honda civic 1.6 2001 automatic - car revving at 4000rpm at 70 mph

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Mon 18 Nov 2013 15:24
honda civic 1.6 2001 automatic - car revving at 4000rpm at 70 mph - johnny333

is it right that the car should rev so high at 70mph 4000rpm

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Mon 18 Nov 2013 15:49
honda civic 1.6 2001 automatic - car revving at 4000rpm at 70 mph - skidpan

Does sound a bit high but Honda's are high revving generally and auto's tend to rev higher than manuals.

Why are you asking, has it changed recently.

Back in the 70's I had several cars that were doing 4500 rpm at 70, it was luxury when I bought a car that only did 4000 rpm at that speed.

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Mon 18 Nov 2013 15:57
honda civic 1.6 2001 automatic - car revving at 4000rpm at 70 mph - gordonbennet

Presumably its a 4 speed, have you counted each shift change to ensure its reaching top gear.

Its not terribly high, even my MB is turning over @ 3000rpm @ 70.

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Mon 18 Nov 2013 17:53
honda civic 1.6 2001 automatic - car revving at 4000rpm at 70 mph - Happy Blue!

Hmmm 4000rpm at 70mph is only about 17mph per 1,000rpm so way below what I think any reasonable petrol automatic should be doing. Should be more like 25mph per 1,000rpm and therefore below 3,000rpm at 70mph.

Sounds like the O/D button has been pressed. Make sure there are no unusual lights on the dashboard, including those that say 'OD off' or 'overdrive off'.

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