 A.T. finally died. Wat do?, Rebuild A.T. or swap to M.T. |
 Jul 7, 2012 - 7:32 PM
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So my automatic transmission finally died last night. It made it 209k miles so I'm not upset with it. Plus it managed to get me all the way home doing its little super-rev (thanks Brian for giving me it a name
 ) thing. 1st is partially there. The bottom of 2nd and 3rd are gone. And as far as I know 4th is MIA. I knew it was coming (I had times when reverse wouldn't catch for the longest time) and the solenoids have been outta whack for a while now.So my question to you is should I: A. Rebuild my automatic transmission. or B. Swap to a manual. Just some things to think about before coming to a decision: -I have a GT -Money is a concern-I don't have 3k to drop sourcing a MR2 swap  -Mechanic/Labor/Blah isn't a concern. I have plenty of friends (and myself included) that can do either or no issue. -Time is kinda of an essence thing, my Celica is my only car so currently I have to share with my mom (Galant  ) and with me working 6 days a week were gonna have some issues.-My bud has a wrecked manual ST that would pbly give me a lot of the parts I need for cheap (besides the tranny obviously) Now why I'm asking you is because my friends and I are split on what I should do. I want a manual and I feel like this is the perfect opportunity but some of my friends feel as though I'll end up putting more into the swap then it would cost just to buy another Celica. To a point I agree with them that could possibly be true. So 6GC, wat do? I want opinions for both options. Thanks! This post has been edited by travisxcore: Jul 7, 2012 - 7:37 PM |
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Jul 23, 2012 - 7:52 PM
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Update:
So I went to a junkyard today and found a totally smashed '96 Celica. Talked to the guy about it and he quoted me around $550 for everything I need (but to bring a parts list to make sure that his guys pulled it all). So I wrote it up and I'm gonna take it in tmrw double check everything and buy it. Only weird thing is he won't let me buy the whole car because of title purposes? I've never had that issue before. Anyways, they only thing I could tell that it didn't have is the shift knob and boot. But I found a nice manual MR2 while I was looking around. So will a boot and knob off an MR2 fit? I don't see why they would be any different. This post has been edited by travisxcore: Jul 23, 2012 - 7:53 PM |
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travisxcore A.T. finally died. Wat do? Jul 7, 2012 - 7:32 PM
richee3 The S54 is such a fun trans, in my opinion. I vote... Jul 7, 2012 - 7:37 PM SwissFerdi S54 is common, start hunting junkyards...the rest ... Jul 8, 2012 - 11:15 AM njccmd2002 manual tranny fo sure Jul 8, 2012 - 11:16 AM easternpiro1 sorry i missed your call man, I know someone that ... Jul 8, 2012 - 1:03 PM
SwissFerdi QUOTE (easternpiro1 @ Jul 8, 2012 - 2... Jul 8, 2012 - 7:13 PM travisxcore QUOTE (easternpiro1 @ Jul 8, 2012 - 1... Jul 8, 2012 - 3:01 PM trdproven what do you plan on getting from the ST? Not sure... Jul 9, 2012 - 3:12 AM travisxcore Just a quick update-
Still no luck in finding a d... Jul 17, 2012 - 11:31 PM njccmd2002 beams swap with tranny/ Jul 18, 2012 - 12:39 AM trdproven piece it out then, is your option. Jul 18, 2012 - 2:12 AM krom8 Am I the only one who thinks this sounds more like... Jul 18, 2012 - 4:18 AM trdproven QUOTE (krom8 @ Jul 18, 2012 - 7:18 P... Jul 19, 2012 - 12:33 AM travisxcore Shift solenoids had been bad for a while. Probably... Jul 18, 2012 - 9:18 AM krom8 Sorry about that, I didn't realize the solenoi... Jul 20, 2012 - 1:47 AM trdproven its something like solenoid #1, #2, and i think so... Jul 20, 2012 - 6:24 AM SwissFerdi Good to hear you're attempting a swap. Don... Jul 23, 2012 - 8:43 PM travisxcore Yea I told him I needed literally every piece and ... Jul 23, 2012 - 9:44 PM SwissFerdi '96 is OBDII, you must use an OBDII manual ECU... Jul 23, 2012 - 10:06 PM travisxcore Junk is a '96, mines a '95. Jul 23, 2012 - 10:13 PM trdproven not sure for the OBDII, perhaps you need the ECU t... Jul 23, 2012 - 10:17 PM travisxcore You dont need a different ecu if you have pre-ob2 ... Jul 23, 2012 - 10:22 PM trdproven QUOTE (travisxcore @ Jul 24, 2012 - 1... Jul 24, 2012 - 1:04 AM SwissFerdi Yeah, for OBDI you can keep your ECU and pull the ... Jul 23, 2012 - 10:23 PM travisxcore Aren't you getting ready to do the swap Swiss? Jul 23, 2012 - 10:32 PM SwissFerdi I am. Ordering the last of parts tomorrow, hopeful... Jul 23, 2012 - 10:35 PM travisxcore Well if you need anything let me know and I can ge... Jul 23, 2012 - 11:24 PM travisxcore Bad news; brought in my parts list. Was talking to... Jul 24, 2012 - 8:07 PM Keiri Travis, do any of those GTs have the stock airbox ... Jul 26, 2012 - 6:52 PM richee3 Thread jack!
Brian, I have one in my garage i... Jul 26, 2012 - 7:22 PM travisxcore Most of them are front end wrecks so I doubt it. N... Jul 26, 2012 - 7:37 PM Keiri QUOTE (richee3 @ Jul 26, 2012 - 8:22... Jul 26, 2012 - 9:15 PM SwissFerdi QUOTE (Keiri @ Jul 26, 2012 - 10:15 ... Jul 26, 2012 - 9:25 PM Keiri QUOTE (SwissFerdi @ Jul 26, 2012 - 10... Jul 27, 2012 - 6:45 AM travisxcore Confused Update:
So I completely lost right now. ... Jul 30, 2012 - 1:22 PM travisxcore Yet another update:
So I've been brainstormin... Aug 2, 2012 - 12:12 PM Special_Edy Yeah if the pump is out it wont pull the fluid lev... Aug 2, 2012 - 1:42 PM travisxcore Usually pans have a thin film of metal shavings wh... Aug 3, 2012 - 1:17 AM Keiri QUOTE (travisxcore @ Aug 3, 2012 - 2... Aug 3, 2012 - 6:01 AM Jaytwou2 M/T swap FTW due to you having access to the parts Aug 4, 2012 - 8:37 PM travisxcore Alright so some of you might know (okay pbly hardl... Aug 17, 2012 - 12:29 AM cajon QUOTE (travisxcore @ Aug 17, 2012 - 1... Aug 20, 2012 - 8:50 AM |
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