bagman52

Well today my 1999 TL got its second transmission. The car had 125K miles on it so I was not expecting much from Acura but they did pretty good by me in my opinion. They split the cost on a new tranny 50/50 my cost before tax was $1300 and I got a 3yr 36K mile warranty. I am thinking that is a decent deal but would welcome opinions.

One question I do have is should I see a shiny new tranny under the hood because I do not. While I can tell it was replaced the housing does not look new. When they say a new tranny is that internal and not visible?

Also there is some visible oil underneath, nothing dripping but you can see the stain from the oil. Should I take it back and have them check it out. BTW, car drives great, very smooth.

twistedwedge

Sounds like you made out pretty good..Ive read other posts where people had to pay a lot more out of pocket and their cars had less miles than yours.

I think they just rebuild them..

If you have ANY concerns, I would get it checked out..

01tl4tl

yep- any concerns get it checked

They recycle the cases when dead trans come into the rebuilder shop
New internals and some used internals are installed and away it goes
Not much concern for painting it shiny is given- just make it work inside!

Bob_F

$1300 is a great deal given that the car was beyond both the 109,000 mile and the 7 year 9 month limits of the extended warranty.

The previous owner of my 1999 TL paid $3,200 for a new transmission and that was over two years ago.

soria

That's a good deal. I paid $2400 for mine a few months ago.

rp_guy

you can ask them to clean it up a bit, but was there a problem with your previous transmission? afaik the 99 has the 4-speed which does not exhibit the same problems as the 00-03 5-speed

99LagunaTL

Decent deal you got. It should look new and clean. The case should be clean (w/o oil stains) - they should have shipped them a clean unit???

Bob_F

Yes, the 1999 TL uses a 4-speed transmission while the 2000-2003 TL has a 5-speed. The 4-speed is more reliable than the 5-speed but it still has reliability issues.

FWIW, the original transmission in my 1999 TL made it to 173,000 miles.

gold2003tl (90)

did they put the oil jet in the new tranny?

does the oil jet prevent all the problems or create shuttering?

Tommy99TL

Like the title said, my car is in Acura shop now and on the way for a 3rd transmission. The 2nd has been replaced last year at 105K mi, and now it has problem of a loud noise when shift from D to R. The 3rd transmission replacement will be free of charge since it's still within warranty however, the dealer offer me a warranty option for this 3rd trany, a basic 12/12K mi or $225+tax to get 3/36K mi warranty. In both case, I have been told that there's no "brand new" transmission ever exist anymore. It will be a refurbished outside but new part inside.
So my question to you guy is it worth to paid $225+tax for an extra 2yr/24K mi warranty?

Bob_F

I would definitely pay the additional $225 for the additional two years of coverage. The 4-speed still has significant reliability issues.

twistedwedge

225 for coverage on something that would cost ~4500 to replace? Definitely!

Tommy99TL

Thanks Twistedwedge,
Well they called me at lunch time today as the TL is ready for pick up. The ext.3/36 warr. is actually 125+tx, 225+tx is for new customer... (uh, something new to learn!!!)
I hope this is the last trany for her, wish me a luck.

Bob_F

That's a great deal on the extended warranty.

You may have many miles to go on your new transmission. Some of the 4-speed transmissions have gone past 200,000 miles. The original transmission in my 1999 TL made it to 173,000 miles.

rob-2

Does anyone know when you need to replace the fluid on a new tranny?

Tommy99TL

15K at first then 30K for the rest. This is what I have been told from the service mgr when I picked up my car yesterday. And by the way, the new trany seems very smooth on all gear so far...