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Transmission Failure
Well....IT happened. My Tranny went south. I thought I would have had more time with her.....
I have lost second and fourth gear - I have taken to an Automatic Transmission specialist who gave it the kiss of death. Now, what should I be expecting to have to pay to have my tranny re-built, BETTER than new, here in NSW??? I am guessing over $3,000. I thought my SVX was too good to be true!!! |
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if your car is in mint condition with 175000kms and that happened, then what am I in for!!
Would like to hear how it all goes and that price sounds about right... unfortunately Jordan. |
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Mine has got problems as well at 180K kms so dont feel lonely for $3k you could go manual easy
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This side of the ditch, ballpark figure NZ$2k Were you told exactly what is wrong? :confused Or only that it is headed this way. Not good enough from an expert.
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i have to drive from Bondi out to Silverwater tomorrow and as dumb as i probably sound... im scared because mines done 227000kms and i get some small slips from 2nd into 3rd which probably happens every one in three times shifting. I wouldn't normally care about that problem but i wanna check out this infamous transmission "filter" first before i do any one hour plus trips.
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Just for scares: I did mine at around 130,000km. It was carrying on for the last 25,000km until it died, though.
Subaru themselves did mine (as stated in another thread) and it was around the $2k mark but this is at least six years ago. Subaru can tell you who was the original guys authorised to rebuilt the trannies; you freight yours down and they send you up an exchange one from Melbourne. Most transmission places would be happy to have a bash at it, but to be honest I'd look at getting a good transmission specialist to really do it, not just "any auto place". There would be a mark-up on the price to get the good guys to do it but unless you really aren't thinking long term I'd be hesitant to spend any less. If you are interested, I have a spare auto box up there in Sydney which hasn't seen the light of day in a couple of years. When I got it I was assured it was in working order however I am dubious and think it'd at the very least need a strip/service, and probably it'd need a bit of work as the oil levels haven't been checked inside and may have some scale buildup. If you want to buy it let me know. I'd be happy to let it go to you for the right price. (The original plan was to have it rebuilt with a shift kit and some heavier duty bits and packed into storage. Never got around to it, though.) As for the 'filter' it is an inline oil filter and you are probably well advised to to a few things at the same time (i.e. install an oil cooler if you can, put a kit through the oil pump and replace the filter itself).
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I sent you a PM, yours is the brake band slipping also. As it has just started, going from 4th to 3rd, a band adjustment can fix it. Harvey.
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Thanks guys
I have ordered a new AT filter and gasket from Subaru, as advised by DessertRunner and others here on this thread. I will have this installed and the fluid flushed and replaced on Friday morning. If this fails to fix the problem I will then have the brake band adjusted. It just happened literally overnight, which has led me to believe that I have hope that it will be one of the above things!! I have hardly driven it since it started doing it on Friday, so I shouldn't have caused much damage if it is being starved of oil. Meanwhile, I am back to driving my ol' Corolla AWD wagon!! Last edited by BRADY; 04-09-2008 at 07:03 AM. Reason: Mis-spelt member name |
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sounds like there could be alot of manual convertions on the horizon, if anyone is interested in me pricing up the parts for it then i would be happy to. i can source 6 speed sti boxes for $3000ish
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It depends on how long you have been driving it with it slipping, but an adjustment can fix it. Harvey.
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