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After taking my car into a shop to have the transmission diagnosed,
they determined it is slipping and needs to be rebuilt or replaced.

Now my question is, for a 98 Honda Accord with 230K miles and already
replacing 1 transmission (which lasted for 100K miles), being money
smart, which of the following options seems like the best:

Should I spend $500 more to rebuild the transmission, or does now seem
like a good time to invest in a new car?

Thanks,

--tj

On Mon, 10 Nov 2008 08:45:22 -0800, techjohnny@gmail.com wrote:

> After taking my car into a shop to have the transmission diagnosed, they
> determined it is slipping and needs to be rebuilt or replaced.

what code did they pull from the computer? the transmission has sensors
on both input and output shafts and will throw a code if slippage is
occurring.

and is this a v6?

>
> Now my question is, for a 98 Honda Accord with 230K miles and already
> replacing 1 transmission (which lasted for 100K miles), being money
> smart, which of the following options seems like the best:
>
> Should I spend $500 more to rebuild the transmission, or does now seem
> like a good time to invest in a new car?
>
> Thanks,
>
> --tj

>> Now my question is, for a 98 Honda Accord with 230K miles and already
>> replacing 1 transmission (which lasted for 100K miles), being money
>> smart, which of the following options seems like the best:
>>
>> Should I spend $500 more to rebuild the transmission, or does now seem
>> like a good time to invest in a new car?
>>
was the transmissin fluid changed occasinally? 100k doesn't sound great

On the other hand - credit crunch/recession/230k other large expene around
the corner(?) should meana chance of a bargain?

On Tue, 11 Nov 2008 08:08:07 -0000, "Tommy" <tttoommy@googlemail.com>
wrote:

>
>>> Now my question is, for a 98 Honda Accord with 230K miles and already
>>> replacing 1 transmission (which lasted for 100K miles), being money
>>> smart, which of the following options seems like the best:
>>>
>>> Should I spend $500 more to rebuild the transmission, or does now seem
>>> like a good time to invest in a new car?
>>>
>was the transmissin fluid changed occasinally? 100k doesn't sound great
>
>On the other hand - credit crunch/recession/230k other large expene around
>the corner(?) should meana chance of a bargain?

Obviously depends on your circumstances. If you can easily afford a
new car and are inclined to buy one, this would be a good time. If
you are cash strapped and worried about your finances in the
recession, $500 sounds like a lot less than $20,000 plus. This
assumes that the car is otherwise in good condition.

If you got 100K out of a $500 swap, then maybe that's not too bad. If
it's a shop you trust and they use a full master rebuild kit then I'd
consider that. Drain/refill ~3 qts of ATF every 30K miles may also
help prolong the life of the tranny. A remanufactured tranny with 3yr/
100K mile warranty usually runs ~$3000.

That said, I'm not sure how the shop can remove the transmission,
rebuild it with a $200 master overhaul kit (new friction and steel
plates) and reman torque converter, correctly install a new $25 in-
line Magnefine (or no-magnet Honda) ATF filter, flush the ATF cooler
using a $15 cleaner, fill with $50 of ATF, reinstall the transmission,
and warranty the work even 6 months on $500.

I think it's probably a junkyard swap with a 3-month warranty if even
that? Because that's what the junkyards often give the shops - a 3-
month swap warranty.





On Nov 10, 8:45*am, "techjoh...@gmail.com" <techjoh...@gmail.com>
wrote:
> After taking my car into a shop to have the transmission diagnosed,
> they determined it is slipping and needs to be rebuilt or replaced.
>
> Now my question is, for a 98 Honda Accord with 230K miles and already
> replacing 1 transmission (which lasted for 100K miles), being money
> smart, which of the following options seems like the best:
>
> Should I spend $500 more to rebuild the transmission, or does now seem
> like a good time to invest in a new car?
>
> Thanks,
>
> --tj

On Nov 15, 12:20 pm, johngd...@hotmail.com wrote:
> If you got 100K out of a $500 swap, then maybe that's not too bad. If
> it's a shop you trust and they use a full master rebuild kit then I'd
> consider that. Drain/refill ~3 qts of ATF every 30K miles may also
> help prolong the life of the tranny. A remanufactured tranny with 3yr/
> 100K mile warranty usually runs ~$3000.
>
> That said, I'm not sure how the shop can remove the transmission,
> rebuild it with a $200 master overhaul kit (new friction and steel
> plates) and reman torque converter, correctly install a new $25 in-
> line Magnefine (or no-magnet Honda) ATF filter, flush the ATF cooler
> using a $15 cleaner, fill with $50 of ATF, reinstall the transmission,
> and warranty the work even 6 months on $500.
>
> I think it's probably a junkyard swap with a 3-month warranty if even
> that? Because that's what the junkyards often give the shops - a 3-
> month swap warranty.
>
> On Nov 10, 8:45 am, "techjoh...@gmail.com" <techjoh...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > After taking my car into a shop to have the transmission diagnosed,
> > they determined it is slipping and needs to be rebuilt or replaced.
>
> > Now my question is, for a 98 Honda Accord with 230K miles and already
> > replacing 1 transmission (which lasted for 100K miles), being money
> > smart, which of the following options seems like the best:
>
> > Should I spend $500 more to rebuild the transmission, or does now seem
> > like a good time to invest in a new car?
>
> > Thanks,
>
> > --tj

Got a new transmission (30K miles) 995 + 500 to install. In the
process, I had them replace the rear main seal, which fixed my oil
leak. Looking good now.

Thanks,

--tj