddering when coasting at speed. Things smoothed out after that last summer, but I'm wondering if maybe I need to replace one or both of them again, or if I need to go a little further and replace one or more of the shift solenoids (A, B, or C?) and/or the larger solenoid assembly ($$$!). I did a drain-and-fill of Maxlife a few days ago and all seemed fine. I did the same about 5k miles ago when I last changed the oil, so the fluid was still nice and pretty.
My bigger question is I'm wondering if it's harmful to drive the Pilot 400 miles this weekend with the transmission slipping and clunking? It's still my only vehicle and I need to make a roadtrip on Saturday, so I'm debating whether I should rent a car to prevent possible transmission damage until I can get the various solenoids shipped to me and changed out. Which also leads to my next question, what the best source for the solenoids? Looks like plenty of aftermarket and possibly fake OEM ones on Amazon, and all the reviews are less-than-stellar. Is OEM from a reputable parts dealer the safest way to go with something like this?
Also, what are the correct part numbers and quantities of the shift solenoids for an 04 Pilot? I see conflicting information regarding part numbers and whether it's part A, B, C, or something else. Like this list:
Shift Solenoid A: 28400-P6H-013
Shift Solenoid B: 28500-P6H-013
Shift Solenoid C: 28500-P6H-013
Torque Converter Clutch Solenoid Valve: 28400-P6H-013
That makes it seem like A and the TCC solenoid are the exact same part number, and the B&C are the same, correct? So I need to buy 2 of each and then figure out where they go? The diagrams on various Honda parts vendors are equally confusing, and most of them list the Solenoid B as discontinue and unavailable.